WWTP Hartbeespoort Rietfontein

The year refers to the inventory or source; it does not establish an individual observation date or current operation. Source note (original text): Access/update year is documented, not individual plant observation year.

South Africa · official identifier HW:51227

16,568population served estimated by the source (people) (2019) · 233rd of 912

HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · official identifier HW:51227 · size estimated by the source 16,568 population served estimated by the source (people) · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2019. 233rd of 912 records with size in the inventory of South Africa (this plant: a source estimate); 0.07 % of the sum of those 912 records in people served (sum of records, not national capacity) · size estimated by the source ; nearest inventoried plant at 9.0 km · 1 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data scientific inventory · 2019

16,568reported population served (people)

233rd of 912by size (source estimate) among the 912 records with a size in the inventory · 0.07 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated

Treatment	Secondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates	-25.7490, 27.9300 reported precision: not analysed in source what it means
Source and year	HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: South Africa

Regulatory framework of South Africa. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

South Africa: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

Plant	Distance	reported population served (people)	Treatment
Hartbeespoort Wastewater Treatment Plant	9.0 km	666	Secondary
Hernic Ferrochrome Maroelabult Mine	12.4 km	1,036	Secondary
Hernic Ferrochrome Maroelabult Plant	13.6 km	1,258	Secondary
Mothotlung	17.6 km	12,467	Secondary
Brits	19.3 km	103,595	Secondary

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Hartbeespoort Rietfontein report?

Size estimated by the source: 16,568 reported population served (people). Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Secondary. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · HydroWASTE v1.0 / South Africa · data 2019 · edition 2019 · source licence: CC BY 4.0 · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.