Tag: Water
Could towing an iceberg to Cape Town help solve future water problems?
Every time South Africa suffers a serious drought, it doesn’t take long for someone to suggest that an iceberg should be towed from Antarctica...
City of Cape Town’s water ‘bungle’
A Cape-based water desalination company, which is completing plants in India and Saudi Arabia that will deliver 800 million litres of potable water a...
Day Zero not an option – FEDHASA Cape urges private sector to do more...
Jane Reddick of GreenCape – a non-profit organisation that drives the widespread adoption of economically viable green economy solutions in the Western Cape delivered...
Taps slow down to trickle as water rationing starts in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has rolled out Phase One of its Critical Water Shortages Disaster Plan and pre-selected suburbs can expect dry taps...
Drought and level 5 water restrictions highlights fire risks for commercial operations in W.Cape
With drought conditions deepening and the Western Cape now facing level 5 water restrictions, fire risks have increased dramatically, demanding more stringent fire risk...
Cape Town gets tough with delinquent water users
The City of Cape Town plans to install roughly 2 000 water management devices per week on properties of excessive users to force down...
City targeting those keeping Cape Town above 600 million litres
Dam storage levels are currently at 37,2%, with useable water at 27,2%. Collective consumption is at 614 million litres of water per day. This...
Preparing the water industry for the future
In order to remain fit for the future, water supply and distribution facilities need to set themselves special challenges and take future trends seriously....
Water storage in record time
With climate change threatening our water supply around the world, finding the right water storage solution is paramount to all industrial strategy; whether in...
How smart meters can save water in drought ridden Cape Town
The water crisis in South Africa’s Western Cape is cause for grave concern. Authorities are desperately trying to find new water sources, due to consumption not...
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