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This country has also been at the forefront of devel- ◊ Below: Coega Harbour
opment of activated sludge treatment processes and ◊ Bottom: Port Elizabeth Harbour
one of the very first full scale plants was constructed
in Potchefstroom in the late seventies. The treatment
plant in Port Elizabeth is also typical in terms of those
that serve industrial as well as residential areas and
this necessitates separate treatment methods due to
the types of effluent received at the facility in order to
satisfy the strict regulations of the Department of Water
Affairs.

35°05’00.00” S, 18°31’00.00” E

9. Coega harbour or the Port of Ngqura is the
most recent addition to the South African coastline
and with its surrounding giant industrial zones, will island was positioned in such a way that a rat is not able
in future be another bold step by the South African to swim across the sea channel to get to the eggs and
government to create infrastructure to encourage long- the chickens of the penguin colony on the island.
term development on a very large scale. It is built to
accommodate the biggest container ships in the world
at this stage, made possible by the 18 m deep approach 33°47’52.56” S, 25°40’18.15” E
channel depth. A basin at 16 m below mean sea level
features some of the biggest Dolosse ever built to
protect the harbour groins. In terms of environmental 10. Port Elizabeth harbour is currently still used
impact studies this harbour received major attention. A for general cargo and bulk exports of coal, manganese
popular story too is that the sea arm closest to a small and other minerals. It will most probably eventually be

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