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The handover ceremony of the upgraded St Francis Bay waste water treatment works (WWTW) for the Kouga Local Municipality, located in the Eastern Cape has recently taken place. The upgrade has taken the capacity from 750 m 3 /day up to 2000 m 3 /day and includes the refurbishment of the existing works covering civils, mechanical and electrical. The upgrade ensures that effluent being discharged from the WWTW complies with relevant standards.

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