Sembcorp Siza Water takes top honours

The hard work of Sembcorp Siza Water and their process and the quality department over the years paid off when the team was bestowed the prestigious WISA Wilson Award for the best run wastewater treatment plant in South Africa during the recent Water Institute of South Africa (WISA) conference held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

The WISA Wilson Award was initiated in 1976 to commemorate the late Dr Wilson’s dedicated approach to his work and his efforts in developing the Southern African branch of the Institute of Sewage Purification.

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Sembcorp Siza Water was awarded the third place in 2014 and certificates of excellence in 2010 and 2012.

Process and Quality Supervisor Koos Duvenhage said: “I think what set us apart were the changes to improve wastewater treatment, as well as our water recycling plant.”

The award acknowledges the combined competence and initiative of the owner and works manager of a wastewater treatment plant with a total design capacity of 25Ml/day.

Before a treatment plant can be considered for evaluation based on an extensive list of criteria, the facility must first prove that the final effluent results for the preceding year are at least 90 percent compliant with all the determinants against authorisation standards.

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