WATER & WASTEWATER
Coastal DROUGHT-BUSTER
solution
The Eastern Cape is experiencing the worst drought in decades, and dam levels are at critical lows. There are increased calls for the rapid development and deployment of additional water resources. QFS has developed solutions to provide drinking water to drought-stricken coastal areas.
Both desalination and reuse can be used to tackle drought in smaller towns. The drought-buster solution includes the following: • 2 Mℓ/day desalination plant • 3 Mℓ/day wastewater reuse plant
2 Mℓ/DAY DESALINATION PLANT
3 Mℓ/DAY WATER REUSE PLANT
MONITOR FINAL WATER QUALITY WHY USE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY?
• Quick deployment • Smaller footprint • 80% chemical usage reduction compared to conventional methods • Fully automated system and continuous online water testing to ensure quality • Lower operating costs due to low chemical and electricity usage • Remotely operated • Reduced costs for transporting water and reduced water losses
SKILLS TRANSFER
• QFS can operate and maintain the equipment • Municipalities can provide candidates to be trained over three working years • It is recommended that the training extends to 5-10 years to ensure that the process controllers get adequately trained and are therefore able to fully operate and maintain the infrastructure
• Water produced exceeds SANS 241:2015 • Water quality is tested every millisecond by means of online analytical equipment • Alarms are triggered if the water quality does not adhere to the quality standards at any point • The plant will automatically shut down until corrective measures are put in place • The process controllers confirm the analytical data by taking samples every hour • A third-party, SANAS-accredited laboratory verifies these samples weekly and monthly
IMIESA November/December 2021
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