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| Countries: | South Africa |
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| Basins: | Limpopo |
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Project SDGs:
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Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) |
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Sustainable Withdrawals
Water Recycling and Reuse |
| Progress to Date: | NA Reduce water footprint |
| Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
| Desired Partner: | Business |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2017 » Ongoing |
| Contextual Condition(s): | Quality |
| Additional Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Beneficiaries: | Water utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | CDP |
| Profile Completion: | 85% |
The primary means of managing this risk is to reduce our operation’s consumption and reliance on potable water sources. The mine runs a zero-discharge, closed loop water system whereby all water is recycled. Potable water is used for human consumption and top up. In Financial Year 2016 86% of water at Zondereinde Mine was recycled. This is an ongoing strategy and embedded into the operational design at Zondereinde and Booysendal, thus associated costs are difficult to isolat…
Water Action Hub Team
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | Quality |
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| Project Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Water utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
Northam Platinum Ltd (Organization)
Northam is an independent, fully empowered, mid-tier, integrated PGM producer with two primary operating assets, the Zondereinde and Booysendal mines in the South African Bushveld Complex. Learn More
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