The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has appointed engineering consultants Royal HaskoningDHV to carry out 2013 Green Drop audit inspections on several water authorities in the Eastern Cape. Buffalo City Municipality, Mthatha DWP, Mahjabeng Local...
Pictured: The start of the Letsemeng project highlighting the completed ring beam The Department of Water Affairs and the Letsemeng District Municipality approached SBS Tanks to quote on a 2010 kilolitre tank to provide an urgent water storage...
A call for urgent action in the water sector – specifically relating to dedicated water resource management and the progress relating to the Catchment Management Agencies – was made by the commissioner in the National Planning Commission, Mike...
“South Africa is at risk if water is not taken seriously and interventions not applied timeously.” This was Department of Water Affairs, Fred van Zyl’s primary message when discussing the National Water Resource Strategy 2 at the Water Institute of...
Two-year project is due for completion next July. The water use verification project underway in the Upper Orange Water Management Area is proceeding apace and has entered the end of the validation phase, says Ashwin Seetal, specialist sector...
The Department of Water Affairs once again distanced itself from the water shortages experienced by communities across the country. The Department claimed that its critics are ignoring the constitutional responsibilities of municipalities to ensure...
Gauteng North High Court judge Moses Mavundla will rule on Tuesday whether Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa , the Department of Water Affairs and eight other government officials and institutions have breached the constitution...
It is widely accepted that while anaerobic digestion is a proven, highly effective treatment system, upsets in performance remain common. A correctly run digester will efficiently convert up to 95% of organic material into a low-odour stabilised...
By Richard Jansen van Vuuren This year saw the fourth Blue Drop accreditation process come to successful fruition atthe Blue Drop Awards, held in conjunction with the WISA 2012 conference and Exhibition. Blue Drop accreditation and the annual Blue...
