Namibia To Host International Water Reclamation Conference

                Namibia, through the City of Windhoek, has
been chosen to host the 9th International
Water Association (IWA) 2013 Conference
on Water Reclamation to be held from 27
until 31 October this year. The conference,
the first on African soil, will draw 450
professionals and academics from as far as
US, Europe, South America, Japan, China,
Singapore, Australia, Mexico and South
Africa. Held under the theme "Water Re-
use, Blue Resource of the Future", the
conference which will be in Windhoek is
expected to celebrate technological
innovations in terms of water re-use. The
City says IWA chose Namibia because
Windhoek is considered a pioneer in direct
potable water re-use in the world. Experts
will, amongst other things, discuss issues
such as water for irrigation, potable re-use,
desalination, climate change and
groundwater recharge. Apart from
discussions, participants will also be
accorded the opportunity to visit the
Goreangab Reclamation Plant and the
Gammams Waste Water Care-works,
Windhoek's Aquifer Recharge Scheme as
well as the Von Bach-Swakopport Water
Supply Scheme. "The IWA 2013 conference
will undoubtedly provide networking
opportunities, shared innovations and
emerging solutions in water re-use," said
Windhoek Mayor Agnes Kafula at a press
conference this week.
She also said the City is one of the only
cities in the world where drinking water re-
use technologies are practiced and that
they are honoured to share their
experiences on this highly technical field.
Windhoek's first reclamation plant,
commissioned in 1968, was the first in the
world and the new Goreangab Reclamation
Plant built alongside it in 2002, is still the
only plant reclaiming sewage effluent and
directly turning it into potable water.
The Goreangab Reclamation Plant has a
capacity of 21 000 square metre per day
which represents approximately 69% of the
City's average daily demand. At present, the
plant produces 16 000 square metre per
day at any given time. Windhoek's drinking
water contains between 20 and 25%
reclaimed water. It takes four days to
transform the water from the inlet-works at
Gammams Waste Water Care-works to
Goreangab Reclamation Plant as final
water.

Namibia, through the City of Windhoek, has been chosen to host the 9th International
Water Association (IWA) 2013 Conference on Water Reclamation to be held from 27 until 31 October this year.

The conference, the first on African soil, will draw 450 professionals and academics from as far as US, Europe, South America, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, Mexico and South Africa. Held under the theme "Water Re-use, Blue Resource of the Future", the conference which will be in Windhoek is expected to celebrate technological innovations in terms of water re-use.

The City says IWA chose Namibia because Windhoek is considered a pioneer in direct potable water re-use in the world. Experts will, amongst other things, discuss issues such as water for irrigation, potable re-use, desalination, climate change and groundwater recharge. Apart from discussions, participants will also be accorded the opportunity to visit the Goreangab Reclamation Plant and the Gammams Waste Water Care-works, Windhoek's Aquifer Recharge Scheme as well as the Von Bach-Swakopport Water Supply Scheme.

"The IWA 2013 conference will undoubtedly provide networking opportunities, shared innovations and emerging solutions in water re-use," said Windhoek Mayor Agnes Kafula at a press conference this week. She also said the City is one of the only cities in the world where drinking water re-use technologies are practiced and that they are honoured to share their experiences on this highly technical field.

Windhoek's first reclamation plant, commissioned in 1968, was the first in the world and the new Goreangab Reclamation Plant built alongside it in 2002, is still the only plant reclaiming sewage effluent and directly turning it into potable water.

The Goreangab Reclamation Plant has a capacity of 21 000 square metre per day which represents approximately 69% of the City's average daily demand. At present, the plant produces 16 000 square metre per day at any given time. Windhoek's drinking water contains between 20 and 25% reclaimed water. It takes four days to transform the water from the inlet-works at
Gammams Waste Water Care-works to Goreangab Reclamation Plant as final water.