1. The chronic water shortage in Cape Town and survival strategies.
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Sorensen, Paul
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WATER shortages , *MEDITERRANEAN climate , *GROUNDWATER , *SALINE water conversion - Abstract
The Western Cape Province of South Africa has a Mediterranean climate of winter rainfall and hot, dry summers. The rivers have all been dammed to manage the available water resources. Every year at the end of summer, water restrictions are enforced by fines by the municipality in Cape Town, to ensure economies to eke out the dwindling reserves until the winter rains set in. The paper describes the situation in the 2017 dry season and examines possible solutions to the chronic water shortage such as use of ground water, desalination of sea water and recycling of waste water. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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