PROJECTS

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Maoko was appointed to design and deliver water recycling plants for Kagiso and Phumulani Malls respectively. The project involved determining the available wastewater for recycling, characterizing the wastewater, designing the plant and project management of the plant delivery.
The technology employed for both plants was a containerized membrane bioreactor with downstream disinfection. The raw water was abstracted from the sewer line, upstream of the municipal connection and the treated water was disinfected prior to use and used for toilet ablutions and irrigation.

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During the most recent drought in Cape Town, 2017 – 2019, Consol Glass (Ardagh Group) made
efforts to improve their water security by procuring a 360 m3 /day demineralization plant to produce water for most of their onsite requirements. The plant was supplied by two onsite boreholes that produced hard water. However, after commissioning, the Demin plant operated sub-optimally resulting in mothballing of the plant. Maoko was appointed to do a condition assessment and troubleshooting exercise on the plant to determine the requisite corrective action. This was successfully concluded and presented to the client to inform the client’s efforts towards building water resilience.

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As part of Maoko’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, we installed a water kiosk in the high- density suburb of Kuwadzana in Harare, Zimbabwe. The kiosk provided residents of the suburb with safe drinking water at a nominal cost. Residents of the suburb were generally without running municipal water, thereby exposing them to water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. The kiosk was provided in partnership with Puma Energy, and it was fully maintained and serviced by Maoko.

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Cavendish Mall is located in the water stressed city of Cape Town in the Western Cape. A few years ago, the city narrowly averted “day zero” which would have resulted in the municipal taps running dry. To improve water resilience, the mall initiated several projects to reduce their dependency on municipal water.
Maoko was appointed as the owner’s engineer to design and project manage the delivery of a 45 kl per day wastewater treatment plant. The plant was designed to treat black water to produce water suitable for cooling towers, toilet flushing, cleaning and other non-potable water requirements. It employs best-in-industry MBR technology for COD reduction and a fit-for-purpose Reverse Osmosis plant. The plant also integrates to existing water infrastructure which precedes this project.

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Vincent Park Mall, located in East London in the Eastern Cape, is part of a property portfolio that is undergoing water use rationalization. This exercise involves improving the water usage by adopting the tenets of a circular economy. To achieve this, Maoko was appointed as the owner’s engineer to design and deliver a 45 kl per day wastewater recycling plant.

The plant was designed to treat black water from an office tower, with the treated water designed to comply with ablutions and irrigation quality. It employs best-in-industry MBR technology for COD and turbidity reduction. Maoko did the design, preparation of tender documents (RFP), adjudication of the tenders and management of the project delivery.