Water cleaning tech available in South Africa

[Daniel Puchert]

Best water cleaning tech for people worried about South Africa's next major crisis

South African households who want to ensure their water is safe for consumption have a plethora of filtering systems to choose from — with prices starting from under R2,000.

According to research by several independent organisations and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the quality of South Africa's municipal water has declined in the past decade.

 

[HAL 9000]

According to research by several independent organisations and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the quality of South Africa's municipal water has declined in the past decade.

And how has the cANCer / GNU's Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) & the various metro & local municipalities responded to this 'water quality crisis' so far - and just what sort of 'remedial (in)action' has been implemented to date?

60 million SA citizens would like to know the answers / solutions to this issue...

"Haibo Eishhhh, she is a BB-BEEg problem...!"

 

[Andregr]

I noticed a comment on the article mentioned the wastage by these small RO purifiers. I actually measured the amount of water wasted - over 60%. OK, you don't purify all the water you use, but in a house with 4 people it adds up!

 

[falcon786]

I noticed a comment on the article mentioned the wastage by these small RO purifiers. I actually measured the amount of water wasted - over 60%. OK, you don't purify all the water you use, but in a house with 4 people it adds up!

Yeah best to pump it into a storage tank and use it to flush toilets,shower or water the garden.....

 

[Andregr]

Yeah best to pump it into a storage tank and use it to flush toilets,shower or water the garden.....

We're in the fortunate position that we can use the "waste" to supply two toilets' cisterns. I won't use it to shower with though!