(par 9.7.2.1) Rivers of Sewage – Solving South Africa’s Wastewater Treatment Problem
Rivers of sewage: Solving South Africa’s wastewater treatment problem https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-12-rivers-of-sewage-solving-south-africas-wastewater-treatment-problem/ By Sandisiwe Shoba Bottom of Form Solving South Africa’s wastewater treatment problem is no easy feat. As we now know, more than half of the country’s treatment plants are in “poor or critical condition” and 75% of 910 municipality-run wastewater treatment works achieved less than 50% compliance […]
(par 9.7.2.1) Pipe Dreams – Can the Zambezi River supply the region’s water needs
Pipe Dreams: Can the Zambezi River supply th region’s water needs? https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/pipe-dreams-can-zambezi-river-supply-regions-water-needs Author: Scudder Thayer AMay 21, 1992, article in Johannesburg’s The Star, “Zambezi Water Could Do the Trick,” speculates that South Africa’s industrial heartland will run out of water at some point in the next 12 to 30 years. Noting that much of South […]
(par 9.7.2.1) People in Cities Are Taking Charge of Their Water Supplies – and It’s Working
People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies – and it’s working https://theconversation.com/people-in-african-cities-are-taking-charge-of-their-water-supplies-and-its-working-91758 Author Ellis Adjei Adams Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Geosciences, Georgia State University The world has made tremendous progress in bridging the gap between water supply and demand. But there’s a long way still to go. In a 2017 joint […]