The Garden Route drought is far from over,especially for towns being fed from the Wolwedans dam ( Mossel Bay ). The decision has been taken by the Mossel Bay Municipality to spend in excess of R140m to create a seawater desalination plant,to produce an additional 5 mega litres of water a day. [...]
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19 June 2010 By 2012,Cape Town will be out of water. Over the past years,every six to seven years there has been a drought cycle in Cape Town. The last time Cape Town was in drought was during 2004. As early as 1995 Professor Bryan Davies then Head of the fresh Water [...] It’s not often that one can say the grass will be greener on the other side,but with a grey water re-use system,your grass will always be greener on the other side…Grey Water (used bath / shower / laundry water) are available to all of us and it’s free. You’ve already paid [...] Rainwater Harvesting has been around for centuries! As water around the world are fast becoming the most scares resource,households around the world have very little option BUT to start harvesting rainwater. This is a sustainable,long term solution to ensure we put rainwater to good use. Here’s how to do it. [...] Cape Town's Steenbras Dam Despite the global recession and South Africa’s negative press recently,373 000 football fans are still expected here for the World Cup. Due to the below average Western Cape monthly rainfall,4 of the major dams supplying Cape Town,are on average 3% lower compared to this time last [...] The graph below compares the latest rainfall statistics for the Western Cape. The last two months has been below average rainfall. As a result,the Western Cape’s dams are at lower levels than last year. Compared to the last 4 years,09/10 period has been the lowest. Unfortunately there are NO more rivers in [...] Greywater (also known as grey water / gray water) gets its name from its cloudy appearance and from its status as being neither fresh (white water from groundwater or potable water),nor polluted (sewage). Greywater is wastewater generated from domestic activities such as laundry,shower / bathing and hand basin,which can be recycled [...] |    Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the worlds 30th driest country. Water Rhapsody,with 15 years experience in water conservation,is number 1 in South Africa in Grey water recycling systems and Rainwater harvesting systems. | ||
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