Put Karoo fracking on hold, says DA
The party warned of the risk of the prospecting contaminating water. “The proposal by Shell to explore for gas over 90000km² of the southwestern Karoo Basin is premature and should not be entertained...
View ArticleGroundwater – Everything You Need to Know
What is groundwater? Groundwater is fresh water located underground in porous soil or fractures in rock formations. Collections of groundwater are called aquifers, and we draw from aquifers for...
View ArticleChallanges facing under ground water supplies.
So what does “same league as countries stored surface water resources” mean? Are we being told our ground water resources are in just as bad shape as our rivers and dams? Are our dams reliable? I...
View ArticleSA faces water threat – WWF (Water crisis)
Cape Town – Water security is the biggest threat facing society and the South African public should be taking water issues more seriously, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said. “We’re...
View ArticleDrinking recycled water:
It is time West Australians “got over” their fear of drinking recycled water, Nationals leader Brendon Grylls said today. Mr Grylls said the government’s controversial decision to pump treated waste...
View ArticleWestern Cape water supply under threat
The rapidly growing populations of Cape Town and surrounding towns are putting big strain on the Western Cape’s water supply, water affairs warned on Monday. The margin between available water and that...
View ArticleCape Town nearing its water supply limit
CAPE TOWN — The available water for Cape Town will be fully utilised by 2019 as a result of both population and economic growth, the Department of Water Affairs said yesterday while calling for...
View ArticleOveruse of groundwater is unsustainable
The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands. The researchers, from McGill...
View ArticleCape Town’s spring water wasted
Cape Town – For eight years Caron von Zeil of Newlands has worked on Reclaim Camissa, a project that uncovered and documented the vast amount of fresh water that flows to waste underneath Cape Town....
View ArticleKZN lakes hit by water demands, drought
Durban – Two of South Africa’s largest lakes – Sibaya and St Lucia – are being hammered by a combination of drought and the growing water demands of the timber industry and local people. This is the...
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