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The Bitou Municipality has put out a tender for the construction of a desalination plant. The Water Affairs Department and the municipality have signed an agreement for the release of R20,000,000 to construct the plant in drought-stricken Plettenberg Bay. A similar plant opened in Sedgefield near Knysna a few months ago. The municipality’s Henry Geldenhuys Continue reading Desalination plant in drought stricken Plettenberg Bay According to the Green Drop report,compiled by the water affairs ministry,only 45 percent of waste-water systems assessed scored more than 50 percent. This means sewage is not being adequately treated in most of SA’s 850 treatment works. Insufficiently treated water is discharged into local river systems,affecting downstream users such as farmers and Continue reading Degrading ecosystems due to poor sewage works South Africa is heading for a water deficit of between 17 percent and 30 percent in 2030 –and needs to invest R2.8 billion per year to prevent shortages,according to a global water report. Its best-case scenario it projects a water shortfall in two decades of 2.9 billion cubic meters,rising to 3.8 billion Continue reading We can generate energy but not water! The Western Cape is facing its first “full-scale disaster”as a severe drought shows signs of worsening in the Eden District in the southern Cape. Local government MEC Anton Bredell told journalists in Cape Town on Wednesday that the province has recommended the district be declared a disaster area. “We are facing a big disaster,” Continue reading Cape facing drought Disaster |  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. Water Rhapsody,a WWF Green Trust award winner,can save you up to 90% of your municipal water bills!   |
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