South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water. Study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

South Africans Flush Toilets With Drinkable Water - Study in Cape Town Looked At Using Seawater Instead

Analysis - As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa's Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town. Water engineering lecturer Teboho Mofokeng researches water management and reuse in South Africa and she co-authored the stud…

South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water. Study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of liters of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa's Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town. Water engineering lecturer Teboho Mofokeng researches water management and reuse in South Africa and she co-authored the study. She spok…

South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa’s Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town. Water engineering lecturer Teboho Mofokeng researches water management and reuse in South Africa and she co-authored the study. She spok…

As the planet becomes warmer and fresh water sources dry out, cities and cities will not be able to continue the global standard of using millions of litres of clean and potable water to rinse the toilets. The South African Water Research Commission has recently put into service a [...]

Cape Town arranges another public meeting for Faure New Water Scheme

The City of Cape Town is organising another public meeting where the residents will have another opportunity to meet the Water and Sanitation Directorate of the City of Cape Town that will unpack its plans for the proposed Faure New Water Scheme (FNWS), as a key initiative to enhance the water security. Reportedly, the residents are encouraged to comment on the implementation of the project, whether to implement it as a municipal-run scheme outs…