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Soakaways in Klerksdorp
Soakaway work in Klerksdorp is mostly booked by owners of plots, farms and older houses where a septic tank is the only option. Share the number of people, the tank size and whether the ground is sandy, clay or rocky, so contractors serving Klerksdorp and the rest of North West can quote accurately.
Want to know more first? Our soakaway guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp, Stilfontein and Orkney grew around the goldfields, and ageing infrastructure plus undermined ground make sewage a recurring issue. Older suburbs such as Flamwood and Alabama are mostly on mains, but smallholdings on the outskirts, farms in the Maquassi and Hartbeesfontein districts, and mine hostels and residential blocks use septic tanks and conservancy tanks. Dry, red and sandy soils drain quickly, which suits soakaways, yet dolomite in parts of the district brings sinkhole risk if water leaks into the ground. Honey sucker operators serve the area from Klerksdorp, and mine contractors hire bulk tanks and portable toilets.
Typical soakaway requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a new or rebuilt soakaway for an older house whose pit has clogged or flooded
- Smallholdings and plots: a larger pit or two linked pits on a smallholding with space but heavy clay soil
- Factories, mines, sites and events: pits for site offices, depots and ablutions, sized for the number of workers
- Farms and game farms: building pits at homesteads and worker housing, kept well clear of boreholes and dams
- Restaurants, shops and offices: pits for rural shops, filling stations and restaurants that are not on a sewer
- Schools, churches and clinics: large pits for schools, clinics and churches, designed for heavy daytime use
- Estates and complexes: sizing pits for shared tanks on a complex, with a test report for the body corporate
Local tips for Klerksdorp
Common here: septic tanks and soakaways on holdings, conservancy tanks for mine housing. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask for leak-tight tanks and a pressure test near dolomite or old mine ground. Help usually comes from honey sucker operators and tank suppliers in Klerksdorp.
Soakaways usually means dig a pit, fill it with stone or fit chambers, for 2 to 3 m across, 1.5 to 2.5 m deep, check yearly, lasts 15 to 25 years. Ground in the area: sandy soil drains fast, but dolomite pockets make leaking tanks a sinkhole risk.
What to include in your request
- Number of people using the system and the tank size in litres
- Whether this is a new soakaway or a repair of an old one
- Soil type and whether a percolation test has been done
- Distance to buildings, boreholes, streams and boundaries
- Stone pit, rubble pit or chamber, if you have a preference
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Klerksdorp and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Klerksdorp and surrounding areas, including Stilfontein, Orkney, Jouberton, Alabama, Kanana, Hartbeesfontein, Flamwood. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.