Water leak SMS hotlineSMS leak location to 31373 with your name. | If urgent steps are not taken,South Africa will run out of water for future economic growth within the next five years. This is among several alarming expert opinions contained in the second edition of “The Environmental Handbook:A Guide to Green Business in South Africa”,launched in Cape Town this week. In a guest [...] The rapid growing awareness of “green”issues around Cape Town has given rise to hopeful “experts”are entering the water conservation scene. They seem to be crawling out from the woodwork but this is not the first nor do I think this will be the last time hopeful entrepreneurs will be entering the market. Six [...] Yesterday I spoke to a young woman who was already fearing her next water bill because as she said,“It’s only the start of August and I’ve been needing to water my garden for 2 weeks.”This is not the first statement on this matter that I’ve heard in that past few weeks. Another comment [...] Do you know that by installing a rainwater tank you will be taking a very decisive eco-friendly step towards solving our water scarcity issues? Not only that but when you store rainwater you save the energy required to treat and pump fresh water to your house. Instead of having your municipal fresh water pumped to [...] A question that is frequently asked of us when we are called to quote on a greywater irrigation systems is,“Will soapy water damage my plants?” Like in all areas of life there are ways to misuse everything and grey water is no exception. When grey water is filtered properly and used correctly,grey water [...] Johannesburg — WHILE SA faced water supply constraints and suffered from rainfall that was less than half the world average,it was not alone in having to manage water supply issues,experts said last week. Although SA faced a supply deficit of 6% by 2013 and 11% by 2019,it was 10 years too late [...] MTN unveiled its multi-million rand tri-generation plant to power its entire headquarters in Fairlands,Johannesburg,yesterday. MTN "green"initiative The plant,the first of its kind in Africa,was built on the premises and cost R22million. It is a two-megawatt-power generation plant that uses methane to produce electricity. The unveiling was attended by Deputy [...] "Solar Energy is Now the Better Buy"after reaching a "Historic Crossover" The costs for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have fallen steadily while construction costs for new nuclear power plants have been rising over the past decade,which now makes electricity generated from new solar installations cheaper than electricity from proposed new nuclear power [...] | Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the world's 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. Water Rhapsody a WWF Green Trust award winner can save us up to 90% of our municipal water bills.” Alje van Hoorn Office:021 715 8581 Cell:076 481 3330 Email:alje@capewatersolutions.co.za |