There is an undeniable romanticism involved when it comes to harvesting your own rainwater. The thought of watching it rain, knowing that you aren’t letting that precious resource go to waste. Knowing you are doing your bit to alleviate flooding. And of course knowing that if water restrictions or outages come into play… You’re sorted ! Water tanks are easy enough to buy, and while tricky to get over the [... read more]
So you’re asking yourself, why save water? And why use the Water Rhapsody Conservation Systems to do it? Well, here are 31 good reasons for you to concider….
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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]
There are many things that can be done to save water in the home or office, and they all start with you…
Click on the heading to see Water Solutions’ Top 41 ways to improve your water conservation efforts.
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]
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]