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with patented toilet outlet valves to significantly
reduce consumption further. Research shows
that toilets consume more than 50% of water in
any commercial building, with all other aspects
influencing demand, in check.
Some of the products and applications we apply to
improve efficiency are:
• Optimise irrigation for specific landscape
• Leak detection and monitoring
• Site-wide audit on all water endpoints — showers,
taps, geysers, water features, cooling towers
• Patented toilet flushing mechanism
• Tap aerators that can reduce tap demand by up to 97%.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
• Register your company or business on
surpluswater2025.com and join a community of
consumers and suppliers to make a difference.
• A representative will contact you to assist in
applying the steps from accredited suppliers.
• Reduction in demand will be shown on the website
to track progress towards #SurplusWater2025.
www.plumbingafrica.co.za
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You will be allowed to use the #SurplusWater2025
trademarks on your building and any
communications and marketing.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
As part of #SurplusWater2025, SETA-accredited training
on efficiency and behavioural changes is available and this
contributes towards you B-BBEE scorecard. Although this is
a direct benefit, it gets all stakeholders involved and excited
about participating in water savings. For example, creating
a level of awareness gives a security guard, cleaner, or any
office worker a sense of participation and accomplishment
when a report is delivered to his or her cell phone showing
how much water was saved during the day or night because
of their direct actions. It also aligns the reporting chain,
changing from a reactive approach to a proactive one,
not waiting for a high water bill to initiate action. “Creating
awareness and changing people’s behaviour and attitude
towards water is such a critical element,” Brink concludes.
Keep a lookout for the #SurplusWater2025 logo and
progress. We are sure with these sorts of results, this
initiative will become a household name. PA
March 2019 Volume 25 I Number 1