Water leak SMS hotlineSMS leak location to 31373 with your name. | Joburg roads are starting to crumble because of the rising water table. Underground water is seeping through the roads and causing huge sinkholes and flooding into neighbouring properties. Acid mine water flooding Johannesburg Affected residents are facing costs of thousands of rand to install special drainage systems because the Joburg Roads Agency (JRA) [...] Cape Town –Cosatu warned on Thursday that it would mobilise its members for protest action if the government did not address the looming water crisis soon. [...] Over April less than half the amount of rain fell compared to the average. This confirms the the regions 7 year drought cycling. The last time Cape Town and the surrounding areas were through into a severe water shortage was 2004. [...] Municipalities have accepted that they will no longer be able to supply residence with clean fresh water in the not to distant future. [...] FOCUSING on the amount of water available to South Africans for drinking and making money,instead of its quality,was “mind-bogglingly silly”,a water expert said yesterday [...] “If the water won’t be used for irrigation,what other use could this clean water be for?”There must be something better than sending it down the stormwater pipe. [...] South African cities need to prepare for rapidly increasing oil prices,unpredictable rainfall patterns and fresh water demand [...] “Have you ever had the opportunity to watch your kids stare out the window after a bath and watch as their bath water gently sprays out onto the garden? To them this is a moment of utter amazement.”[...] People say there is no water in this town. What is this? [...] Cape Town’s water and sanitation tariffs are to increase by 8.28%. The first 6 kilolitres remains free and charges there after are calculated in incrementally. [...] | 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 |