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Conservancy Tanks in Johannesburg
Conservancy tanks in Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg and the rest of Gauteng 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 Johannesburg
Most of Johannesburg is on the municipal sewer, so septic and conservancy tanks turn up in pockets: older homes in the south, plots on the city edge such as Lanseria and Diepsloot, and commercial sites where connections never reached. Conservancy tanks serve some new developments waiting for bulk services, and tanker trips to the Goudkoppies and Olifantsvlei works are common. Rocky ridges and clay mean soakaways drain slowly in summer storms. Honey sucker operators work from the southern and western industrial areas and cover most suburbs the same day, though peak weeks after heavy rain run behind. Ask what size tank you have before booking.
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
- Restaurants, shops and offices: a holding tank for a shop or filling station with an upstream grease trap
- 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
- Schools, churches and clinics: sealed tanks for a school or clinic, sized for the term-time load
- Smallholdings and plots: a holding tank where rock or a high water table rules out a soakaway
Local tips for Johannesburg
Common here: conservancy tanks on new sites, old septic tanks in older homes, grease traps in shops. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask which works the load is tipped at and for a disposal slip. Help usually comes from southern and western industrial areas, with tankers also running from Roodepoort.
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: clay and rocky ridges: soakaways drain slowly after summer rain.
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: Johannesburg and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.
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