Atlantis & Cape Flats
Western Cape, South Africa
- Climate
- Winter rainfall, variable
- Aquifer
- Sandy coastal aquifers
- MAR system
- Infiltration basins (Atlantis), planned injection (Cape Flats)
- Source water
- Treated domestic and industrial wastewater, stormwater
- Expected contaminants
- PFAS, Urban and industrial organics
- Partners
- Stellenbosch University, University of the Western Cape, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Umvoto
Atlantis has recharged its aquifer through infiltration basins for more than 40 years. Cape Flats plans to inject treated effluent directly. Comparing the two shows what each approach does for water quality, including PFAS that current treatment does not target.
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References
- Jovanovic et al., 2017. doi:10.4314/wsa.v43i1.15