Phoning around for conservancy tanks in Bloemfontein takes time, and every company asks the same questions. Send one job card instead and we pass it to tank suppliers and septic installers who serve Bloemfontein and nearby areas of Free State. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Conservancy Tanks in Bloemfontein
Conservancy tanks in Bloemfontein are most often chosen where the ground is too wet or too rocky for drainage, or where a sewer has not yet reached the area. Tell suppliers the stand size, the water use and how far the nearest truck access is, so those serving Bloemfontein and the rest of Free State can recommend a tank size.
Want to know more first? Our conservancy tanks guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a large city on the Highveld, and the central and western suburbs such as Brandwag and Langenhoven Park are on the sewer. Septic and conservancy systems are common on the smallholdings toward Bainsvlei and Dewetsdorp, on farms, in older sites on the city edge, and at Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo villages. Dry Free State soils are mixed clay and dolerite, with clay swelling in summer storms and cracking in winter, which disturbs pipes and tank lids. Winters are cold and dry. Honey sucker operators and tank suppliers work from the Hamilton and Bloemfontein industrial areas, and many serve farms across the central Free State.
Typical conservancy tanks requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a sealed tank for a house on a small stand where a drainage field will not fit
- Smallholdings and plots: a holding tank where rock or a high water table rules out a soakaway
- Farms and game farms: a sealed tank near a borehole or river where discharge is not allowed
- Restaurants, shops and offices: a holding tank for a shop or filling station with an upstream grease trap
- Schools, churches and clinics: sealed tanks for a school or clinic, sized for the term-time load
- Estates and complexes: large linked tanks for a complex awaiting a sewer, with a pump-out schedule
- Factories, mines, sites and events: bulk holding tanks for sites and works that must not discharge on the ground
Local tips for Bloemfontein
In Bloemfontein, the most common systems are septic tanks on holdings and farms, conservancy tanks in older city-edge sites. Operators and suppliers mostly work from honey sucker operators and tank suppliers in Hamilton and the industrial areas. A useful tip: ask for flexible pipe joints and a checked tank lid on clay ground.
Conservancy Tanks usually means sealed holding tank with no outlet, for 5,000 to 30,000 L, or tanks linked, emptied every 2 weeks to 3 months. Ground in the area: swelling clay and dolerite: pipes crack and lids shift as the ground moves.
What to include in your request
- Daily water use, or the number of people and units
- How often you want the tank emptied
- Why the tank is needed: municipal rule, high water or rock
- Tank material wanted: plastic or concrete
- Truck access to the lid and to the excavation
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Bloemfontein and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Bloemfontein and surrounding areas, including Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Heidedal, Mangaung, Bainsvlei. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.