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Changing long drops into green drops - Authorities work to save sewage sector from crisis
Published: 2010
Authors: Lani van Vuuren
Abstract
In the news Assessment of the country’s municipal wastewater services has revealed that almost half of our wastewater treatment plants are posing a critical risk to human health and the environment. Now authorities are racing against time to prevent the situation from reaching catastrophic levels. Lani van Vuuren reports. Changing long drops into green drops – authorities work to save sewage treatment sector from crisis South Africa has more than 850 wastewater treatment works treating on average 7 589 Mℓ of sewage every day.
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