Start with evidence.
Water analysis, flow profiling, peak loads, target quality and site interfaces establish the design basis.
How the audit works →
Sanitation · Effluent · Water
Engineer yourwater independence.
Treatment infrastructure for sites where water security, compliance and operating continuity cannot be left to chance.
Sewage, industrial effluent and raw-source water transformed into compliant discharge, productive reuse and dependable supply—engineered, manufactured and supported in Africa.
Engineering · manufacture · field supportThe people behind the plant →
Design principle 01Characterise first. Configure second.
Confidence before commitment
A treatment partner for assets where failure is expensive.
A serious proposal connects water chemistry, operating profile, treatment process, delivery scope and lifecycle responsibility before capital is committed.
Define the whole scope.
Process, mechanical, electrical, controls, civils, commissioning, training and support form one delivery chain.
Review lifecycle delivery →Interrogate the record.
Fourteen documented projects expose capacities, constraints, treatment responses and reuse destinations.
Open the evidence library →Mining / DRC1,500 KLPDThree Kamoa Copper plants
Logistics / South Africa500 KLPDEastport reuse system
Mining / Ethiopia400 KLPDKurmuk potable-water plant
Commercial / South Africa130 KLPDMerino integrated system
Start with the outcome
What does your site need water to do?
Choose the result that matters most. The treatment path follows the source, water analysis, daily demand and operating reality.
01 / Continuity
Secure supply
Explore water security →
02 / ValueKeep the site operating.
Treat borehole, rain, river, dam or recovered water into dependable fit-for-purpose supply.
Recover and reuse
Explore water recovery →
03 / ControlUse the water again.
Turn sewage, greywater or process effluent into a productive resource for the site.
Treat and discharge
Explore treatment systems →
Manage the risk.
Match the treatment train to the actual contaminant load and required discharge destination.
Need the complete picture?See how supply, use, recovery and reuse connect across one site.
Open the integrated water strategy →Not sure? Use the System FinderCommercial proof in operation
Water performance that reaches the operating account.
These figures are attributed to SewTreat's published case studies. The value case is made prominent while its qualifier remains visible wherever the claim appears.
2016Founded
250+Projects / plants*
15African countries*
21,000 KL/dayReferenced treatment scale*
*Published SewTreat company-profile figures, March 2024.
Start with the water
Choose your water challenge.
Every useful design begins with the source, the daily flow, what is in the water and where it needs to go.
01
Sewage to reusable resource
Sanitation
BiologicalExplore system →02Industry-specific treatment
Effluent
Physical · chemical · biologicalExplore system →03Source to dependable supply
Water
Source dependentExplore system →
The Water Treat journey
See what changes
at every stage.
Select a treatment stage to understand what enters, what happens, what is removed or transformed, and what the stage protects downstream.
Selected stream · sanitation
Biological wastewater treatment
Sewage moves through screening, anaerobic and aerobic treatment, clarification with a real Return Activated Sludge loop, disinfection and a verified destination.
RAS return
Influent state
Screening
Manual or automated screening removes debris at the plant entrance and protects the stages that follow.
Gross solids and non-biodegradable debris are intercepted before biological treatment.
Settled state
Anaerobic treatment
Solids separate by specific gravity while anaerobic bacteria begin breaking down the sewage without added oxygen.
Two anaerobic phases support digestion, middle-cut transfer and denitrification from nitrate to nitrogen gas.
Biologically active state
Aerobic bioreactor
Fine-bubble aeration supplies oxygen so aerobic bacteria can continue treating the water.
Fixed-bed cross-flow media supports colonisation, oxygen transfer, hydraulic retention, BOD reduction and nitrification.
Clarified state
Clarification + RAS
Biological solids settle into a sludge blanket. Activated sludge returns to the first anaerobic stage to seed the incoming flow.
The Return Activated Sludge loop recirculates mature biomass and supports denitrification; final design remains site-specific.
Treated state
Disinfection
The final stage reduces harmful microorganisms before the verified reuse or discharge route.
The source site identifies ozone as the primary method, with UV or chlorination selected where requirements call for them.
Outcome state
Reuse or discharge
Treated water follows the destination confirmed by the design and water-quality requirements.
Potential non-potable destinations include irrigation and dust suppression; all claims require project-specific verification.
- Screening
- Anaerobic treatment
- Aerobic bioreactor
- Clarification + RAS
- Disinfection
- Reuse or discharge
One partner · three connected systems
From liability
to working resource.
Sewage to reusable resource
Sanitation
Biological treatment systems that move sewage through screening, anaerobic and aerobic treatment, clarification, recirculation and disinfection.
↗Industry-specific treatment
Effluent
Process trains shaped around the actual wastewater profile—from fats, oils and high organic loads to detergents and suspended solids.
↗Source to dependable supply
Water
Treatment, storage and distribution designed around borehole, rain, river, dam, municipal backup or recovered water.
↗Lifecycle capability
One line of responsibility,
from audit to optimisation.
Water Treat's role extends beyond equipment supply. The delivery path connects analysis, engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and long-term performance support.
- 01Audit
- 02Water analysis
- 03Process design
- 04Detailed engineering
- 05Manufacture
- 06Site works
- 07Installation
- 08Commissioning
- 09Training
- 10Operations & maintenance
- 11Optimisation
Evidence in operation
Projects shaped by real constraints.
Food and beverage2 monthspublished delivery programme
AB InBev Beira Brewery
Toilet flushing, non-potable washing and irrigation
Published SewTreat project recordView project →
Shopping centreR1.2m+published annual saving
Carletonville Centre Potable Water
Potable water
SewTreat-published case-study claimView project →
Residential developmentR2.07mpublished annual saving
Eastlands Mature Living Estate
Irrigation and water features
SewTreat-published case-study claimView project →
Mining5 KLPDautomated potable-water duty
Enprotec Louis Trichardt Mining
Potable water
Published SewTreat project recordView project →
Shopping centre45 KLPDunderground treatment duty
Jane Furse Crossing
Environmental discharge
Published SewTreat project recordView project →
Mining1,500 KLPDcombined referenced capacity
Kamoa Copper Mine
Irrigation, toilet flushing and dust suppression
Published SewTreat project recordView project →Engineered here · delivered across Africa
Built close to the work.
The published company profile references project reach in 15 African countries, in-house engineering, manufacturing and dedicated maintenance capability.
Published African project footprintFind a plausible starting point.
Use your sector, source, daily flow, desired outcome and project constraints to narrow the systems worth discussing.
Start the System Finder →Quantify the water you could reuse.
Model municipal water displaced and indicative Rand savings before sharing any personal information.
Open the Calculator →Engineer-led next step
Put your water challenge in front of an engineer.
Share the source, flow and outcome you need. Water Treat can use that context to prepare a useful first technical conversation.
Request a Water Audit No-obligation technical enquiry