The Department of Water Affairs has a vision of a South Africa that has an embedded and actively applied culture of water conservation and water demand management in which all sectors share water resources in an equitable and sustainable manner....
B&E International is continuing its long-standing relationship with the Department of Water Affairs after winning the contract for the supply of all aggregates to the De Hoop Dam scheme. The dam, which has a planned capacity of 300 million...
At the opening ceremony of the WISA2012 conference, the Director General of the Department of Water Affairs, Maxwell Sirenya provided a comprehensive insight into the department’s goals. Here is a brief introduction to the DG’s speech entitled...
The Department of Water Affairs has released the results of their 2012 Blue Drop Results. This is fourth Blue Drop Report and it is remarkable to note the impact this programme has had on the water sector over the past four years. Debbie Besseling...
Rachel Adatia and Pieter van Eeden couldn’t believe their eyes: the public park they had encountered was flooded with toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) and there wasn’t a warning sign in sight. “That a public park that is supposed to be there for the...
It is widely accepted that whilst anaerobic digestion is a proven, effective and highly efficient treatment system, upsets in performance remain common. Process specialist, Claire Lipsett, explains how to unlock the potential of anaerobic digestion...
The Msunduzi Municipality has made great strides when it comes to saving water over the past year. Having embraced the Department of Water Affairs’ policy that “Water Is Life”, the Municipality formulated a five-year Water Conservation and Water...
Due to increasing water demands, Umgeni Water has decided to augment the capacity of the ’61 pipeline system that feeds the greater Edendale area and the Outer West area of eThekwini Municipality. The augmentation will also accommodate future...
