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Overseas visitors can drink Johannesburg’s water without fear because it is clean and safe,Johannesburg Water said last week. “We can say that residents and visitors to the city of Johannesburg needn’t fear about the quality of water supply to city,”the utility’s laboratory support manager Russel Rimmer said. Speaking at a briefing on the Continue reading Johannesburg water safe to drink THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s George campus has established a Sustainable Campus Project that aims to gather data on sustainable living compared to conventional households. The George campus,known for its positive response to addressing energy and waste management on site,launched the Green Campus Initiative,of which the Sustainable Campus Project forms part,to Continue reading Sustainable Living aim of Campus Research One of the city’s newest attractions,a floating vessel shaped like a ball which was built by deaf Khayelitsha residents,has won the most innovative product award at the 2010 SA Boating Awards. The Whisper Ball is a boat shaped like a ball which floats on the water powered by an eco-friendly electrical engine. It Continue reading Whisper Ball,is it a soccer ball or a boat? When it comes to water in Rajasthan,you don’t take any chances —you guard it with your life. Well,not quite,but villagers in areas where water scarcity has reached alarming proportions now think nothing of forking out anything between Rs 100 and Rs 200 a day to hire private security guards to keep Continue reading Security Guards hired to protect your water! THE Water Affairs Department is planning seven new bulk water projects to be completed in the next three years. Though no price has yet been put on the projects,Minister Buyelwa Sonjica told a media conference in Parliament that,ideally,her budget should be more than R100 billion over the three years. As it is, Continue reading Seven water projects in the pipeline Installing a domestic Solar water heater has become cheaper,thanks to Eskom subsidy. Eskom has announced that,subject to certain conditions,it will substantially increase subsidies through a 15-30% rebate for the installation of approved solar heaters. This brings the previous rebate figure of R4900 to a new maximum of just over R12 000. A Continue reading New Solar Water Heating Rebate Water your garden before 10:00 in the morning,or after 16:oo in the afternoon,this eliminates a lot of evaporation. Collect grey water from your bath,sinks and laundry and use these for irrigating your garden. You can invest in professionally installed and fully automated grey water recycling system for this purpose. Schedule your garden Continue reading Quick Water Saving Tips in your Garden! Cape Town –Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica has given tap water in all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities a clean bill of health. Releasing the 2010 Host Cities Drinking Water Quality Management Audit Report on Wednesday,Sonjica said the world can rest assured that tap water in all host cities Continue reading Tap Water is Safe to drink in all Host Cities during FIFA World Cup Football A pilot project to test whether reusing grey water is feasible began about a year ago. Fourteen homes have reuse systems installed,and the city Guelph - Canada,would like another 16 homeowners to sign on. Ben Polley is convinced. The home builder installed a grey water system last year in the Manitoba Street heritage Continue reading Grey Water Systems reduce water use by 30% BUY local,cook local,travel local,think local and long- term. Don’t waste. This is the message for an environmentally friendly Christmas Local versus further afield – at worst overseas – is all about cutting carbon emissions,Pierre- Louis Lemercier of the Renewable Energy Centre in Greenshields Park explained. The further the distance,the worse Continue reading The key to an eco-friendly festive season,think Local! |  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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