Tag: water treatment
Ds500: simplified water treatment
THE Verderflex Ds500 metering and dosing pump with IoT simplifies water and wastewater treatment by providing an efficient solution for reverse osmosis, desalination, chemical...
Cape Town crane manufacturer wins provincial orders
A steadily increasing order intake from general industry and consulting engineers has led BB Cranes of Cape Town to step up production to meet...
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...
Avert common boiler and cooling tower issues with proper maintenance
COMMON mistakes and oversights that can cause system failures in boilers or water-cooling plants can be averted by putting in place a proper water...
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...
Precast-concrete technology for reservoir upgrade
VHEMBE District Municipality has harnessed the many benefits of precast concrete to deliver critical infrastructure faster than would be possible using conventional cast-in-place methods....
City’s Water Treatment Plants excel at Blue Drop Watch Report
The City’s Faure and Steenbras Water Treatment Plants (WTP) excelled with above-average quality drinking water according to the Blue Drop Watch Report that was...
Erwat pursues greater efficiency with WEG motors
Taking proactive steps to become more energy efficient, South African water utility ERWAT is installing WEG IE3 top premium efficiency and WEG IE4 super...
New PLC improves demineralisation offering
DEMINERALISATION removes dissolved solids (total dissolved solids or TDS) and mineral ions from feed water and process streams. Demineralisation (demin) plants typically use ion...
Managing water treatment “life cycle” saves costs and headaches
MOST cooling and heating system failures happen because of the same mistakes or oversights. Anelia Hough, water treatment consultant at Allmech, says that in...
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