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November 24, 2012
Sometimes described as the engine of the global climate system because of its role in climate and water systems, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in western China, with […]
November 14, 2012
VARANASI: The geologists at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have said rainwater harvesting is the best remedy against arsenic contamination of groundwater in the city. Arsenic is […]
November 13, 2012
The cost of servicing Gauteng with water is becoming more and more costly but the province has put efficient water usage as a priority goal. At […]
November 9, 2012
Whether it’s bread, meat, milk or fruit, whatever we eat demands water. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that we need to increase agricultural production […]
October 24, 2012
Water and wastewater treatment contractor WEC Projects recently completed commissioning a biogas-to-energy project on behalf of Johannesburg Water, WEC MD Karl Juncker said last week. The […]
October 23, 2012
As Eskom hopes to raise its tariffs in order to replace antiquated infrastructure, it has come to light the water infrastructure in South Africa is also […]
October 20, 2012
Hydraulic fracturing contaminating the drinking water across Texas is a concern to the Lubbock community. The city of Lubbock held its monthly Board of Health meeting […]
October 19, 2012
Biosand and slow sand filters are very useful for filtering water for drinking in poor communities or for those who want to go ‘off-grid’ and construct […]
October 17, 2012
Cape Town – An environmental report has found that the use of water in electricity production is having a negative impact on the water resources for […]
October 16, 2012
One of the biggest dangers of climate change is the threat to our water resources. As our water engineers constantly remind us, South Africa is a […]
October 13, 2012
Cape Town – This could be the definition of a new-age green house – a house that uses no electricity and runs purely on sustainable energy, […]
October 12, 2012
Retired mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which is benefiting thousands of people. Here’s how it’s done… José Alano […]
October 11, 2012
The best thing about rain water is it’s free and 15 schools in Tembisa township have been benefiting from the Rand Water Foundation’s rain water harvesting […]
October 11, 2012
Most of us don’t smile when we see a water bill, but Phillip Johnson is different. He has not had a water bill, as such, for […]
October 10, 2012
KwaZulu-Natal – Durban and Cape Town residents will have to start looking seriously at drinking recycled water from the local sewage works within the next few […]
October 9, 2012
The world is running out of water. A daunting fact and one that is predicted to cause an unprecedented global conflict over clean water. Water issues […]
October 8, 2012
People in many parts of Dhaka city suffer from water crisis all the year round. With the bulging of the city population, demand for water is […]