The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) calls for more funding to be directed to water research and the development of technologies to improve South African municipalities’ wastewater treatment processes and maintenance, as well...
Increasing limitations on sludge disposal is pushing industrial companies to rethink onsite wastewater treatment processes, says Simon Kimber, director, WPL & Atana. This means efficient dewatering to reduce sludge volumes has never...
Pump blockages are a growing problem for wastewater systems, where they cause unreliable operations, increased energy usage and premature failure. To address this challenge, ABB has developed variable speed drives that come with an automated...
The rapid expansion of De Doorns – a town located in the Hex River Valley in the Western Cape – has put added pressure on its already scarce water resources. As a result, a 1.5 Mℓ/day reuse plant was designed, engineered, manufactured, installed...
Even though 88% of South African households have access to water, the country remains the 39th driest in the world. Furthermore, close to half of the Waste Water Works across the nation are not in a good state, with 80% of them at medium to high...
Experts from the water sector are calling for increased investment in advanced water treatment technologies to assist with water security. While electricity is top of mind for South Africans at the moment, industry experts set to participate in the...
IMIESA talks to Graham Harlett, commercial director at WEC Projects, about the company’s capabilities in water purification, wastewater and downstream renewable energy, with reference to specific technologies and projects. What will WEC be...
A water treatment offering that is new to South Africa will soon be introduced to the water sector. Packaged Metering & Pumping Solutions (PMPS) recently announced its intentions to launch an Italian OBL Polisol automatic polymer preparation...
By Rianté Naidoo More than R42 million was recently spent to upgrade infrastructure at 64 water treatment facilities across South Africa. This was followed by the assessments of water distribution infrastructures at state-owned facilities. Both...
