This is abslolutely amazing! The end of drought with water filling the rivers and dams. Just imagine.
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Eskom has teamed up with Algoa FM, the Department of Water Affairs and local municipalities to encourage the South African public to save energy and water through a campaign at beaches this December called Shower Sense. Water and electricity are two of the most valuable resources and we all have a responsibility to adjust our lifestyles [...] HOW easily we make unqualified assumptions – people still buying portapools when there are water restrictions in place (“Uncaring still buy pools”, The Herald, December 21). A portapool is probably the most affordable and efficient means of harvesting runoff rainwater from our roofs. What a pleasure to fill the pool with free, sparkling clean and untreated [...] The Knysna Municipality is a step ahead of other coastal towns in the Southern Cape that are currently experiencing the worst drought recorded in 132 years. The completion of a desalination plant is contributing greatly in the battle to produce enough water for household use. On a daily basis, the plant purifies 1.5 mega litres [...] The Water and Environmental Affairs Department has extended water restrictions to farmers in the Mopani and some parts of the Vhembe district in Limpopo. This is due to acute water shortages and drought conditions in the area. The Nsami and Middle-Letaba dams in Mopani are virtually empty. Department deputy director in the province Hangwani Mabada [...] Southern Cape residents should brace themselves as more water restrictions are on the cards. The Water Affairs Department said on Tuesday it planned to increase the daily limit by up to 60 percent for farmers, while domestic users could expect water restriction hikes of between 30 and 40 percent. The region is in the grips of the [...] With Garden Route towns in the grip of the worst drought in 132 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given permission for local municipalities from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay to push up the price of water as an emergency measure to curb demand. In some towns the price of water is to double – as will [...] The government on Monday repeated a warning that it will crack down hard on illegal water users and polluters. Opening a provincial water indaba in the Western Cape, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica promised firm action against offenders. “We are strengthening our regulatory focus, and I must warn everyone that we are not going to [...] The George Municipality took a question from a former resident to heart by investigating the possibility of cloud seeding to induce rain to alleviate the drought, but according to experts it might not be the best idea for the beleaguered Southern Cape because there have not been enough studies on the matter in the area. The [...] Ryan Crossman, Water Rhapsody’s Gauteng master franchise has recently installed a number of new look Rain Runners. The Rain Runner is an integral part of a sustainable rain water harvesting system. It is basically a self cleaning filter box that accepts rain from your roof and directs it into a 40 mm ring [...] |
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