Tag: wastewater
Xylem opens offices in Richards Bay
XYLEM, the world’s leading provider of pure water technologies and solutions, has opened a new office in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.
Attracted to this ever-developing region...
Wash-bay water treatment improves wastewater compliance
INDUSTRIAL wash-bays are designed to clean vehicles of hydrocarbons like oil, grease, fuel and chemicals. It’s therefore important that wash-bay wastewater is properly treated...
WearCheck Water helps industries comply with by-laws
DO you need to know the chemical composition of industrial wastewater before discarding it?
How important, in your business, is the cleanliness of water for...
R1.4bn upgrade project kicks off at Paarl Wastewater Treatment WorksÂ
Drakenstein Municipality’s new R1.4bn Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) project will help the Municipality to ensure the suitable treatment of wastewater which will assist...
Water and Sanitation soars, with 95% capital spend of City’s largest budget allocationÂ
THE City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate successfully achieved 95% spend of its R2,385 billion capital budget in the 2022/23 financial year.
In a statement, the...
Scientists sound alarm on failing water systems
By Steve Kretzmann. Article originally published in GroundUp 23nd June 2023.
ALL four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply...
Don’t wait, desalinate: A new approach to water purification
By Jenna Kurtzweil, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
TWO-THIRDS of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff, but water—specifically, the clean and...
What to know about dam levels and building a water-secure future
Recent heavy rains saw Cape Town’s dam levels increase drastically and currently stands at 97,1%. This is about a 30 percentage point increase since...
City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate recognised as Africa’s first Leading Utility of the World
The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) is a global network of the most successful and innovative water and wastewater utilities. Attaining membership in...
Turning FOG wastewater into biodiesel feedstock and clean water for reuse
By Robin Hayes, Editor at Cape Business News
A year has elapsed since the editor interviewed South African entrepreneur Christopher Clemes, who jointly invented and...
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