Cape Town – Clean, fresh drinking water is something that many South Africans take for granted on a daily basis. But a number of looming threats may soon put our drinking water at risk. Here are four disturbing facts to consider.
There isn’t much to spare
Our water situation is much worse than many residents of South Africa even realise. Did you know that more than 98% of the available water supply is already being used? Unfortunately due to “old and unreliable infrastructure” much of our already dwindling water supply is being wasted, according to Marius Claassen, aquatic ecologist and head of water resources research at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
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