Seawater Flushes Toilets in Cape Town
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South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water. Study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
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South Africa's Water Research Commission commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town .
Water engineering lecturer Teboho Mofokeng researches water management and reuse in South Africa .
She spoke to The Conversation Africa about Capetonians ' willingness to pay up to 10% more on their water bills to use seawater.
Climate change will result in a drier south-western Africa .
Unpredictable rainfall and frequent droughts will mean less freshwater available for people to drink.
It is crucial that coastal cities like Cape Town , whose populations are growing, start investing now in water supplies from unconventional sources.
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