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]
While we wait for the Green Drop report, things are getting worse. John Scott from IOL paints a pretty disgusting picture with his pen in this article. Click on the heading for more… but always remember, there are ways you can help while our municipalities sit on their hands… reuse your grey water, don’t send it to these, bursting at the seems, treatment plants.
Consulting Engineers SA (CESA) said on Thursday (4th of Feb) that due to rapid urbanisation and infrastructure constraints, intervention was required to prevent serious water shortages in Johannesburg by 2019 and South Africa as a whole by 2025.
Here at Water Solutions we’ve been saying for some time that the impending water crises in this country is going to make our Eskom problems look like a simple hicup. Anthony Turton, the CSIR researcher, who was gagged last year from presenting his findings on South Africa’s pending water crises said, “…do we wish to avert the water crisis now before it happens or are we to be content with the status quo, happy to deal with it after it has been thrust upon us, like the electricity crisis was?”
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.
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