{"id":103725,"date":"2015-11-11T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=103725"},"modified":"2015-11-11T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:38:01","slug":"10-tips-on-how-to-save-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/103725\/10-tips-on-how-to-save-water\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips on how to save water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Municipal and governing authorities in South Africa have requested that citizens use water sparingly amid a drought and crisis which is expected to last into the new year.<\/p>\n<p>In Gauteng, the City of Johannesburg has already implemented level two water restrictions which mean the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No watering and irrigating gardens between 06:00 and 18:00<\/li>\n<li>No filling of swimming pools<\/li>\n<li>No using of hose pipes to wash cars, paved areas, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Level three would entail supply of water at stipulated times a day, namely, only in the mornings and in the evenings at times to be announced, not unsimilar to electricity load shedding.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, City of Joburg suggested that residents &#8216;shower or bath in groups&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Joburg Water meanwhile said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can store grey water in buckets to help flush toilets,water plants,wash cars, clean water for drinking,cooking &amp; bathing.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid leaving your taps running, use a cup when drinking water instead of using your hands to drink water on a running tap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The City of Cape Town has published a list of water saving tips on its website.<\/p>\n<p>It notes that a person can save up to 20 litres of water per month by simply closing the tap when brushing your teeth.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, 40 to 60% of household water is used for non-essential purposes, such as watering gardens and filling swimming pools, it said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are 10 tips on how to save water:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Re-use the final rinse water from washing machines for the next wash cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Flush toilets only when necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor water meters for high consumption and possible water leaks<\/li>\n<li>Reduce shower times<\/li>\n<li>Confine watering of gardens to before 10:00 or after 16:00<\/li>\n<li>Perform a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za\/en\/KeepSavingWater\/Pages\/Doyourwateraudit.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">water audit<\/a> at home<\/li>\n<li>Collect rainwater for re-using on the garden or washing the car.<\/li>\n<li>Use a broom instead of a hosepipe when cleaning driveways or patios.<\/li>\n<li>Insulate hot water pipes so that not too much water is wasted when waiting for water to get hot.<\/li>\n<li>Cover your swimming pool to reduce water evaporation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Ekurhuleni municipality said that a number of areas had run dry due to the heatwave and drought in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Ekurhuleni residents were requested to adhere to the following measures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No filling of swimming pools;<\/li>\n<li>No gardening and irrigation at all unless you make use of grey water;<\/li>\n<li>No water washing of pavements and cars;<\/li>\n<li>Reduce showering time and capture in buckets the cold water that initially comes from the showers;<\/li>\n<li>Repair leaking cisterns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The municipality said that if the situation in all of the areas above deteriorates further, &#8220;the EMM will implement water shedding measures and shut off supply from 10pm-3pm\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on water<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Nearly 6,000 water related jobs at SA municipalities are unfilled\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/103645\/nearly-6000-water-related-jobs-at-sa-municipalities-are-unfilled\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nearly 6,000 water related jobs at SA municipalities are unfilled<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Joburg hit with 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