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: Drought
Rainfall in Eastern Cape
Daily Rainfall over South Africa to the nearest mm Preliminary 24-hour rainfall data ending at 08:00 on the 2010-04-01 Rainfall in whole mm EASTERN CAPE ALIWAL-NORTH PLAATKOP 10 CAPE ST FRANCIS 04 EAST LONDON WO 10 ELLIOT 08 JAMESTOWN 08 JOUBERTINA AWS 01 LADY GREY – IDEAL 04 NGQURA (COEGA) 01 PATENSIE 06 PORT ALFRED – AIRPORT 02 PORT ELIZABETH WO 10 THIRD AVENUE DIP ARS 20 TSITSIKAMMA 06 UITENHAGE 02 Ten-Day Rainfall totals in whole mm Preliminary Ten Day rainfall data for period ending 08:00 on 2010-04-01
Nelson Mandela Bay declared a drought disaster area!
NELSON Mandela Bay was declared a drought disaster area yesterday, allowing the city to apply for R1.6-billion in emergency funding to tackle the crisis. As supply dam levels continued to fall to just 36% of capacity and warnings were sounded that Port Elizabeth’s western suburbs and inner city could run out of water by October, the council acted to pave the way for a raft of emergency measures. Included are: A desalination plant that will cost R750-million. The fast-tracking of the Nooitgedacht Dam low level scheme that will cost R650-million. It will take about 18 months and augment the supply by 100 to 120 megalitres a day. Groundwater schemes that will cost R100000. Repairs at schools and water loss detection that will require a budget of R80-million. The city was declared a local disaster area in terms of the Disaster Management Act and will be approaching the government and the provincial administration for funds.
Posted in Water Conservation
Tagged Drought, drought disaster area, Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, Rain fall, Saving water, Water shortage
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