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Save water Western Cape authorities say they fear Ladismith may experience a drought if its local dam doesn’t fill up soon. Following unusually low rainfall in the area in recent years, the Jan F Le Grange dam is unable to sustain the town. Officials say a crack in the dam wall has exacerbated the […] Fed up with waiting for service delivery, the middle class is stepping up. Do you want things to be done, and done properly, in 2015? Then do it yourself. Behave as if government is not going to deliver any services, and if it does, see that as a bonus. The poor management and planning, deployment […] By using a water tank to store a possible combination of rainwater or municipal water, many of the issues experienced by those without out water could be avoided […] It is recommended rainwater be stored in tanks and then sent back into the home, to be used for baths, showers, laundry and toilet flushing. […] South Africa has been financing domestic rainwater harvesting tanks in informal low-income settlements and rural areas in five of that nation’s nine provinces […] Generally, 40 to 60% of household water is used for non-essential purposes, such as watering gardens and filling swimming pools. To save water, it is best to know how much water you are using, where you are using it, and where you could use it more efficiently. The Excel spreadsheet shows typical water use patterns […] While controversy rages around President Jacob Zuma’s “fire pool” and reservoir, people in villages next door say their children often miss school because of the water problems. […] The Mpumalanga province’s water woes are expected to be exacerbated if it doesn’t rain soon […] Durban – Two of South Africa’s largest lakes – Sibaya and St Lucia – are being hammered by a combination of drought and the growing water demands of the timber industry and local people. This is the warning from scientists attending the national Groundwater Conference in Durban. They say the surface level of Lake Sibaya, […] A total of 480 980 000 kilolitres of water – the equivalent of 2.5 Hartbeespoort dams or 192 392 Olympic size swimming pools – were lost. […] |
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