International South Africa's Water Crisis: Taps Have Run Dry Across Johannesburg

They can’t feed or provide water for themselves but they sure can keep fucking.
 
Its time for Desalination to be rolled out and used.
 
I guess the drought has been going on for three to four years. It seems like people all over the world, should start taking their water supply way more serious.

I know some here will try and make it a race issue, we already can see that. That's kind of shitty that people will look for any reason to do so. It looks like many people may need to relocate if this is going to be a long term problem as projected. If they fear they will see more droughts than wet years.

what about not creating city in a desert?
 
That totally sucks, because water recycling is a much more viable, efficient, and cheaper than desalination.

The Craigie treatment plant in Perth is modeled after the system we have in Orange County, so I'm hoping that one will be more successful.

I'm guessing all the facilities that "had issues" with odors/tastes/visuals probably only went as far as Step 2 in the 3-Step filtration process as shown in this vid:





The S.A government might want to look at the water-recycling route in the future. For the same cost to build those three desalination plants that could produce 16 million liters of drinking water from the sea, you would be able to build a water recycling plant that could produce 211 million liters straight from your current water supply.

It takes a lot less electricity to filter impurities from fresh water than to turn sea water into fresh water. The math might be a little different in each country, but on average a water-recycling plant is able to produce twice as much water at one-third the operation cost of a desalination plant.


Hard to recycle water when there is no water in the first place, which seems what its happening in Cape Town.

Sad state of affairs.
 
Hard to recycle water when there is no water in the first place, which seems what its happening in Cape Town.

Sad state of affairs.

They're still using 600 million liters a day even in this multi-year drought.

The government has been trying to bring that under 500 million to prolong the supply a bit longer in hope for rain, but so far not so good.

That's a lot of water to recycle, but currently going to waste.

Its time for Desalination to be rolled out and used.

It's time for Reading to be rolled out and used.
 
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Cape Town Mayor De Lille tours CT drilling site amid water crisis
Pressure is ramping up for city bosses to find alternative water resources amid the worst drought to grip the Western Cape in a century.

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CAPE TOWN - Mayor Patricia de Lille on Thursday toured a drilling site, one of Cape Town’s three main aquifers.

Ever-dropping dam levels have forced authorities to find water elsewhere.

De Lille has confirmed the dams are below 30%.

“Capetonians still use 587 million litres of water per day. There are many people who aren't adhering to the 87 litres of water per day. That is adding up and because of that, day zero has now been moved.”

Day zero - which is the day the taps will run dry - is now 22 April.

With day zero closer, the pressure is ramping up for city bosses to find alternative water resources amid the worst drought to grip the Western Cape in a century.

From desalination plants to extracting water from boreholes and aquifers - like the one being drilled in Mitchells Plain - every option is being explored.



Cape Town's three aquifers are expected to yield an additional 150 million litres a day.

In a desperate attempt to avoid turning off the taps, the city is working around the clock. The drilling and construction started at Mitchells Plain on Wednesday and will begin soon at the Atlantis and Table Mountain management aquifers.

Repeated warnings to consumers to save water appear to be having little impact. Many Cape Town residents are still not adhering to the 87 litres of water per person per day rule.

Water restrictions have also been heightened. Level 6 water restrictions follows the directive by the national Department of Water and Sanitation.

It means excessive usage for domestic properties is now classified as being in excess of 10,500 litres per month. Households which consume more than 10,500 litres per month could have a water management device fitted on the property.

However, residents who have valid reasons for monthly consumption higher than the 10,500 litres restriction limit must apply to the City of Cape Town to get a quota increase prior to a device being installed.

Furthermore, level 6 water restrictions aim to discourage the use of borehole water for outdoor purposes in order to preserve groundwater resources.

http://ewn.co.za/2018/01/11/de-lille-tours-ct-drilling-site-amid-water-crisis
 
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They're still using 600 million liters a day even in this multi-year drought.

The government has been trying to bring that under 500 million to prolong the supply a bit longer in hope for rain, but so far not so good.

That's a lot of water to recycle, but currently going to waste.



It's time for Reading to be rolled out and used.

Havent read much about the technology, how good is it at removing dangerous chemicals like heavy metals?
 
Havent read much about the technology, how good is it at removing dangerous chemicals like heavy metals?

Anything and everything are filtered out at the molecular level at the Reversed Osmosis stage, including bacterias, viruses, and chemicals. Only H20 molecules remains at the end (which means they actually need to ADD minerals back into the ultra-pure water to balance it out).

This is the one in our town, the largest water-recyling system in the world, and it was built for $600 million, about half the price tag of most city-scale desalination plants:





Water-recycling technology has already been perfected and it is incredibly cheap compare to Desalination (1/3 the daily operational costs, 2x the daily output), pretty much the ONLY obstacle remaining that prevents it being deployed en masse is the psychological factor to an uneducated population. This is also the reason why most municipalities that adopts the technology choose to inject this ultra-pure end product back into underground aquifers at one end and then pump it back up on the other end, instead of piping it directly into people's home. Without fail, people are willing to embrace the technology as soon as a largely-useless "natural" step is added into the already-perfected water recycling process.
 
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Leeds scientists working on filter which could make sea water drinkable

Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/new...hich-could-make-sea-water-drinkable-1-8908188


https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/new...hich-could-make-sea-water-drinkable-1-8908188

The £1m project led by G2O Water Technologies to develop new, graphene-based water filters has teamed up with the interdisciplinary team at water@leeds, part of the University of Leeds. G2O Water Technologies, a Manchester-based company has now taken its innovative, patented graphene oxide technology for comprehensive testing and evaluation by the Leeds tream. This collaboration adds further weight to the company’s two Innovate UK-supported projects focused initially on oil/water separation and domestic water filters, totalling almost £2m in research and development expenditure. The ultimate aim is to develop the capability to treat water at a much lower cost and make it more affordable worldwide. G2O will be working with the Public Health Laboratories within the School of Civil Engineering at the university to address real issues relating to water treatment in the water industry, including sieving of molecules or ions, removal of salts, oil, nuclear waste, dyes and other chemicals. A pilot water treatment plant designed to test and develop the graphene water filters is scheduled for operation next year. If successful the filters could mean that all water on the planet could effectively be made drinkable. Tim Harper, chief executive and founder of G2O Water Technologies, said: “We believe we are currently the only company transferring its graphene water filter technology from an R&D laboratory to an industrial setting to prove how it could help solve real-world water problems. “This will involve working directly with water industry experts to understand their challenges in detail and evaluate how our graphene oxide membranes would complement their operations and help deliver what consumers need from their water supply. “Our work with water@leeds, along with having highly-experienced water industry professionals on our advisory board, means we are using the latest science and knowledge to address the right applications for the industry; helping treat water at a much lower cost and making it more affordable worldwide.” Professor Martin Tillotson from the University of Leeds said: “water@leeds is one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary centres looking at various aspects of water treatment and we are happy to share our expertise with G2O. The university is committed to making a real and telling difference to the world around us by supporting industry in developing innovative products, tackling the challenges which society faces.” Professor Tillotson said the joint project would involve developing commercially-viable water filtration membranes derived from G2O’s graphene technology that can be scaled-up for industrial application. The company is also exploring a number of partnerships with major consumer product manufacturers and energy companies in order to accelerate the process of bringing a graphene water filter product to market. G2O’s patented technology works by creating low-cost printed graphene filters or by applying a graphene coating to existing membranes used in water filtration processes. This technique reduces the amount of energy needed to filter the water passing through the membrane by up to 50 per cent, increasing throughput of purified water while combating contamination and lowering the cost.

Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/new...hich-could-make-sea-water-drinkable-1-8908188
white man comes to save the day. You're welcome africa.
 
Although not the best for the environment, is it time to build desalination plants?

You think South Africa can manage that? The current government can't even manae its food stock or keep its farmers from being murdered. South Africa is on its way to becoming a failed state.
 
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