South Africa has the distinction of being one of only twelve countries in the world where it is safe to drink our tap water. [...]
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Concrete patches on the canals snaking through Nico Greeff’s vineyards betray constant repairs to an outmoded irrigation system that’s the lifeblood of farming in South Africa’s arid west. “The water infrastructure is about 60 years old and the lifespan of a surfaced canal is about 40 years,” Greeff, 55, said on his farm near Vredendal, [...] This water would then be released into the Vaal, diluted with clean water from the Lesotho Highlands Project to minimise the harmful impact [...] As demand for water is growing rapidly and most cities are facing a water crisis, rainwater harvesting should be made mandatory across the country. [...] The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation [...] There are growing fears that by 2025, half of the world’s population will not have sufficient water supplies to meet its needs. [...] Marseille – A global meeting on water opened in France on Monday with demands to provide billions of poor people with clean water and decent sanitation and address the spiralling demands of the future. “The challenges are huge and the problems are deep-rooted,” French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said as he opened the sixth World [...] Sir / Madam Future water supplies lie in demand management. The article “Consumers set to pay the price as city seeks solutions to water crisis” Cape Times 19 December 2011 refers. Melanie Gosling in her usual eloquent and environmentally friendly way has provided the bare facts as to how bad supply management of water has [...] Wind and solar photovoltaics require no water to generate electricity. Conserving energy and becoming more energy efficient doesn’t require a drop. [...] Acid mine drainage is highly acidic water, usually containing high concentrations of metals, sulphides and salts because of mining activity [...] |
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