Gauteng Day Zero crisis

[Bianke Neethling]

Gauteng Day Zero crisis

South Africa's next major crisis is water and sanitation, particularly in Gauteng, but potential solutions in the pipeline offer a spark of hope.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Potential solutions in the pipeline...
Is it water shedding?

 

[Sinbad]

Potential solutions in the pipeline...
Is it water shedding?

Sorry, the solutions leaked out.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Potential solutions in the pipeline...
Is it water shedding?

Begging bowl first.

Firstly, the legal experts pointed to BRICS Bank funding to fuel water infrastructure development in South Africa.

Once the money has dried up, then you pull out water shedding. We've seen this movie before...

 

[Lupus]

Potential solutions in the pipeline...
Is it water shedding?

You can't actually water shed really, it doesn't work like power. Stopping water flowing will cause a massive amount of issues

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

You can't actually water shed really, it doesn't work like power. Stopping water flowing will cause a massive amount of issues

Yes it won't be like for like, but they can limit flow rates until it takes an hour to refill the toilet after you've taken a dump...

 

[Lupus]

Yes it won't be like for like, but they can limit flow rates until it takes an hour to refill the toilet after you've taken a dump...

Yeah they do that for Sandton apparently

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

You can't actually water shed really, it doesn't work like power. Stopping water flowing will cause a massive amount of issues

You haven't been to the glorious kingdom of Wakan... eThekwini, where we have been having it.

The issues aren't massive it's just water meters and copper pipes that get stolen.

 

[Polymathic]

You haven't been to the glorious kingdom of Wakan... eThekwini, where we have been having it.

The issues aren't massive it's just water meters and copper pipes that get stolen.

It's several magnitudes worse in Gauteng, their losing magnitudes more water than us with a much more limited water supply

 

[Heisenborg]

Water plans are the best!

 

[Foxhound5366]

Anybody got a good water backup solution? I know people swear by Jojo tanks, but my worry revolves around how to keep the water inside clean and treated (never mind getting it up to drinking quality).

 

[Heisenborg]

Anybody got a good water backup solution? I know people swear by Jojo tanks, but my worry revolves around how to keep the water inside clean and treated (never mind getting it up to drinking quality).

Get a jojo for the toilet etc

Get a few 5L every now and again for kitchen

Thats my solution till we see how this goes