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Cover image: Veolia municipal plant in Australia Information Generation Department Content Manager: Benjamin Brits Editor: Kim Kemp ([email protected]) Subeditor: Elaine Enslin Layout: Craig Patterson Advertisement Sales Sales Director: Dale Macnamara ([email protected]) External Sales: Marcus Pearson ([email protected]) Information Database Archive & Distribution Management [email protected] Subscriptions Sales & Administration Subscriptions: Maxlee Marange ([email protected]) CONTENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 VOL 37 NO 5 4 What’s on 5 News 8 Municipalities Water security in Maties Stellenbosch University is seeking to reduce the campus’s water footprint significantly through implementing a demand-side management programme and water-sensitive urban design strategy. Financial Manager: Laetitia Arnott ([email protected]) Published by Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd 13A Riley Road Bedfordview, 2008, South Africa PO Box 695 Edenvale, 1610, South Africa Tel: [phone] | Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] A change of mindset needed As the Western Cape dodges the drought bullet, could there have been better planning? Managing Director: Sean Macnamara (CA) Printing: Paarl Media Circulation: July - December 2016 Total circulation: 2 984 Net copy sales (above 50%): 304 Net copy sales (below 50%): 0 Controlled free distribution: 2 680 12 Infrastructure Liquid gold – down the drain Water is the giver of life, more precious than any commodity and without which life ceases. So why are we allowing our water infrastructure to crumble? Sensor technology in city infrastructure ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY PRINTING All paper is sourced from the Forest Stewardship Council and Chain of Custody-certified suppliers. All waste paper from the plant is recycled. All used plates are recycled. All new printing equipment is purchased for low energy-consumption levels and low volatile organic-compound emissions. COPYRIGHT & DISCLAIMER While every reasonable precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the advice and information given, neither the editor, publisher, proprietor, staff, nor any official body represented or published in this issue, will accept responsibility for any damages, loss, injuries or false claims that may arise or be made in the content. We subscribe to the Codes of Conduct of the Advertising Standards Authority and the Press Ombudsman (refer separate explanations in this issue). Disclaimers by individual companies are hereby overridden by this disclaimer. Reproduction of any of the content is expressly forbidden in terms of the Copyright Act of 1987 with all amendments. All requests to reproduce must be made in writing to the publisher and such confirmation must be given in writing before proceeding. A copy of where the reproduction was published must be supplied to the publisher at the above address. No reasonable request will be refused provided all conditions are met. All Publication and Exhibition titles are registered as trade marks in terms of the Trade Marks Act of 1993 and are held by Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd, Reg No 2014/092774/07. PRESS OMBUDSMAN: This publication has committed itself to maintain the highest standards of journalism as embodied in the Press Code of Professional Practice. If you believe we have failed to report news and comment accurately, honestly and fairly, you may lodge a complaint with the Press ombudsman either by email, fax or letter, or by telephoning the office for the procedure to be followed. Tel: [phone] | Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.ombudsman.org.za for the press code This publication subscribes to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Code of Conduct which represents truthful advertising. Should any reader feel/believe that advertising in this publication lacks substantiation, is dishonest or misleading in any way they may refer to the ASA. www.asasa.org.za To withstand the pressure on infrastructure that urbanisation will bring, smart cities are expected to grow commensurate with the process of worldwide urbanisation. 16 Environment Wetland hopes dampened With the relentless urban sprawl, the country’s wetlands are coming under continuous assault as all manner of waste is thrown into these sensitive and vital ecological worlds. 22 Debate Serious about ‘salt’ In principle, everyone supports the idea of desalinating seawater or sewage wastewater to a potable level, but the real challenge is to produce it at an economical, affordable level. 24 Industry Untapped water resources Water reuse technology is gaining traction against the backdrop of decreasing freshwater supplies and growing water demands, while entire South African communities struggle to access reliable, clean, disease-free drinking water. 29 Tech news 34 Contributor 38 Networking When measurement matters Water Sewage & Effluent September/October 2017 3