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]

So after months of waiting we finally have the dreaded Green Drop report, and unfortunately it’s what we expected. It found that more than 75% of South Africa’s sewage treatment plants are not up to standard. Of the 852 waste water treatment plants, 403 weren’t even good enough to be assessed! Of the remainder, only 203 scored better than 50%. Of the 403 that weren’t assessed, the report highlighted municipal [... 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.

South Africa’s Minister in the Department of Water Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, on Tuesday ruled out any increase in water tariffs in the near future, but indicated her department is massively under-funded.

In South Africa, water conservation is not high enough up on the list of priorities, but we have always been fortunate to have incredible water quality. Confirming this fact, South Africa’s Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, has given the thumbs up to our tap water in all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities. Releasing the World Cup 2010 “Host Cities Drinking Water Quality Management Audit Report” last [... read more]

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]

Water Conservation in the home and bathroom is easy if you put a little thought into it and change any bad habits. Here are a few free and simple tips from Water Solutions to get you going on your saving water mission: Taking a shower uses much less water than filling the bathtub. Get into the habit of taking short showers and get family members to do the same. To [... 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]