Next Maclear bulk sanitation upgrade to move ahead
Consulting engineering firm Gibb has been contracted to upgrade the bulk sewer infrastructure of the Joe Gqabi district municipality, in Maclear, in the Eastern Cape.
Gibb was appointed for phases 1 and 2 of the project, which involved the collector sewer from Greenfields and the first phase of the construction of the Maclear Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW).
The third phase is scheduled to start in June this year.
“The upgrade to the town’s sewerage infrastructure will see it complying with the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWAS’s) Green Drop standards for discharge-quality effluent, preventing pollution of the nearby Mooi river, meeting existing and projected demand, and assisting with the elimination of bucket sanitation,” explains Gibb project leader Victor de Wet.
He states that the third phase includes the closing down and rehabilitation of the old sewerage ponds.
“We applied all the latest design and system technologies at Maclear, taking cognisance of the availability of equipment and expertise in the area and the services available from suppliers. In addition, Gibb provided operational and maintenance guidance, and was responsible for the setting up of the process as well as the training of operators for the Maclear WWTW and for plants in the area,” says de Wet.
He points out that Phase 3 comprises completing and extending the capacity of the existing WWTW from 700 kℓ/d to its full capacity of 1 400 kℓ/d, which involves construction of a second reactor and secondary settling tank, a chlorine contact tank and related mechanical and electrical work.
The proposed new bulk sewerage pumpstation (Maclear Town Pumpstation) will receive the entire town’s wastewater as well as waste from the upgraded Fourie street reticulation.
Comments
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Developed to exceed the latest EN 15964 standards for police breathalysers proving that it will remain accurate and reliable for many years to come.
VISIT SHOWROOM
For over 60 years, VEGA has provided industry-leading products for the measurement of level, density, weight and pressure. As the inventor of the...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
