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4 What’ s on 5 News

8 Municipalities

Know where your waste goes

Each piece of waste has the potential to pollute the environment, which is also why there is no single suitable waste management approach.

Sandton City ' s significant savings

Optimising water resources with technology

14 Infrastructure

The symbiosis of water and energy

The scarcity of safe, drinkable water and the backlog in the provision of sanitation services present prospects for investment.

16 Environment

Keeping Swartkops alive

The Eastern Cape rivers are being wiped out, with the delicate ecosystem under threat from sewage and water hyacinths.

Sediment conundrum

While sediment is welcome in a healthy river system, when contaminated, it can be a source of toxicity in an aquatic environment.

22 Debate

PPPs: answer to SA’ s droughts?

As climate change impacts weather patterns, the private and public sectors should be looking more closely at partnering on costly projects like reverse osmosis( RO) plants.

26 Industry

Assessing the cost of quality water

Any householder( or municipality) can manage water quality – but can they afford it?

Re-use and release clean water

Monitoring the quality of your wastewater and taking corrective action where necessary, protects the health and the safety of the people and the environment in your vicinity.

Integrated water management

South Africa would benefit from a renewed focus on the quality of water being discharged into our rivers.

30 Innovations 34 Contributors 38 Networking

When measurement matters

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