The term “potable water reuse” is a euphemism for the recovery of drinking water from sewage effluents.
Potable water reuse is a concept that has become prominent due to the water scarcity experienced in various places in our country and elsewhere. The idea is to recover the liquid fraction from sewage and purify it to drinking water standards, then distribute it via the potable water reticulation systems. This has been done in practice for several years in Beaufort West in order to augment their potable water supply.
The City of Cape Town announced on 7 March 2021 that it will be injecting water reclaimed from sewage into the City’s potable drinking water supply during the period March to May 2021, while admitting to neither having had open public participation meetings nor having received final approval from the appointed authorities.
Cape Town braces itself for a month s rain in a day 09 March 2021 - 14:41 By TimesLIVE Children playing near a flooded road in Cape Town. File photo. Image: Esa Alexander
The first northwester of the year will unleash torrential rain on Cape Town, starting on Tuesday night and continuing throughout Wednesday.
Between 7pm on Tuesday, when the rain is expected to start, and the early hours of Thursday, when it is forecast to stop, more than 45mm is expected to fall.
Long-term average March rainfall in Newlands usually the wettest part of Cape Town is 46mm.
In mountainous areas this total could more than double, with the farmland around Ceres expected to soak up more than 100mm of rain, according to yr.no.
CoCT emergency services on standby for incoming cold front Members of the public are reminded to contact the municipality in the event of an emergency. FILE: Heavy rain hit Cape Town on 9 July 2020. Picture: Zunaid Ishmael/EWN
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CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town said that its services and agencies were on standby ahead of the predicted inclement weather.
Capetonians better grab their raincoats and blankets, as a cold front makes landfall on Tuesday night.
Disaster Risk Management s Chantel Alexander: The South African Weather Service has advised that a cold front will make landfall tonight, bring rainfall and also strong north-westerly winds along the coast reaching speeds of between 45km/h and 60km/h. Rough and choppy sea conditions are predicted too.
The City of Cape Town said that it had completed a feasibility study into the project that included upgrades to roads, as well as business and residential sectors in Bellville.