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: Nelson Mandela Metropole
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
Water Costs in Nelson Mandela Metro
Residential consumers should be aware of the fact that water charges are calculated based on daily average consumption. The July and August reading dates for your meter appear on you July statement; alternatively a copy of your statement is obtainable at your nearest Customer Care Centre. Residents are currently paying R8.27 daily for the first 500 litres use. For 300 litres more, you pay R16.73. If you use 800 litres more, you pay R33.45. Next moth the tariffs are as follows: For the first 800 litres used daily, you pay R6.60. For the next 800 litres you pay R8.27 and for the next 1000 litres you pay R9.82. For more than this you pay R16.73 per 1000 litres. For more info, contact the Customer Care Helpline on 041 – 506 5555 or email customercare@mandelametro.gov.za – Port Elizabeth Express, 3 Aug’11
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
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
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
Latest Rainfall Figures in Eastern Cape
EASTERN CAPE 03 July 2011 CAPE ST FRANCIS 28 FLOWER RESERVE 10 JOUBERTINA AWS 01 NGQURA (COEGA) 03 PORT ELIZABETH 11 THIRD AVENUE DIP 26 TSITSIKAMMA 15
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
Latest Rainfall Figures in the Eastern Cape
Most of the Eastern Cape has received good rain again from the 7th of May 2011. Visit our Dam Level page. Water Rhapsody’s customers are delighted as their water tanks are overflowing with good quality rain water. They will not use or pay for municipal water for some time to come. 08:00, 09 June 2011 Previous 24hrs Last 24hrs Total last 48hrs Port Elizabeth 42mm 24mm 66 mm Swartkops 58mm 72mm 130mm Coega 47mm 54mm 101mm Uitenhage 28mm 87mm 115mm East London 34mm 29mm 63mm Graaf Reinett 0mm 24mm 24mm Grahamstown 8mm 24mm 32mm Addo 8mm 37 mm 45mm Somerset East 10mm 23mm 33mm Steynsburg 13mm 48mm 61mm Cp St Francis 61mm 31mm 92mm CATCHMENT AREA Joubertina 13mm 26mm 39mm Kareedouw 50mm 45mm 95mm Humansdorp 28mm 46mm 74mm Patensie 21mm 63mm 84mm Rainfall Figures at some of the dams: Impofu Dam 98mm Churchill Dam 68mm Loeri Dam 43mm
JoJo Water Tank Prices
JoJo Water Tank Special: 2500l – R1795 5000l – R2995 Includes VAT and delivery in the NMB area. Click here for available Colours
Storm activity over Nelson Mandela Bay area
31 May 2011, 8:17
Posted in Rainwater Harvesting, Water Tanks
Tagged Drought, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Port Elizabeth, Rain fall
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