Tag Archives: Rainwater Harvesting

Go Green in 4 Weeks!

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

Week 2 Day 8: Collect it. Set large containers outside to collect rainwater.  (Purchase Jojo tanks from Water Rhapsody and let us install it for you!) This water can be used to hydrate your garden plants and be used to wash outdoor furniture, wash your car etc. Day 9: Share it. If you prepare more food for supper than you can consume, feel free to share it or have it for lunch the next day. Sharing meals keeps great food in tummies and out of landfills. Day 10: Donate it. Instead of throwing away old clothes, electronics or home wares, donate them to your local charity organisation or church. Of you k for a receipt, you can count the deduction when you do your income tax. Day 11: Return it. Buying biodegradable items means that when you throw it away, it will decompose. The decomposition process returns materials back to the earth. Day 12: Fix it. If you have a pair of pants that are in need of then loving care, try mending them before getting rid of them. Most dry cleaners have tailors onsite. It will be much cheaper to repair them than to replace them. Day 13: Switch … Continue reading →

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Kouga Dam Yesterday

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Ansie

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

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Water Costs in Nelson Mandela Metro

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

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

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Water Tank Special!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Ansie

These Jojo tank prices are valid until the end of August 2011, only on the 2500l and 5000l (VAT and Delivery included), the other prices remain the same: 2500l = R1650 5000l = R2785 Contact us for your tank orders as soon as possible. Visit our Water Tank Page for colors available. More rain might be coming our way. Be prepared. Let us do the installation for you. For a free quote on our Rainwater Harvesting System, let us know through the Contact Form.

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Rain Fall figures as on 05 July 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Ansie

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

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NMBM Don’t waste now!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ansie

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 →

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Kouga dam is full!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by admin

Pictures of the Kouga dam on 12 June 2011.

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Latest Rainfall figures as on 10 June 2011

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

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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JoJo Water Tank Prices

Posted on June 2, 2011 by admin

JoJo Water Tank Special: 2500l – R1795 5000l – R2995   Includes VAT and delivery in the NMB area. Click here for available Colours

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