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ROYAL HASKONINGDHV

KZN Regional Manager:
Nozuko Siyothula
www.royalhaskoningdhv.com
New pumps draw sea water from Richards Bay harbour
CONNECTING PEOPLE
via an existing seawater abstraction structure that
Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people is part of the marine outfall pump station. Brine and
for 135 years. Together, through our expertise and backwash water from the plant is co-disposed with
passion, we have helped contribute to a better society dense effluent to the Indian Ocean.
and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by
our sustainable values and goals. The water treatment plant comprises:
ƒ Sea intake filtration;
We are an independent international engineering ƒ Ten identical containerised units operating in
and project management consultancy leading the parallel for further pre-treatment and desalination;
way in sustainable development and innovation. Our ƒ Post-treatment in the form of remineralisation,
6 000 colleagues, working from permanent offices stabilisation and disinfection.
in more than 30 countries on projects in some 150 ƒ Buffer tanks ahead of post-treatment and for the
countries, are committed to our promise to enhance final product water.
society together.
Royal HaskoningDHV was appointed by North Coast
We are driving positive change through innovation Water Utility to carry out the design for the sea water
and technology, helping clients use resources more intake pumps and pipework, the conveyance of brine
efficiently and creating solutions which connect with and backwash water, the product delivery system, the
people to make their lives easier, happier and safer. administration building, the electrical system and the
Connecting lives is our history and our future. We civil engineering design for the remaining plant.
are connected through a passion to work on projects The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)
that matter and to engineer solutions for our clients
that go beyond the original brief. We are connected launched the critical Richards Bay Desalination Plant
in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in May 2017. The launch of the
through work that is enhancing society, contributing plant will assist in enhancing security of supply within
to a more sustainable future for our children and our the King Cetshwayo District Municipality.
children’s children.
The Richards Bay 10Ml/d desalination plant is an
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE excellent example of the art and science of the Civil
Water – The Life Giving Source. Engineer being brought together to provide an
In response to a crippling drought crisis in Richards Bay, emergency and ongoing guaranteed water supply.
Royal HaskoningDHV designed and commissioned It is a technical showcase of civil engineering, requiring
a 10Ml/d desalination plant to assist the region in unique and innovative solutions to utilise existing
overcoming the most severe drought in over a century.
infrastructure in providing a new source of water.
The whole project was completed in only seven Main Road 577
months from appointment to water supply because
of the state of the art plant and the use of existing Royal HaskoningDHV was victorious at the 2017
civil infrastructure available for abstraction and South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
brine discharge. KwaZulu-Natal Regional Awards. In the category for
Technical Excellence, Royal HaskoningDHV in joint
The plant has a minor carbon footprint and allows for real venture with Henwood and Nxumalo won the award
time monitoring and control offsite. The unique system for the Provincial Main Road 577 for the KwaZulu-Natal
of 10 transportable units now generates 10 000kl/day Department of Transport and the BRT Lanes: Corridor
bringing considerable relief to the community. C3 for eThekwini Transport Authority.

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