Water Conservation Education with a Rainfall Simulator

Water scarcity is increasing in South Africa and communities need to be educated about water conservation practices. This article investigated the perceptions of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality’s residents concerning the use of social media for water conservation education in their community. Through a quantitative methodology, a sample of 383 respondents answered a questionnaire and the main findings were that 75 per cent of respondents did not know about the municipality’s social media platforms. This article recommends that the municipality creates awareness about its social media platforms, increases social media usage and employs persuasive strategies for participation.

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Water conservation education as a tool to empower water users to reduce water use

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2015.073 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 202-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

L. Hoy ◽

S. Stelli

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Water Use ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Limited Resource ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Human Consumption ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

Water Users ◽

Education And Awareness

There is a finite supply of global fresh water available for human consumption, which is in great demand from both humans and the environment. As technology and populations increase, so do the demands and pressure on this limited resource. Demand far too often outstrips supply, requiring authorities to impose restrictions on water use. Recent research undertaken by Rand Water, in the Rand Water supply area (in and around Gauteng, South Africa) points to the desire from end users to be empowered with knowledge to make their own decisions on water use reduction, rather than to have authoritative restrictions imposed on them. This observation indicates the importance of water conservation education and awareness campaigns to facilitate the reduction in water consumption by consumers, and suggests that education is a priority in the implementation of water conservation strategies.

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Household Adoption of Water Conservation and Resilience Under Drought: The Case of Oklahoma City

Water Economics and Policy ◽

10.1142/s2382624x15500058 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 01 (02) ◽

pp. 1550005 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Tracy A. Boyer ◽

Patrick Kanza ◽

Monika Ghimire ◽

Justin Q. Moss

Keyword(s):

Water Conservation ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Low Flow ◽

Severe Drought ◽

Marginal Benefit ◽

Soil Moisture Sensors ◽

Consumption Data ◽

Prolonged Drought ◽

Conservation Adoption ◽

Indoor And Outdoor

Drought response management by utilities in the semi-arid Midwest has been less common outside of Texas than in the Western United States. In response to Oklahoma's unprecedented drought of 2012, Oklahoma City's Water Utilities Trust sought to identify the potential for targeting outdoor conservation education and other incentives such as rebates for low-flow toilets and soil moisture sensors for irrigation systems. This research uses a unique dataset that combines actual household consumption data and county assessor's data of house market value and characteristics with a survey of household conservation adoption of indoor and outdoor water conservation methods. Increased education, age, and income all were found to positively affect indoor and outdoor conservation adoption. Surprisingly neither higher summer consumption during severe drought, nor the perception of prolonged drought increased outdoor conservation adoption, but owning previously conserving Bermuda lawn did increase adoption. However, indoor adoption was higher for homeowners and those who expected prolonged drought. Results suggest that incentives should be targeted at low and average income homeowners and that education regarding the benefits of outdoor conservation should be targeted at all homeowners regarding the higher marginal benefit of seasonal reductions in outdoor watering.

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Empirical evidence in support of a research-informed water conservation education program

Applied Environmental Education & Communication ◽

10.1080/1533015x.2016.1141722 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 30-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ruthanne “Rudi” Thompson ◽

Victoria Faubion Serna

Keyword(s):

Empirical Evidence ◽

Education Program ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Conservation Education

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Participatory water conservation education on social media in Amathole District local municipalities, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Information Development ◽

10.1177/0266666919835905 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 181-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charity Hove ◽

Oluyinka Oludolapo Osunkunle

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Social Media ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Risk Zone ◽

Local Municipalities ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

The Government

Social media has been attributed as beneficial by aiding fast and reliable communication which cuts across time and geographical boundaries. In South Africa, reports indicate that most people have access to social media. Such attributes can be harnessed by municipalities to educate about water conservation, especially considering the drought and water crisis that was experienced in Eastern Cape, South Africa. This paper focused on local municipalities in Amathole District in the Eastern Cape Province, which was declared a high risk zone due to the drought that prevailed in 2016 till 2017. The Government to Citizen Model (G2C) was used as a theoretical framework which supports participation. Purposive sampling was used, with water messages being prioritised. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse content on the local municipalities’ social media platforms. The researchers found that local municipalities in Amathole District, excluding the district municipality, were not using social media platforms for participatory water conservation education.

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Introduction of water conservation education packages: the opportunites and constraints afftecting their success

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2001.0359 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 135-140

Author(s):

J. Ryan ◽

K. Mathew ◽

M. Anda ◽

E. Yuen

Keyword(s):

Western Australia ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Environmental Science ◽

Health Workers ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Research Review ◽

Remote Communities ◽

Aboriginal Communities ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Delivery Style

The Remote Area Developments Group in the Institute for Environmental Science at Murdoch University developed a video and booklet education package on water conservation. The package was developed after research, review of current efforts in water conservation, and consultation with communities showed that there was a need in this area. The package was distributed to all communities within Western Australia. Several different workshops were conducted with Indigenous Environmental Health Workers from around Western Australia in remote areas and in the Perth Metropolitan communities using the package. This paper will briefly describe the opportunities and constraints that exist for water conservation in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia as well as give an evaluation of the education package based on workshops, trials and survey instrument. This paper will explain the conclusions that have been drawn from the study: that a broad delivery style is the most advantageous style for remote communities, allowing the facilitator to assess the best style of delivery.

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Assessment of Water Conservation Education

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 ◽

10.1061/40976(316)155 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Mysore Narayanan

Keyword(s):

Water Conservation ◽

Conservation Education

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Pengendalian Erosi secara Vegetatif Menggunakan Rumput Pait (Axonopus compressus) dan Rumput Alang-alang (Imperata cylindrica) pada Tanah Ordo Ultisols

Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Pertanian ◽

10.17969/jimfp.v2i2.3085 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 396-403

Author(s):

Safriani Safriani ◽

Dewi Sri Jayanti ◽

Syahrul Syahrul

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Soil Erosion ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Imperata Cylindrica ◽

Rainfall Simulator ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Main Plot ◽

Sloping Land ◽

Slope Vegetation ◽

Soil And Water

Abstrak. Perubahan penggunaan lahan pada lahan miring menyebabkan tanah lebih mudah tererosi. Salah satu upaya penanganan erosi dapat dilakukan dengan metoda vegetatif yaitu menggunakan rumput pait (Axonopus compressus) dan rumput alang-alang (Imperata cylindrical) pada tanah ordo ultisols. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemampuan rumput pait dan rumput alang-alang dalam mengurangi erosi tanah pada kemiringan yang berbeda. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Konservasi Tanah dan Air Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala dengan menggunakan Rainfall Simulator yang ditata dalam kotak uji. Faktor yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kemiringan (main plot factor) dan jenis rumput (sub plot factor). Perlakuan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 3 taraf kemiringan, yaitu 5º, 10º, serta 15º dan 3 taraf vegetasi, yaitu tanpa rumput, rumput pait dan rumput alang-alang. Hasil penelitian diperoleh besar erosi yang terjadi pada kemiringan 5º dengan vegetasi tanah tanpa rumput (0,425 ton/ha/tahun), rumput pait (0,375 ton/ha/tahun), dan rumput alang-alang (0,125 ton/ha/tahun). Pada kemiringan 10º dengan vegetasi tanah tanpa rumput (1,102 ton/ha/tahun), rumput pait (0,305 ton/ha/tahun), dan rumput alang-alang (0,414 ton/ha/tahun). Pada kemiringan 15º dengan vegetasi tanah tanpa rumput (2,217 ton/ha/tahun), rumput pait (0,451 ton/ha/tahun), dan rumput alang-alang (0,858 ton/ha/tahun). Hasil pengujian dengan analisis sidik ragam (Ansira) bahwa terdapat perlakuan yang berpengaruh nyata. Perlakuan yang berpengaruh nyata tersebut diantaranya kemiringan, vegetasi, dan kombinasi antara kemiringan dan vegetasi. Sedangkan hasil dari uji lanjut BNT (Beda Nyata Terkecil) menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan pada beberapa perlakuan. Vegetative Erosion Control Using Carpet Grass (Axonopus compressus) and Reed Grass (Imperata cylindrica) in Ordo of Ultisols Abstract. Land use change in the sloping land cause soil erosion easier. One efforts for erosion countermeasure can be made with a vegetative method using carpet grass (Axonopus compressus) and reed grass (Imperata cylindrical) in ordo of ultisols. Therefore this research aim to determine the ability of carpet grass and reed grass in overcoming soil erosion at different slope of land. This research was done in Soil and Water Conservation Laboratory Faculty of Agriculture, University of Syiah Kuala using with Rainfall Simulator arranged in a test box. Factors used in this research is the slope (main plot factor) and type of grass (sub plot factor). The treatment of this research consist of 3 levels slope, namely 5º, 10º and 15º and 3 levels vegetation, namely land without grass, carpet grass and reed grass. The research results are erosion in the slope of 5º with land without grass (0.425 ton/hectare/year), with carpet grass (0.375 ton/hectare/year), and reed grass (0.125 ton/hectare/year). In the slope of 10º with land without grass (1.102 ton/hectare/year), with carpet grass (0.305 ton/hectare/year), and reed grass (0.414 ton/hectare/year). In the slope of 15º with land without grass (2.217 ton/hectare/year), with carpet grass (0.451 ton/hectare/year), and reed grass (0.858 ton/hectare/year). The result of variance analysis (Anova) show that there are treatments with significant effect. The treatment with significant effect are slope, vegetation, and combination of slope and vegetation. Results from continued test with LSD (Least Significant Difference) show significant difference among treatments.

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