(1) The Vaalwaterwastewater treatment plant in Limpopo is operational.
(2) The quality of the final effluent generally complied with the license requirements except for suspended solids and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) at some points. The test results of the wastewater treatment plant for the period 1 January 2014 to September 2015 are available.
(3)(a) Daily inflow is 1.0 Ml/d at average.
(3)(b) There is no discharge because the plant is designed to discharge by evaporation and irrigation from the maturation ponds.
(4) As per the design process flow, sewage should flow into the oxidation (Maturation) ponds for secondary treatment.
(5) The cost for the upgrade is R3 million.
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