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Sewage & Reticulation
Minister officially opens emergency
pipeline supplied by Incledon
Leading fluid conveyance and pumping solutions provider, Incledon has
assisted the Msukaligwa Municipality in successfully completing an
emergency bulk water supply line, after providing over R7-million worth of
pipes to the project, which was officially opened on June 15 by the Minister
of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa.
The 12km-long above-ground temporary pipeline will
connect residents and businesses in the Wesselton,
Ermelo and Phumula regions directly to a water
purification plant, following months of irregular and
insufficient water supply.
The emergency bulk water pipeline consists of a 350mm
diameter bulk gravity feeder main that will provide raw
water to the northern water treatment works and southern
water treatment works, in order to address the current
shortages at Douglas Dam and Willem Brummer Dam.
Incledon was contracted in February 2013 to supply the
project with 355mm bore high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) pipes, manufactured by Aquaflow – a South African
market brand leader in the manufacture and supply of a
wide range of extruded piping products.
According to Incledon Civils sales representative, Mac
McLaren, HDPE was selected as the material of choice, due
to its high impact strength, low friction characteristics and
resistance to ultra-violet (UV) radiation. "UV resistance is
an especially important benefit for an above ground
pipeline that is exposed to the damaging effects of
sunshine throughout the course of the day."
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