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Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Compliance

Factories, mines and food plants that discharge effluent face tightening water use licence conditions and rising municipal charges in South Africa. This course covers the practical treatment of industrial wastewater and the compliance obligations that go with it. Delegates learn treatment process fundamentals, monitoring requirements and how to reduce load at source to stay within licence limits.

What you will be able to do

  • Describe common industrial wastewater treatment processes and their uses.
  • Interpret water use licence conditions and effluent discharge limits.
  • Set up sampling and monitoring programmes for effluent quality.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce effluent load at source.
  • Troubleshoot common treatment plant performance problems.
  • Prepare compliance records and reports for regulators and municipalities.

Course outline

  1. 01Industrial Wastewater Characteristics
  2. 02Treatment Process Fundamentals
  3. 03Water Use Licences and Discharge Limits
  4. 04Sampling, Monitoring and Analysis
  5. 05Load Reduction at Source
  6. 06Troubleshooting Plant Performance
  7. 07Compliance Reporting and Records

Who should attend

Designed for plant and process engineers, environmental officers, treatment plant operators and compliance staff in manufacturing, mining and agriprocessing. Municipal industrial effluent officers will also find it useful.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Online3US$900
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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