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A compilation of hints and tips on how to handle living in a severe drought scenario. These hints and tips are willingly shared by the people of Cape Town, and are aimed at whoever is in need - now - or in future, in order to ease their stress when faced with water shedding / shortages due to a drought

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Wednesday 31 January 2018

Ways of capturing rainwater



Heidi Smulders shared her first post.
I live in East London and can do little from afar other than participate in the water drive (which is massive here), but I have spent many years working on water harvesting and conservation projects, so I thought I'd put together a few ideas for people who want to maximize the amount of water captured on their property when rain does fall.

1 Example:
Place the bags so that water is diverted to the side instead of being lost down the driveway.
Place the bags so that water is diverted to the side
 instead of being lost down the driveway.

More of these brilliant kinds of idea's can be found here:

https://dengarden.com/misc/Cape-Town-Water-Crisis-Tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-property-and-garden-for-rainfall-after-drought


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