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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Eastern Cape: Extremely Uncomfortable; Heat Wave
According to Weather SA: www.weathersa.co.za Updated: 16/01/2012 16:02:30 Warning: Take action Subject: Extremely uncomfortable; Heat Wave Detail: Valid for 17 to 19/01/2012: Warning: 1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the western and southern parts until Thursday. 2. Extremely uncomfortable, humid conditions will be experienced over the western and southern interior until Thursday. With this heat wave in mind, it will be difficult to keep your lawn from looking like this: The alternative for using your precious municipal water to water your garden, you might consider having the Water Rhapsody’s grey water system installed, namely Garden Rhapsody. In which case the Garden Rhapsody collects all your grey water, from your baths, showers, hand basins and laundry. The grey water sprays out onto your lawn or where you’ve directed it via hosepipe to spray. Imagine the feeling of watering your garden while taking a shower…. If you harvest rainwater through the Water Rhapsody Grand Opus, you will be making use of your own rainwater in your shower, your lawn will be watered with that same water. Shouldn’t everybody be heading this way? Have us visiting your premises for a free no-obligation quotation to install these systems. Contact … Continue reading
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Tagged Dry Lawn, Eastern Cape Weather, Garden Irrigation, Garden Rhapsody, going green, Grey Water Recycling, Greywater re-use, Heat Wave, JoJo Tanks, Natural Resources, Nelson Mandela Bay Weather, Rain fall, Save Garden, Water Rhapsody, Water tips
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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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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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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
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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Latest Rainfall figures as on 10 June 2011
Eastern Cape Rainfall figures for the last 24 hours ending at 08:00 on 9 June 2011 as supplied by Weather SA: ADDO ELEPHANT PARK 37 ALIWAL-NORTH PLAATKOP 09 BARKLY-OOS (CAERLEON) 02 BRIDLE DRIFT DAM ARS 27 BUFFELSFONTEIN 09 CAPE ST FRANCIS 31 DOHNE – AGR 14 EAST LONDON WO 29 FLOWER RESERVE ARS 33 FORT BEAUFORT 18 GRAAFF – REINET 24 GRAHAMSTOWN 24 JAMESTOWN 07 JOUBERTINA AWS 26 KLIPPLAAT ARS 24 LADY GREY – IDEAL 08 MIDDELBURG C/K – TNK 20 NAHOON DAM ARS 23 NGQURA (COEGA) 54 PATENSIE 63 PORT ALFRED – AIRPORT 56 PORT ELIZABETH AWS 23 SOMERSET EAST 23 ST ALBANS PRISON ARS 45 THIRD AVENUE DIP ARS 36 TSITSIKAMMA 32 UITENHAGE 87 UMTHATHA WO 03 WILLOWMORE 06
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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
Water Restrictions
So what about the water restrictions that are implemented in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole? About a month ago the average dam level in the NMB catchment area was at 31%. A next and final phase of water restrictions was due if it dropped to 30% and below. We have 12 months of supply left on 30%. The good rains during May and now June have boosted the level up to 47% and it should still rise after yesterday’s and today’s expected rain fall. Water restrictions were introduced at 60% and we are still well below that. The restrictions remains for now. Keep on using water sparingly and keep on installing water conservations systems.
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Tagged Dam Levels, Rain fall, Water Restrictions
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Storm activity over Nelson Mandela Bay area
31 May 2011, 8:17
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Tagged Drought, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Port Elizabeth, Rain fall
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Eastern Cape Dam Levels
Average level of major supply dams for Nelson Mandela Bay increased slightly The average level of major storage dams supplying the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality increased by 3% after good rain fell in the city’s catchment areas. On Friday the average dam level was 31,1%. The dam levels have shown an encouraging move upwards by 3% with a possibility of more from runoff after the good rainfalls over the last few days . Remember though we have not made it through the woods yet….instead of being 2 weeks away from the next phase of restrictions (before the rain) , we are about 8 weeks . However , the water situation is a long term project and the history of this area`s water supply makes it clear that we need to be vigilant at all times…..the effective use of water must always be applied , even if the dams are full !The inflow into our dams may result in a further increase of dam levels later this week. It is important to note that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is currently busy with the implementation of the R450 million upgrade of the Nooitgedacht Low level scheme to allow for an additional 70 Ml water to be … Continue reading
