Rainwater Harvesting
It is now viable to harvest rainwater for your whole household. This includes rainwater harvesting, storing and pumping rainwater for bathing, showering, toilet flushing, pool, laundry and irrigation. Rainwater harvesting together with other Water Rhapsody products can save up to 90% of your water bill.
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Tag Archives: Dam Levels
Nedbank to invest in Critical Water Catchment areas..
We as Water Rhapsody EC take our hats of to Nedbank for investing 9 million rand into South Africa’s critical water catchment areas. In their statement released 29th August’11, the investment entails funding of the removal of alien invasive species, like Black Wattle trees. This will release approximately 550 000 kiloliter per year back into some of SA’s high priority catchment areas under which the Kouga in the Eastern Cape. This inisiative result in the improvement in the water quality. It will surely establish a platform for job creation and it will also contribute towards altering climate change. Nedbank put it’s money where it’s mouth is; they have had a 17% reduction in their own water consumpion. Now they are also encouraging other corporates to take a stand and take a role in putting conservation and contribution towards it, on the map. Go to the link below to read all about Nedbank’s Water Stewardship Programme: http://www.nedbank.co.za/website/content/watersteward_programme/index.asp To quote Nedbank: “It’s only a water shortage if we do nothing to change it.”
Posted in Climate Change, Dam Levels, Go Green, Water Conservation, Water Tanks
Tagged Critical water catchment areas, Dam Levels, drought disaster area, Kouga in the Eastern Cape, Nedbank, Nedbank Invest, The Green Trust, Water Conservation, Water quality, Water Rhapsody, Water tanks, Water usage, Working for Water Programme, WWF South Africa, WWF’s Biodiversity Unit
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Kouga Dam Yesterday
Morning ! Just want to share this beautiful picture of Kouga Dam with you from yesterday, what a amazing site !!! Regards Victor It truly is! Thank you for sharing this with us Victor. -Water Rhapsody Eastern Cape
Nelson Mandela Bay Dams are now all full!
All the supply dams to the Nelson Mandela Bay are now overflowing. The Impofu Dam was the last dam to reach the 100% capacity mark. The last time all the dams overflowed at the same time was in June 2007. Last year this time the combined capacity was 33.7% This could mean that the water restrictions be totally lifted. The Department of Water Affairs said it would lift the restrictions when the combined capacity of the Impofu and Churchill dams reach a combined capacity of 85%. Does this means that the scarcity of water in the metropole is something of the past? No!, warns Mr Dewalt Coetzee, director: southern operations from the department of water affairs. Full dams are not an indication of plenty of water. South Africa is a water scares country and if we waste the water now and the rains stays away again, we might be back to water restrictions within a year’s time. The long term weather forecast predicts another dry season. Lets all work together to keep on saving water. Water Rhapsody, a leader in the manufacturing and installation of water conservation systems will visit your premises and advise you on affordable and sustainable water … Continue reading
Rainfall Figures for weekend of 22-24 July
Visit our Dam Levels page for an update on the current dam levels and water restrictions situation. Port Elizabeth 46.0mm Catchment Humansdorp 106mm Jourbertina 32.8mm Patensie 67.0mm Kareedouw 55.0mm OTHER Coega 47.8mm Uitenhage 57.6mm Port Alfred 65.4mm East London 71.8mm Plettenberg Bay 52.0mm Cape st Francis 43.0mm Port St Johns 29.2mm Cradock 8.4mm Graaff-Reinet 5.4mm Grahamstown 52.6mm King Williams Town 32.2mm Queenstown 6.0mm Addo 44.8mm Willowmore 28.8mm Storms River 67.2mm George 46.0mm Port Edward 32.2mm Steytlerville 36.5mm Swartkops 57.2mm
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Tagged Dam Levels, Rain fall, Rainfall figures, Water Rhapsody
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Water Restrictions eased for Nelson Mandela Bay
The punitive water tariffs and water usage restrictions will be eased in the Nelson Mandela Bay. The water tariffs will be lifted with effect from 1 August 2011 and the decreased water usage restrictions will take effect from 25 July 2011. The tariffs under the restrictions were: R8.27 for the first 500l/day R16.73 for the next 300l/day and R33.45 for the next 800l/day R1.11 for every litre over 1600l/day The water tariffs from August 2011 will be: R6.60 for the first 800l/day R8.27 for the next 800l/day R9.82 for the next 1000l/day R16.73 per kl thereafter. There are a few reasons why the water restrictions are not totally lifted. Within the last two months the average volume of the water in the dams making up the Algoa Water Supply System has increased by 100%. What has however been of concern is the fact that the dams dedicated to the NMBM water use has not had the amount of run off as seen in the Kouga River. The Churchill Dam located on the Kromme River only started overflowing on Friday evening 15 July 2011. This is a month after the Kouga Dams was full. Also to note is the fact that … Continue reading
Restrictions remain for Metro
Despite calls from businesses and residents to drop restrictions, the municipality would not say when water restrictions would be dropped or eased. “We have not yet received any official notification from Water Affairs explaining when it will lift its restrictions,” spokesperson Kupido Baron said yesterday. Eastern Cape Water Affairs spokesperson Mandilakhe Zenzile said the department’s amended restrictions on the Bay’s water consumption were about to be gazetted and simply needed the signature of director-general Trevor Balzer. Senior water officials said 2 days ago that although the Water Affairs Department was still in process of handling proposals which would allow the Bay to use 100% of its quota from the Kouga Dam, the city could draw “as much as it likes” while the Loerie Dam overflowed.
Posted in Dam Levels, Rainwater Harvesting, safe water, Water Conservation, Water Tanks, Weather
Tagged Dam Levels, Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay Restrictions, PE Water Restrictions, Restrictions, Water Restrictions, Water tanks, Water Tariffs
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Nelson Mandela Bay Water Restrictions
Latest news on the water restrictions of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Regular Questions regarding the lifting of Water Restrictions as issued on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by Media Management Officer Kupido Baron
Rain Fall figures as on 05 July 2011
Port Elizabeth St Albumd 22mm Chetty 28mm Airport 40mm Lovemore Heights 46mm 3rd Ave Dip 47mm Riverstone Bridge 48mm Lorraine 52mm Parsons Hill 60mm Humansdorp 40mm Uitenhage 12mm East London 42mm Grahamstown 27mm Addo 19mm Somerset East 7mm Catchment: Kouga Patensie 14 mm Catchment: Impofu Joubertina 6mm Kareedouw 5mm
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Tagged Dam Levels, Port Elizabeth, Rain fall, Rainfall figures, Rainwater Harvesting
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Latest Rainfall Figures as on 26 & 27 June 2011
EASTERN CAPE 26/06 08:00 ADDO ELEPHANT PARK 02 BISHO 02 CAPE ST FRANCIS 18 FLOWER RESERVE ARS 14 GRAHAMSTOWN 07 JOUBERTINA AWS 15 NGQURA (COEGA) 06 PATENSIE 02 PORT ALFRED – AIRPORT 11 PORT ELIZABETH AWS 29 EASTERN CAPE 27/06 08:00 ADDO ELEPHANT PARK 01 BARKLY-OOS (CAERLEON) 02 BISHO 02 CAPE ST FRANCIS 13 DOHNE – AGR 01 EAST LONDON WO 03 GRAHAMSTOWN 10 JOUBERTINA AWS 08 NGQURA (COEGA) 05 PATENSIE 02 PORT ALFRED – AIRPORT 15 PORT ELIZABETH AWS 48 PORT ELIZABETH-LOVEMORE RES ARS 47 TSITSIKAMMA 10 UITENHAGE 02
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Tagged Dam Levels, Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, Rain fall, Rainfall figures, Water tanks
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NMBM Don’t waste now!
Dear All Please note though that the Metro`s main supply dams the Churchill and Impofu are the only ones that are not yet full and it is important to consider this when determining the full / partial water restrictions being retained . It is likely that some measures of curtailment will be retained in order to better secure our LONG TERM water supply . The past experiences confirm that our recent water crisis was largely as a result of the liberal usage of our water reserves . We need to make better use of and go further with our water: Re-use bath/shower water to flush toilets or water the garden with. Contact Water Rhapsody for Grey water and Multi-Flush Systems. Don`t waste , so that our water will go further . The Metro has been using an average of 233 ml. per day as against the previous 300 ml before restrictions , that is more than 20% less , which if applied before could`ve resulted in dam levels being above 40% rather than the 31% that it was a few weeks ago . Water is a long term scarce commodity and we need to treat it with care . The … Continue reading
