Water leak SMS hotlineSMS leak location to 31373 with your name. | At schools,the largest water users are typically toilets. This is as the toilets are constantly being flushed by the numerous students that attend classes. Due to the large volumes of traffic,even just a small repeated single use reduction amounts to a significant saving at month end. [...] Cape Town is turning to greywater systems to reduce their potable water consumption as a result of growing interest in water savings and concerns over the long-term effects of droughts or water price increase. [...] When gardeners obey the cardinal rule for using greywater (Greywater is not to be stored) then using greywater for irrigation is perfect for organic vegetable gardening as long as organic soaps and cleaners are used. [...] By investing in a home greywater and / or a rainwater harvesting system you could save as much as 90% on your municipal water bill. [...] Here are some things to consider using less of in the coming year:[...] We urge residents to…immediately stop with irrigating of gardens and also to try and save water and be conservative with water,[...] Climate forecasts do not bode well for the Western Cape’s water supply. The region is likely to become warmer and drier with reduced water in the rivers. [...] At the start of December it is unusual for a borehole to have run dry,or is it? It has already happened to one Bergvliet property that I know of. After receiving a distressed message for a Bergvliet resident that her borehole had run dry she was wanting to know what her options were. It [...] It is only a matter of time before boreholes and wellpoints start drying up and force homeowner to search for alternative sources of water. [...] They know by irrigating their lawns and gardens with greywater they are seen as being environmentally friendly.. [...] | 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 |