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Drinking Water, Swaziland
Drinking Water
Need
Simunye is located in the eastern Lubombo region in an area known for sugar cane processing. The town of approximately 6,000 has growing needs for quality drinking and domestic water
Treatment Process
Intake station, Sand separation, Chemical treatment, Sedimentation, Multi media filtration, Treated water storage tank, Filters flushing treatment
Solution
Water treatment plant providing 1200 m3/h of clean, quality drinking and domestic water. The plant uses technologies including clarifier/sedimentation and media filtration. In addition, water used for processing in the plant is itself treated and recycled.
Results
Good quality drinking water NTU < 0.5, color < 5
Population
190,000 inhabitants
Water Source
MBULUZI River
Feed Water Quality
Turbidity < 200 NTU
Treated Water Flow Rate
30,000 m3/day (114,000 GPD)
Treated Water Quality
Turbidity < 0.5 NTU Color < 5 Pt.Co.
Flow Rate
1200 m3/h (5284GPM)
End customer
Simunye Government, Swaziland
