The South African Water Services’ (SAWS) seasonal outlook remains discouraging as predominant dryness and low prospects of rain is strongly indicated to last until January 2017. Dam levels have seen a general steady decline since April 2014 when...
Groundwater extraction and other land water contribute about three times less to sea level rise than previous estimates, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study does not change the overall picture of...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has approved the contract to kick-start the project of the Diversion Tunnel for Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II. Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is a Bi-National project between the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has started rolling-out an eco-friendly innovation of placing a block in a toilet tank/cistern to save water. The Drop-The-Block is designed to reduce potable water consumption by one litre per flush. On...