Molteno and Newlands reservoirs ready to continue providing Cape Town with safe drinking water
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate recently successfully completed cleaning the Molteno and Newlands reservoirs as part of its annual proactive water maintenance programme....
Reducing stormwater impacts in renewable energy schemes
By Jennifer Meneghelli, senior civil engineer at SRK Consulting.
RENEWABLE energy projects in South Africa are being developed at a time of equally urgent focus...
Cape Town’s total dam levels top 100%
More rain this past weekend has seen Cape Town’s dam levels reach 100,8%. Last year this time, dam levels were 75,4%. With dam levels increasing,...
New high tech trucks ready to drive sewer blockage clearing services in Cape Town
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate welcomes over 23 highly specialised trucks to its fleet to better aid water and sanitation service delivery in...
Scientists sound alarm on failing water systems
By Steve Kretzmann. Article originally published in GroundUp 23nd June 2023.
ALL four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply...
50% of SA municipalities have poor drinking water quality – Blue Drop Watch report
THE 2023 Blue Drop Watch Report has revealed that there has been a deterioration in drinking water quality since the last report was done. Presenting the...
Don’t wait, desalinate: A new approach to water purification
By Jenna Kurtzweil, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
TWO-THIRDS of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff, but water—specifically, the clean and...
Commercial and residential water storage and treatment systems
ANELIA Hough, water treatment consultant at Allmech, leading South African manufacturer of boilers and supplier of water treatment components, explains that while many industrial...
Proposed water licensing regulations place tenuous food security at further risk
Agri SA raises concerns - “…proposed regulations seek to make BBBEE the sole consideration for granting licenses,”
THE Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) recently...
What to know about dam levels and building a water-secure future
Recent heavy rains saw Cape Town’s dam levels increase drastically and currently stands at 97,1%. This is about a 30 percentage point increase since...
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