Oct 162009

Garden RhapsodyThe Water Rhapsody grey water system (gray water system)  is a quality product that has saved thousands of South Africans millions of litres of water.

When installed your grey water system will  save you 35% or more on your water bill by reusing your grey water to irrigate your garden.  Our Grey Water System eliminates the need to irrigate your garden with fresh water.

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Nov 092009

With Water Rhapsody’s rainwater harvesting system you are able to harvest thousands of litres of rainwater and then use this water in your home for everyday water needs:  Showers\baths and laundry water pipes are all connected to our rainwater harvesting system.

Harvest your Rainwater for household use

rainwater harvesting and grey water reuse can save you 90% on your fresh water bill

Here’s how we do it:  we place our Water Rhapsody ‘Rain-Runners‘ on each of your downpipes.  The ‘Rain-Runners’ filter out all large debris from the water running off your roof.  The downpipes are then connected to a ‘ring-main’ which encircles your house\office and the water is fed via gravity to the rainwater tanks.  We then pump the water back to your home/business for you to use as and when you need it.  With all the rain in Cape Town at the moment you will be able to operate completely independent of the municipal water supply for as long as the rain persists and for some time into the summer.
Mar 092010

As the world heads toward a global water shortage there are numerous plans and architectural innovations which all concerning the saving and reuse of water on a large scale.  The issue of global water scarcity has many people concerned about the ramifications of such a shortage on global economics and social life.  Here in South Africa it has been said that desalination will augment our fresh water supply by up to 30% in the year 2030 and these plans are under way elsewhere in the world.  Water Rhapsody products offer a relatively cost effective method of saving water today.

Sahara Forest Project Converts Desert into Oasis

by Jorge Chapa, 09/04/08

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Recently a trio of entrepreneurs announced an incredible solution for the world’s resource problems: turn the Sahara desert into a source for food, water, and energy. The Sahara Forest Project (.PDF) is a solution that combines seemingly disparate technologies – Concentrated solar power and Seawater Greenhouses – and turns them into a mean, green super-massive biomachine. The elegant system could potentially produce enough energy for all of Africa and Europe while turning one of the world’s most inhospitable regions into a flourishing oasis.

Mar 082010

DWINDLING DAM: The low level of the Bongolo Dam which has plunged Queenstown into a water crisis. Picture: ALAN EASON

2010/03/08  The worsening water crisis in Queenstown has reached such catastrophic levels that there is only one month left before the city’s Bongolo Dam dries up.

Queenstown businesses claimed that the dire water situation could result in lower production levels, which would ultimately lead to job cuts.

The Bongolo Dam level currently stands at a paltry 28 percent and was a last resort for Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) after Waterdown Dam, the main supplier to the city and surrounding areas, could not deliver water due to a faulty valve last week.

Mar 042010

As water conservation specialists we would like to commend the city of Cape Town for instituting such wide spread and innovative water saving measures at the new stadium in Green Point.  Although there are no plans in place for the reuse of Grey Water for toilet flushing we nevertheless appreciate the sentiment of capturing and reusing rainwater.  Now its up to ordinary citizens of Cape Town to pick up where the developers of the stadium have left off.  The standard has been set-rainwater harvesting is definitely a viable option.  Need a quote? Read on for the rationale behind these forward thinking developments.

During the conceptual design phase of the Green Point Common redevelopment, the issue of alternative water sources for irrigation of this 69 hectare open space was highlighted. In 2008, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) commissioned Arcus Gibb to undertake a feasibility study of alternative water sources for irrigation as opposed to the use of potable water, which had been used previously. The study investigated among other things desalinisation, feasibility of boreholes, greywater treatment, rainwater harvesting and the harvesting of spring water from the slopes of Table Mountain. The study concluded that the harvesting of spring water from the Oranjezicht Springs was the most cost-effective way to reduce the use of potable water for the irrigation of the Common. The spring water is not potable, and will require treatment to meet drinking water standards.

Mar 032010
The world faces a future of “water wars”, unless action is taken to prevent international water shortages and sanitation issues escalating into conflicts, according to Gareth Thomas, the International Development minister.

The minister’s warning came as a coalition of 27 international charities marked World Water Day, by writing to Gordon Brown demanding action to give fresh water to 1.1 billion people with poor supplies. “If we do not act, the reality is that water supplies may become the subject of international conflict in the years ahead,” said Mr Thomas. “We need to invest now to prevent us having to pay that price in the future.”

His department warned that two-thirds of the world’s population will live in water-stressed countries by 2025. The stark prediction comes after the Prime Minister said in his national security strategy that pressure on water was one of the factors that could help countries “tip into instability, state failure or conflict”.

The coalition of charities has appealed for a global effort to bring running water to the developing world and supply sanitation to a further 2.6 billion people. It said international action was needed to prevent competition for water destabilising communities and escalating into conflicts.

In their letter, the campaigners say: “Tackling the water and sanitation crisis is essential if the ‘Millennium Development Goal Call to Action’ is to be a success, otherwise progress on health, education and environmental sustainability will be undermined. Each year 443 million school days are lost globally to diarrhoea and 1.8 million children die unnecessarily from these diseases.

“Investing in sanitation and water brings the greatest public health gains of any single development intervention and delivers huge economic returns. The G8 would do well to heed the development history of east Asian countries that put tackling these issues at the forefront of their national development efforts.”

Our Systems provide a specifically South African product to facilitate the saving of Water at your home\business. Water Rhapsody products are designed and manufactured locally and come with a one year quality guarantee after date of installation. Travel to our Contacts page for some solid advice on how to start saving on your water bill.
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