Pumza Claudiath Swartbooi

• Water and waste water quality management
• Testing of drinking water quality; inspecting water and waste water treatment plants monthly
• Servicing and calibrating of water and waste water testing instruments
• Monitoring of boreholes and making recommendations to Water Control Technicians, Senior Process Controllers and Process Controllers for implementation of corrective process procedures
• Making recommendations for training needs of Process Controllers; compiling reports on plant findings and discuss defects with Water Care Control Technician
• Attending site meetings with consultants
• Budget and Budgetary control
• Chemical Costs
• Repairs and maintenance
• Laboratory costs
• Staff costs
• Developed robust maintenance schedules, resulting in reduced downtime and increased productivity.
• Enhanced safety protocols for overall workforce protection and reduced accidents on the job.

• Water quality management:
• Ensure that quality of the water produced complies with the requirement for human consumption (SANS 241)
• Check Raw water intake and treated water produced
• Inspecting Water treatment Plant processes continuously during the shift
• Testing drinking water quality
• Check Volume of filter water wash and volume of sludge from sedimentation tank
• Ensure operational sampling is done and recorded properly
• Bacteria sampling of reservoir and designated sampling points
• Compile reports on plant findings and discuss with Supervisor on defects
• Establishment of Municipal water network location of sampling points
• Establishment of Municipal water network location of sampling frequency
• Record, trend, interpret and investigate results
• Checking stock levels daily
• Assisting with treatment measures for effluent
• Interpretation of Certificate of Analysis results from the laboratory
• Management of plant integrity
• Establishing complete schedules of all equipment that needs servicing and maintenance

Developing inspection schedules and techniques to detect imminent problems before occurrence

• Record keeping and reporting

• Waste Water quality management:
• Ensure effluent discharged meet authorization standards for various wastewater treatment processes
• Inspecting Water treatment Plant processes continuously during shift
• Ensure operational sampling is done and recorded properly
• Compile reports on plant findings and discuss with Supervisor on defects
• Record, trend, interpret and investigate results
• Assisting with treatment measures for effluent
• Investigation into pollution incidents, sewerage spills
• Prepare reports and interpret water quality monitoring result
• Promote and maintain effective working relations with external and internal stakeholders