Rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling to reach a new level

09/07/2010

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23 Days until our official launch.


What do we do? We install rainwater harvesting solutions, greywater recycling solutions, irrigation and low-flow showerheads.


These quality products help you to reduce, re-use and recycle your water and saves you money. With recent steep increases in water and electricity prices, households need to find ways to lessen this impact on themselves. Our range of products will help households to do that.


These rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling installations also have the added effect of increasing the value of your property.
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18/05/2010

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Save water, Joburg urged

23/04/2010

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The theme of National Water Week this year is "Together we can save more water", and Johannesburg is working hard to get the message out.

Written by JeVanne Gibbs   Wednesday, 17 March 2010
JOHANNESBURG Water is celebrating National Water Week this week, and aims to educate people about and raise awareness of water conservation. The theme this year is "Together we can save more water".

Water is a precious resourceWater Week, running this year from 15 to 21 March, is celebrated annually, often to coincide with World Water Day on 22 March. It calls on residents to appreciate the value of water as a scarce natural resource.

"We are excited about this year's event as this will be the 10th year Johannesburg Water is participating to demonstrate its continuous support for this initiative by the Department of Water Affairs," said Baldwin Matsimela, Joburg Water's manager of marketing and communications.

"As part of our celebration and participation, [Joburg Water] will embark on a public education campaign across Johannesburg with the primary objective of highlighting and profiling key issues affecting the state of water and sanitation across the city."

The campaign aims to continue educating and raising awareness. This awareness is complemented by the responsibility of every resident to ensure the integrity of water resources and their efficient use.

Water was a precious, yet limited natural resource, Matsimela pointed out. Predictions from experts pointed to the fact that demand on water resources would continue to increase at a rapid pace in the coming decades. Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Asia would be affected the most.

It is against this backdrop that this year's campaign aims to ensure efficient and responsible use of water by all stakeholders from all spheres of life such as communities, commercial and other related industries. This will assist in meeting economic growth targets, not just of the city, but of the entire country by ensuring that every citizen has access to this precious resource and by catering for future generations.

Joburg Water is running education programmes during National Water Week"As the entity responsible for water and sanitation ... we have identified [certain] areas as the focal points to educate and raise awareness of water conservation," Matsimela said.

These areas include:

  • Eastbank Ultrek Community Hall in Alexandra on 15 March;
  • Orange Farm Multipurpose Centre in Orange Farm on 17 March;
  • Rabie Ridge Community Hall in Midrand on 19 March; and
  • Joubert Park in Central Johannesburg on 21 March.
"Planned activities for the week-long celebrations at the venues will include public education on water conservation; the role of Johannesburg Water in the city; distinction between Johannesburg Water and other water entities/authorities; and creating a platform to report service delivery challenges; as well as the importance of community participation in water conservation activities, to name a few."

To save water, the utility appeals to people to take note of the following tips:

  • Verify that your home has no water leaks and read your meter regularly;
  • Check for hidden leaks by closing all the taps to make sure there is no water running - then check if your meter is still running - if it's running, there is a leak;
  • Do not use running water to thaw meat or other frozen foods;
  • Turn off taps while washing your face, brushing your teeth or shaving;
  • Use a bucket rather than a hosepipe to wash your car - a garden hosepipe could use as much as 30 litres of water a minute;
  • Avoid flushing toilets unnecessarily - dispose of tissues and other waste in a rubbish bin rather than the toilet;
  • If a toilet gets stuck in the flush position causing water to run constantly, replace or adjust it immediately;
  • Never put used water down the drain when there may be another use for it such as watering the garden; and
  • Take shorter showers and replace showerheads with ultra-low-flow versions to save water.
"The quality of our tap water continues to be rated among the best in the world, and to ensure that this status is maintained, we routinely sample over 500 drinking water samples per month from various points across the city," Matsimela added.

"We remain committed to ensuring that service levels improve continuously as we strive towards providing Johannesburg, a world-class African city, with world-class water and sanitation services."



Read more: http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/4954/266/#ixzz0luhp1FpM
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