Eco-h2o Water Conservation Systems
Harvesting in Johannesburg

We specialise in saving water. From Rainwater tanks to utilising this water not only for garden irrigation but for use in your home. Our systems can be tailored to each home.

Johannesburg is faced with a water crisis that was identified some years back but has not been addressed yet. We are an owner managed company focused on delivering a quality product to help you save water and money. The report,titled The smoke that calls:Insurgent citizenship,collective violence and the struggle for a place in the new South Africa,put together by a team of seven researchers,looked into seven communities across the country,trying to understand what leads to collective violence. Despite the many obvious problems in the municipality,this attempt to engage took place only after the loss of lives in the community. Section 139 of the Constitution allows the provincial or national government to intervene in a municipality when it is failing to deliver. A month later,I was in Maboloka (Brits),as a guest of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for the North West Water and Sanitation Public Hearing. We were told of continuous water struggles and water projects costing millions of rands which had been started but never completed,without any explanation from officials. One ward councillor,in the presence of the then municipal manager,produced photos as evidence of the allegations made at the hearing. The frustration and anger in the room was palpable,as was the breakdown of the relationship between local government officials and the communities they are meant to serve. Allegations were made that some people were mobilising to oppose the implementation of the recommendations This suggested there were people benefitting from the chaos at the municipality. Eventually,Baloyi was the one to table the report to the council when it was finally called. Administrators and experts were deployed to the municipality as recommended by the task team. They were tasked with improving the running of the municipality. While the NWPG is to be commended for the interventions undertaken not only in Madibeng Municipality,but also in Ditsobotla,Maquassi and other municipalities,it has to be asked how effective these interventions have been. Beyond setting off the PR machinery of the province- what impact have they had on the lives directly affected by the problems in the municipality? What have these interventions meant if communities feel the need to turn to collective violence to be engaged with by government? Can these interventions really be considered to be effective when five years after the 2009 intervention,communities still have to resort to smoke and barricaded roads to call the state to listen to them. Eco-H2o is a water conservation company that would be able to assist you with rainwater harvesting systems, greywater reuse systems, back-up water supply systems, pool back-wash recycling systems and toilet flushing systems. When you have our systems installed in your home not only could you reduce your water bill by up to 90%,you will also never be without water.