Title: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE SCANNING, TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL FOR LOW FLUSH TOILET PEDSTAL
KSA : Business Development and Innovation
Thrust 3: Business Development
Programme 13: SASTEP
Title : Scanning, testing and development of a quality assurance protocol for low flush toilet pedstal
Contact Person: Mr. Akin Akinsente akina@wrc.org.za
Ms. Charmaine Twana charmainet@wrc.org.za
Closing Date : 31 March 2020
• Scanning, identifying and compiling a compendium of commercially available and developmental stage low flush toilets available in South Africa
• Sub-categorization of available low flush toilet technologies such as water based, vacuum, low suction types etc.
• Development of general requirements, technical requirements, specifications, performance testing and other protocols that can form the basis for the standardization of low flush toilet technologies
• Application of the developed requirements, specification and testing protocol listed above on commercially and developmental available low flush toilets
• Determining the impact of low flush on water consumption at the household and municipal level
• Determine the impact of low flush toilet on piping and plumbing within the boundaries of the household and on the municipal reticulation system
• Provide, through a case study on a chosen area, the impact of low flush on household water use, sewage volumes and the downstream wastewater treatment plant
