Sustainable Water Resource Management
Statement by Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Ms. Buyelwa Sonjica on the Inter-Ministerial Committee on AMD.
Picture; Mail & Guardian
6 September 2010
Over the past few months the issue of Acid Mine Drainage has been widely reported on by the media, there have been discussions, accusation have been leveled primarily at government for having done nothing to resolve the problem. We have also witnessed an escalation of claims of…
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Aquamag Africa introduces the patented “MAGSEP Magnetic Ballast Clarification system"
Aquamag Africa introduces the patented “MAGSEP Magnetic Ballast Clarification system” which is a revolutionary water clarification system designed to efficiently remove fine pollutant particles from water. It can be added to an existing water treatment system to enhance performance or be installed as a new system to meet tight discharge…
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The Water-x HURRICANE Atmospheric Water Generating Machine
After just returning from a successful business trip to Gaborone, Botswana, the Directors of Water-X (Pty) Ltd Linda and Andrew Hoyle look set to exhibit at the forthcoming Sustainable Water Resource Conference and Exhibition being held at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria on the 27th and 28th July 2010.…
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SA should consider DSM for water as supply deficit looms
South Africa was ten years too late to implement purely supply side solutions for the water scarcity problem it faced, and must consider demand-side management (DSM) at the local level for water.
Addressing delegates at the Sustainable Water resource conference in Pretoria, Canadian City of Kelowna Utilities operations manager…
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Don Degen warns SA to reduce demand for water
While SA faced water supply constraints and suffered from rainfall that was less than half the world average, it was not alone in having to manage water supply issues, experts said last week.Although SA faced a supply deficit of 6% by 2013 and 11% by 2019, it was 10 years…
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" I feel really sorry for You Miss Sonjica. You have to bear the brunt of this mess. After all, the legislation pre-apartheid did not stipulate that Mines should put in place precautions ect. I jsut baffle to understand where we are supposed to find 200 million rand to fix this if the govt is only giving the dept of water… "
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" Have got to get more information on this product, I could not make the exhibition, but this sounds like the future for all of us water drinkers! Francine "
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