Desalination plant in drought stricken Plettenberg Bay

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:13:13 +0000

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 said it has managed to cut water usage by 40 percent since the drought set in.

He said tenders for the plant have already been advertised.

“We hope to finalise the tenders by the middle of June and have the plant completed by the end of October.”

Interesting Facts about Water

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:56:05 +0000

Water is the most common substance found on earth.
Water is the only substance found naturally in three forms: solid, liquid, and gas.
Eighty percent of the earth’s surface is water.
Ninety-seven percent of the earth’s water is saltwater in oceans and seas. Of the 3% that is freshwater, only 1% is available for drinking – the remaining 2% is frozen in the polar ice caps.
Water serves as nature’s thermometer, helping to regulate the earth’s temperature.
Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
A water molecule stays in the ocean for 98 years, in ice for 20 months,
in lakes and rivers for 2 weeks,
and in the atmosphere for less than 7 days
Water makes up 80% of an earthworm, 70% of a chicken, and 70% of an elephant
Water makes up 90% of a tomato, 80% of pineapples and corn, and 70% of a tree.
Water makes up almost two-thirds of the human body, and seventy percent of the brain.

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Desalination plant in drought stricken Plettenberg Bay

Interesting Facts about Water