Water Quality Monitoring in South Africa is governed in accordance with the National Water Act 36 of 1998. Monitoring of water quality is of vital importance as it helps to identify pollutants and the source of pollutants; it can facilitate in identifying trends in water quality; and it assists in environmental planning methods that ensures compliance with local and international standards.
KCM has experience in undertaking water quality monitoring and sampling to ensure that your water quality needs are met in accordance with the National Water Act 36 of 1998.
- Compliance monitoring as per Blue Drop requirements
- Sampling of purified water at treatment and distribution plants
- Evaluation and inspection of potable water plants
- Assessment of process units
- Analysis of potable water systems in accordance with SANS 241 requirements
- Update of results on Blue Drop System
- Compliance monitoring as per Green Drop requirements
- Evaluation and inspection of industrial and sewage treatment plants
- Assessment and sampling of different process units
- Assessment of plant performance and compliance
- Analysis of sewage and industrial effluents in accordance with DWS standards and municipal by-law requirements
- Update of results on Green Drop System
- Assessment of aquatic ecosystem health (Fish health, Bioaccumulation, Toxicity Assays)
- Mini SASS
- SASS5
- Legionella Testing in accordance with SANS 893-1,2:2018 & SANS 11731 requirements
- E Coli
- Total and Faecal Coliform Bacteria
- Heterotrophic Plate Count
- Metals, Non-Metals
- Physical characteristics
- Coliforms
- Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
- Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
- Nutrients
- Solids
- Borehole/Well Sampling
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (sVOCs)
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH/BTEX)
- Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
- Tri Halomethanes (THM)
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
- Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)
- Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)