Berg-Olifants River Collaborative (Project)

We established a "river collaborative" with other industries and Stellenbosch Municipality, Stellenbosch University and WWF and the water and environmental regulatory authorities with the view of developing an operational plan to improve the water quality. The cost of response is … Learn More

Irrigation Efficiency in South African Vineyards (Project)

Our viticulture experts engage with supplier farms to advise on improved irrigation scheduling through the use of direct water stress measurements of the vines and alternative vine trellising systems to reduce heat stress and water usage. Improved management practices have … Learn More

River Collaborative to Improve the Plankenbrug River Water Quality (Project)

We developed a "river collaborative" with other stakeholders in the Eerste River catchment, including the Stellenbosch municipality, University of Stellenbosch, other industries, Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the water and environmental regulatory bodies with the view of developing an … Learn More

Wastewater Treatment at Distell's Stellenbosch Facility (Project)

A new waste-water treatment facility in Stellenbosch, constructed by Distell, was completed to pre-treat the waste water before discharge to the municipal sewer. Construction of further treatment processes which would use water reclamation and re-use is currently underway.Project ResultsImproved wastewater … Learn More

Water Efficiency and Community Engagement at Distell's Berg-Olifants Facility (Project)

Increasing investment is a sustainable water supply plan and projects as part of our business continuity plan. This included reducing water use, increasing recycling of water, identifying and developing alternative water supply i.e. ground water as well as constructing waste … Learn More

Water Re-Use at Distell's Vaal Facility (Project)

Construction of a waste water treatment and water reclamation plant was started to allow the recovery of more than 1800m3/d of waste water for re-use in non-product contact uses following reverse osmosis treatment. Project Results Recovery of more than 1800m3/d … Learn More