Water & Environment – Buro Tech Consulting Engineers

Nandoni WCW Switch Gear
This 60 Mega-litre per day water treatment project comprised of dam wall, pumping stations, chemical dosing, filters and reservoirs. Services Provided: 22 kV and 11 kV Switch gear Transformers MCC’s Cabling Miniature-substations Standby generators Area lighting Control and instrumentation: PLC’s SCADA Systems Flow meters and other instrumentation

Nandoni Dam
This dam is part of Nandoni water treatment. Services Provided: Cabling Miniature-substations Standby generators Lighting inside dam wall and on top of dam wall

Christiana Pump Station
This is a water supply pump station project for Dr. Ruth S Mompati District Municipality. The pump station consists of: 2 x 200 kW VSD pump sets 4 x 110 kW VSD pump sets MCC 1 x 800 kVA Standby Generator 2 x 800 kVA transformers MV Switch Gear Instrumentation

BMK Welverdiend Dam Pump Station
The Project comprised of a new De-watering Pump Station. The MV Equipment includes: 22kV Indoor MV Switch gear, two x 800kVA Indoor Transformers, and associated Extension of Overhead lines and cables. The LV Equipment includes: A 525V MCC for three 170 kW motors Soft Starter drives and auxiliaries for the pumps (two Duty, 1 Standby) at the Pump station, with: PLC, Power Factor Correction, Lighting Transformer, Power Quality Metering and Flow metering and Display, Lighting and small power, Earthing and Lightning Protection, as well as: Selected electronic Equipment related to Control and GSM/SCADA monitoring, Security alarms, beams and electric fences, Smoke detection system, Start-up Siren System Controls, Strobe Light and Audible Alarm The Project was successfully completed and within budget and time constraints.

Nandoni WCW High Lift Pump Station
This water treatment project comprised of dam wall, pumping stations, chemical dosing, filters and reservoirs. Services Provided: 22 kV and 11 kV Switch gear Transformers Cabling Miniature-substations Area lighting Control and instrumentation: PLC’s SCADA Systems Flow meters and other instrumentation

Rietvlei WCW Pump Station
This water treatment project comprised of pumping stations, chemical dosing, filters and reservoirs. Services Provided: 11 kV Switch gear Transformers MCC’s Cabling Miniature-substations Area lighting Control and instrumentation: PLC’s SCADA Systems Flow meters and other instrumentation

Rietvlei WCW (PLC)
This water treatment project comprised of pumping stations, chemical dosing, filters and reservoirs. Services Provided: 11 kV Switch gear Transformers Cabling Miniature-substations Area lighting Control and instrumentation PLC’s SCADA Systems Flow meters and other instrumentation

LWUA – Spitskop Pump Station
The Project comprised of a new transfer Pump Station. The MV Equipment includes: 22kV Indoor MV Switch gear, two x 1000kVA outdoor Transformers, and associated extension of Overhead lines and cables. The LV Equipment includes: A 525V MCC for three 355 kW motors, variable frequency drives and auxiliaries for the pumps (two Duty, 1 Standby) at the Pump station, with: PLC, Lighting Transformer, Power Quality Metering and Flow metering and Display, Lighting and small power, Earthing and Lightning Protection, as well as: Selected electronic Equipment related to Control and SCADA monitoring, Security alarms, beams and electric fences, Smoke detection system, Start-up Siren System Controls, Strobe Light and Audible Alarm The Project was successfully completed and within budget and time constraints.

Spitskop Pump Station PLC
The project utilized a Siemens S7 – 1500 Series PLC with, 160 inputs/Outputs, compatible with Profibus DP, Profinet, 4-20mA Analogue and digital protocols.

WORK EXPERIENCE RELATED TO WATER TYPE PROJECTS

The work experience of personnel of Buro Tech Consulting Engineer’s personnel related to Water type projects, only as from 2013, is listed below (prices escalated to current rates 2024):

YEAR	WATER TYPE PROJECTS	AMOUNT
2013	Mogalakwena Munic.	Tshamahansi Pump Station	R1.8m
2013	Jones & Wagener	Welverdiend Mine Dam Temp Pump Station	R5.6m
2013	Jones & Wagener	Deep Far South Mine Pump Station	R3.7m
2014	Mogalakwena Munic.	Sekuruwe Pump Station	R1.9m
2014	Mogalakwena Munic.	Piet se Kop Pump Station	R5.6m
2015	DWAF	Nandoni Water Care Works	R71.8m
2015	SASOL/Jones & Wagener	Tweedraai Mine – Pump stations & Plant	R13.2m
2015	South32/Jones & Wagener	BMK Mine Water Ext. Project – Design	R26.4m
2015	South32/Jones& Wagener	Vandyksdrift Mine Water Project – Design	R88.5m
2016	De Beers/Jones & Wagener	Venetia 4 mine Pump Stations – Design	R19.7m
2017	Sedibeng/Infraburo	Christiana Pump Station	R7.4m
2017	South32/Jones & Wagener	Roy Point Mine – Pump Stations – Design	R1.5m
2019	City of Tshwane/MDP	New Eersterust Sewage Pump Station	In process	R4.1m
2019	City of Tshwane/MDP	Refilwe Sewage Pump Station	In process	R3.8m
2020	Jones & Wagener	Ghana Obuasi mine	R4.5m
2020	Vhembe District/Infraburo	Vondo Telemetry	In process	R13,4m
2021	Jones & Wagener	Iduapriem Slurry Pumping System	R19.9m
2021	De Beers/ Jones & Wagener	Venetia Mine (Stormwater Phase 1)	R23.9m
2021	Jones & Wagener/ Glencor	Goedgevonden Mine Pump Station(design)	R2,6m
2021	Lebalelo WUA	Havercroft Pump Station – VSD report	R14.9m
2021	Lebalelo WUA	Clapham Pump Station Solar PV & Battery Storage – report	R14.5m
2022	Lebalelo WUA	Spitskop & Dwarsrivier Pump Stations	R21.2m
2023	AngloPlats/Jones&Wagener	Iduapriem Phase 2, Ghana	In process	TBC
2023	De Beers/Jones & Wagener	Venetia Mine (Stormwater) – Phase 2	In process	R878mTotal
2024	DeBeers/Jones&Wagener	Venetia Mine FRD	In process	TBC

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

1.1 Specialized Electrical and Electronic Expertise
The specialized experience and expertise as achieved with the completion of many dams, pumping stations, water care works as well as water treatment works are applied. The company Buro Tech Consulting Engineers has an intimate experience with the rather specialized control of water related and treatment plants. The specific experience of personnel in electrical and electronic engineering can be summarized as follows:

50 Pump stations with largest capacity: 24m³/sec
10 Sewerage plants with largest capacity: 20 Meg liter/day
15 Water treatment works with largest capacity: 120 Meg liter/day
4 Dam walls for DWAF: Wolwedans, Inanda, Glen Mellville & Nandoni Dams

It is believed that the experience to date has earned Buro Tech Consulting Engineers the right to be a serious contender as Electrical Consulting Engineers for the mentioned services. Buro Tech is also proud of the fact that personnel employed in the Electrical Department of DWA & F forms part of their reference list..

1.2 Energy Effective Design
The electrical installation of every dam will be audited and re-designed where applicable for energy effectiveness compliance with SANS 204. The optimization of energy consumption thus forms a very important criteria in any design. The following fields are inter alia addressed:

1.2.1 Selection of Motor/Pump set Combinations – If Applicable
The most efficient pump set combination is selected and running costs are capitalized over a period. Incentives and penalties are therefore applied as required by DWA & F to motivate suppliers of equipment to make the most energy efficient selections of equipment.

1.2.2 Electricity Tariff
The existing electricity tariffs will be studied to ensure that the most suitable and lowest tariff is applied by the electricity provider.

1.2.3 Power Factor Correction – If Applicable
The power factor of all plants is corrected to the most economical factor as required by the electricity tariff. Central or individual correction studies are performed.

1.2.4 Variable Speed Drives (VSD’s) – If Applicable
The application of VSD drives is considered where required for water demand control or process flow requirements. The cost savings can be significant.

1.3 Process Control, Instrumentation and Automation
The latest technology and best fit for purpose control and automatization philosophies are considered and applied during the design stage of any project. Final selections are performed in collaboration with the client.

1.4 Electrical Distribution
A proper analysis is carried out for power planning, evaluation and reporting purposes. Multi-level voltage systems are modeled, load flow analysis, comprehensive fault level studies, voltage and transient motor as well protection studies are performed

The Following computer aided software design programs are applied:

ReticMaster for voltage depression and load flow studies.

The supply authority is consulted to determine the least depressions of voltages on the supply network as well as to determine the best voltage and substation configurations.

1.5 General Electrical
The electrical designs and layouts will be carried out according to the directives of the Client should it be available.

The Standard specification of the Client will be applied as well as the other documentation as required by the Client’s Electrical Division. Co-ordination will also be done with other divisions such as the Mechanical Division.

Lighting designs is performed with the application of the following software design programs:

Relux: Internal Lighting
SABS 098: Street Lighting