We are the official Water Rhapsody franchise for the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. But if you’re further out… we’ll come to you ! Our aim is to provide the greater Cape Town area with easy to use, cost effective water conservation devices and solutions. From basic rainwater tanks to full scale rainwater harvesting solutions, from grey water irrigation systems to pool backwash water re-use, our water conservation products cover [... read more]
The City of Cape Town has admitted it needs a new plan for the usage of water in the city. Cape Town’s water supply is stressed and water conservation is becoming increasingly important. As the article below explains, we should all be saving water as there is not enough for everyone. Rainwater harvesting with water tanks and grey water reuse are fantastic ways to ease the burden laid out below. [... read more]
Here at Water Solutions, and more widely through our parent company, Water Rhapsody, we have been saying for a number of years that more needs to be done about Cape Town’s deteriorating water infrastructure and water conservation. By saving water through grey water reuse and rainwater harvesting we can help alleviate the problems facing Cape Town (and South Africa as a whole), by minimising the amount of water being sent [... read more]
Less than one month ago, our esteemed Minister in the department of water affairs told us that water price hikes were not on the cards: “I want to allay the fears of South Africans that there is not in the near future a possibility of a hike. It’s not in the pipeline,” she told a media briefing at Parliament. Seems pretty clear right ? Think again… Last week, Mayco member [... read more]
An open letter to the Cape Times and South African Minister of Water Affairs written by legendary Cape Town water conservationist Jeremy Taylor. This is a must read for anyone living in SA, whether you’re worried about our water status or not.
I had an opportunity to chat to A’isha Mouneinme on Cape Town based community radio station The Voice of the Cape on Monday afternoon. We spoke about water conservation, why we should all be saving water and how each of us can do so in our homes with some water saving tips. Of course, no domestic water conservation discussion would be complete without an overview of the Water Rhapsody award [... read more]
Yesterday Water Solutions reported on the burst water mains in Cape Town with a first hand account from me !!! Today we have a follow up from the City of Cape Town, appologising for the water outage. While we don’t appear to be taking enough pro-active steps around water conservation and getting people to do their own rainwater harvesting into water tanks, the City sure is on the ball re [... read more]
Well it’s not exactly the type of water outage we’ve been discussing here on the Water Solutions website, but it sure was an interesting taste of the things to come. Picture it… you wake up on Saturday morning, ready to start the day with your usual cup of coffee and a shower. You head to the kitchen to fill the kettle, turn on the tap and… NOTHING ! “That’s weird” [... read more]
Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year, South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm, making it the worlds 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, and its products can save up to 90% of your municipal water bill.
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