OVERVIEW
Goal number 6 of 17 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is “Clean Water and Sanitation”. South Africa is facing a water crisis primarily due to drought and poor water service delivery due to the ageing and deteriorated water infrastructure – a result of meagre maintenance and investment in infrastructure upgrades. With the national water supply forecast set to continue growing, access to water and sanitation services is required. To achieve this, South Africa needs to invest in the refurbishment and upgrade of the water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure. In cases where the plants are in critical condition, the existing infrastructure could be decommissioned, and green field water infrastructure could be enabled through PPPs.
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Feasibility: Determination of the current and future water demand and gaps in the existing infrastructure | Site selection based on effluent conveyance systems and indicative pipeline routes, potential discharge point of the treated effluent and environmental impact | Preliminary design requirements – supply/treatment capacity, average daily flow, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment processes and stages, sludge management and required discharge water quality standards | Capex and Opex Estimations
Development: Conceptual designs of the proposed water, wastewater treatment, sanitation, pipelines and conveyance infrastructure | Permitting and approvals | Option to lease or option to purchase land agreements | Rights, licenses and permits | Risk assessment & mitigation plan | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Project Finance: Financial modelling and contracting | Secure the required financing of debt and equity funding required for projects to reach financial close.
Programme Management: Principles to optimise cost, time and quality of project. This entails effective planning, control, and coordination of project activities and resources through all stages of the project. Professional accredited specialists including Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) registered designers, accredited Safety, Health, Environment, Risk & Quality (SHERQ) practitioners. Stakeholder management specialists are employed to take care of the diverse aspects of the project.
Engineering, Procurement & Construction: Detailed design of the screening process, detritus removal, flow metering, primary; secondary; and tertiary treatment processes, clarifiers, sludge handling system, Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP), sludge drying and beneficiation, civil infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, mechanical infrastructure | Facility and pipeline site preparation | Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Construction | Installation | Commissioning | Commercial Operations
Operations & Maintenance: Operate and maintain the projects | Sludge handling – wastewater treatment | Local and remote monitoring | Spares | Project lifetime augmentation as required | Preventative, reactive & corrective maintenance | Cleaning and vegetation control | Project lifetime augmentation as required | Site security
Technology Supply: Required water treatment process technology. Technology integration for smart monitoring and control of water and treatment processes.
Capacity Building: Skills development and knowledge transfer of the various treatment processes, monitoring performance of the treatment processes and the plant for local operators to enhance local expertise in the efficient management of the plant.
Development: Conceptual designs of the proposed water, wastewater treatment, sanitation, pipelines and conveyance infrastructure | Permitting and approvals | Option to lease or option to purchase land agreements | Rights, licenses and permits | Risk assessment & mitigation plan | Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Project Finance: Financial modelling and contracting | Secure the required financing of debt and equity funding required for projects to reach financial close.
Programme Management: Principles to optimise cost, time and quality of project. This entails effective planning, control, and coordination of project activities and resources through all stages of the project. Professional accredited specialists including Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) registered designers, accredited Safety, Health, Environment, Risk & Quality (SHERQ) practitioners. Stakeholder management specialists are employed to take care of the diverse aspects of the project.
Engineering, Procurement & Construction: Detailed design of the screening process, detritus removal, flow metering, primary; secondary; and tertiary treatment processes, clarifiers, sludge handling system, Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP), sludge drying and beneficiation, civil infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, mechanical infrastructure | Facility and pipeline site preparation | Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Construction | Installation | Commissioning | Commercial Operations
Operations & Maintenance: Operate and maintain the projects | Sludge handling – wastewater treatment | Local and remote monitoring | Spares | Project lifetime augmentation as required | Preventative, reactive & corrective maintenance | Cleaning and vegetation control | Project lifetime augmentation as required | Site security
Technology Supply: Required water treatment process technology. Technology integration for smart monitoring and control of water and treatment processes.
Capacity Building: Skills development and knowledge transfer of the various treatment processes, monitoring performance of the treatment processes and the plant for local operators to enhance local expertise in the efficient management of the plant.
