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  1. LazyLion

    Source of life running out: Water Scientists

    The majority of people on Earth people will face severe water shortages within a generation or two if pollution and waste continues unabated, scientists warned at a conference in Bonn Friday. "This handicap will be self-inflicted and is, we believe entirely avoidable," read a document...
  3. LazyLion

    SA will not run out of water: Molewa

    South Africa will not run out of water in the next 100 years, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa assured MPs on Tuesday. Opening debate on her 2013/14 budget in the National Assembly, Molewa dismissed what she referred to as "the current myth" about the country running dry. "You must have...
  4. LazyLion

    Two Major Dams near completion

    The De Hoop Dam in Limpopo is close to completion and water is now flowing into the impoundment, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Tuesday. "The dam is currently 17 percent full, with approximately 58.6 million cubic metres of water stored," she told reporters at Parliament, ahead of...
  5. LazyLion

    Agriculture Water Bills to Change

    The way South Africa's farmers are charged for the water they use is set to change, the government said on Tuesday. "We need to move to a volumetric-based system, and meter the supply to agriculture,... and manage it the way we do domestic supplies," water affairs acting director general...
  6. LazyLion

    Benzine Contaminates Water Source

    The Green Scorpions are investigating a possible petrol leakage into an underground water source at Wonderboom near Pretoria, Beeld reported on Wednesday. Environmental affairs spokesman Moses Rannditsheni said on Tuesday that the underground water source formed part of the catchment of the...
  7. LazyLion

    Water Shortages in Johannesburg Suburbs

    Johannesburg residents in certain suburbs and surrounding areas were experiencing water shortages, Johannesburg Water (JW) said on Friday. Residents of Helderkruin, Constantia, Horison, and surrounding areas were affected, JW said in a statement. Electrical problems at Rand Water had...
  8. LazyLion

    SAPA PR: Pipes Body Warns Replacement of Water Infrastructure is Long Overdue

    ISSUED BY: AIM MARKETING ATTENTION: NEWS EDITORS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PIPES BODY WARNS REPLACEMENT OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS OVERDUE The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers' Association (SAPPMA) has warned that the replacement of old water pipes around the country is long...
  9. LazyLion

    Ekurhuleni Water Not Contaminated

    Ekurhuleni water was not contaminated as an electronic message to residents suggested, the municipality said on Tuesday. "[We] wish to express concern about the unfounded accusations sent via electronic messaging to Ekurhuleni residents, claiming the existence of a bad bacterial virus in...
  10. LazyLion

    Alarm over plan to pump acid mine drainage into the Vaal

    http://mg.co.za/article/2012-10-14-alarm-over-plan-to-pump-acid-mine-drainage-into-the-vaal There goes our nice water quality! :( OK, so it IS "partially treated", but do you still trust these morons to do it right?
  11. G

    Mars Has "Oceans" of Water Inside?

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120626-mars-water-mantle-oceans-meteorites-space-science/
  12. S

    97 VW Citi Golf, popping like a water balloon

    Ok, so, I have a 97 VW Citi Golf 1.3l mean machine, what happened about 8 months ago was the pipe that feeds water through the heater control burst and it pissed all its water out on the freeway, in the pouring rain, normally one would just stop, top up the water and get to a garage to fix it...
  13. BLIXEMPIE

    KZN town's water poisoned with cyanide

    http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/KZN-water-poisoned-with-cyanide-20120217 Thirsty much?
  14. mercurial

    HzO protects your device from water on a molecular level

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  15. I

    Water Damage Indicators/Stickers on Cell Phones

    I've read that most cellphones nowadays come with several "water damage indicators" inside the phone. These are usually white stickers that are placed inside the phone in several different places and on the battery. In the event that water comes into contact with these stickers, they turn from...
  16. LazyLion

    How Many Waters Are There on Earth!

    http://www.todayinsci.com/stories/story017.htm
  17. C

    Removing chlorine taste in tapwater for better drinking experience.

    For the past couple of months the amount of chlorine in our tapwater has noticeably increased. Whenever I fill a container of sorts from the faucet the chlorine smell is overwhelming. I've always liked the taste of our tapwater, but now the taste and smell of the chlorine in the water makes...
  18. antowan

    River and dam flood data

    Here are some links for the interested. http://www.dwa.gov.za/ http://www4.dwaf.gov.za/vaal_all_group/ http://www.dwa.gov.za/Hydrology/
  19. mercurial

    NASA Moon Crash Found 'Significant Amount' of Water

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  20. mercurial

    Europa's Ocean Has Oxygen, May Support Life

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  21. LazyLion

    Water Found on the Moon!

    http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090923-moon-water-discovery.html More at the link....
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