26/02/2026
On-board wastewater treatment systems are not as common on houseboats as one would think.
During 2024 Edelstahl Bau, the manufacturer of the Pangolin Houseboat, approached Urban Green Sustainability Consultants with the opportunity to provide a solution to the challenge of treating black- and grey water on board the Pangolin Houseboat.
For Pangolin Photo Safaries it was non-negotiable that the Pangolin Houseboat be totally off-grid and environmentally sustainable with the smallest possible carbon footprint.
With the constraints of weight and space on the Pangolin Houseboat, Edelstahl Bau and Urban Green Sustainability Consultants designed four custom-made BioTECH wastewater treatment systems that were installed in the hull of the Pangolin Houseboat.
Having a wastewater treatment system installed in service ducts literally one meter away from the guests' rooms necessitated innovative solutions to noise and emissions.
After seven months of successful operation on board the Pangolin Houseboat, the four BioTECH wastewater treatment systems were serviced and prepared for the next tourism season starting mid-March.
A heartfelt thank you to Edelstahl Bau and Pangolin Photo Safaries for choosing Urban Green Sustainability Consultants as their preferred wastewater treatment service provider.
Contact Urban Green Sustainability Consultants for your wastewater treatment solutions. +264 61 300820 / +264 81 129 5759 / [email protected]