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Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:09:04 +0000

Everyday millions of people, like you, wake up and take a

hot shower before starting their day. Some take an evening bath to wind down and relax while they soak in the tub. Daughters enjoy the luxury of a long wash while attending to their locks. For young children bath time is still a game [...]

Cape Town Drought Cycle. Should Water Tanks be Mandatory?

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:01:14 +0000

Over the six past decades, there has been a drought cycle every six to seven years. The last time Cape Town was in adrought was 2004. I have watched this in Cape Town since 1965 when I can first remember the newspapers reporting the dam levels every day, and this has been the case to [...]

Fog Project boosts water supply

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:46:03 +0000

A climatologist from the University of South Africa (Unisa) has helped develop a low cost, eco-friendly system to harvest moisture from abundant mountain fog in a water-scarce region of the Eastern Cape, and communities there are already benefiting from it.

The project was successfully launched in Cabazane Village, in the [...]

S.Africa looks to sea to meet growing water demand

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:54:41 +0000

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa will increasingly use desalinated seawater to meet growing demand for drinking water in coastal towns facing the worst drought in 150 years, the country’s water minister said on Thursday.

South Africa is a water-scarce country with an average rainfall of 450 millimetres — compared [...]