focus Wastewater laboratory
environmental management and research and development for the management of drinkingwater quality. Water-related consultancy services are also offered, including process control and the training of plant operators and process controllers.
• Oxygen absorbed • Chemical oxygen demand • Ammonia • Nitrate and nitrite • Suspended solids • Ortho-phosphate • Sludge analyses
Water purification
• Chemical and bacteriological analyses Research and development • Process problem solving and control • Process optimisation and upgrading • Plant audits • Training: laboratory staff, process controllers • Assessment and evaluation of various water and operators
treatment chemicals Plant optimisation Investigation into water-quality problems Development of new processes Presenting of research papers at national and international conferences • Training of water and wastewater treatment plant personnel – internal and external • Facilitation, assessment and moderation of SETA training
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Water-quality management in network
• Consultancy
Training services
• Training on unit processes and optimisation • In-service training and experiential training programmes, working as partners with academic institutions • Sampling
Our clients
Service units
Our internal clients are the different regions served by the organisation. We are responsible for monitoring of both bulk and reticulation. Our external clients include district and local municipalities over three provinces (Free State, North West and Northern Cape), government institutions and private companies.
Chemistry laboratory Determination of physical properties and stability indexes of water for potable use: • pH, turbidity, colour, conductivity, suspended solids, total hardness, total dissolved solids and alkalinity Instrumentation laboratory Instrumentation includes: ICP, ion chromatograph, gas chromatograph and DOC analyser.
contact details Key contact person: ND Basson Tel: +27 56 515 0334 Email: ceosec@sedibengwater.co.za Central Laboratory: Balkfontein Postal address: Private Bag X5, Bothaville 9660 Website: www.sedibengwater.co.za
Biological science Microbiology laboratory • Coliphages • Heterotrophic plate counts • Total coliform organisms • Faecal coliform organisms • E. coli Hydrobiology
• Chlorophyll-a
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