Aquarista Water Saving Hout Bay  

Rainwater Harvesting Aquarista makes it possible to harvest rainwater! Whether it’s for garden irrigation, topping up your pool or for use throughout your home or business, we can provide you with the means to collect tons of water through the harvesting of rainwater. You no longer need to install water tanks close to your house downpipe to harvest rain water. Water tanks can now stand anywhere you like because we get to deliver this water through underground pipes to wherever your water tanks stand; so rainwater tanks can stand unobtrusively at your home or building. Our Rainwater Harvesting system delivers rainwater by gravity to water tanks via our unique self-cleaning Aquatraps that we attach to your downpipes. Filtered rainwater can then be supplied to your whole house in a sustainable manner for showers, baths, laundry, toilets, dishwashers, etc. Or for other uses such as garden irrigation, topping up the pool or washing your car.


Once the children no longer spend hours a day splashing around in the family swimming pool, one often starts wondering if it is still worthwhile to keep it. The idea of filling it up with dirt and returning it as part of the garden could seem wasteful. What if one could use this storage space as an underground water tank? Couldn’t this be a whole lot more appealing than having several green water tanks littered around the property?

With a little help from a skilful builder this can be done. The main aim is to enclose the old pool to prevent sunlight from penetrating the water and stop leaves and debris from landing inside the new storage space.

The new lawn covered by the pergola sits above what used to be the large family pool. Rainwater from the entire house roof drains into the pool from a pipe that runs around the house. Then, before the harvested rainwater enters the old pool it is filtered to remove leaves and debris. This prevents the water from stagnating and breeding mosquitos.

The large storage space under the lawn is able to capture sufficient rain to supply water for irrigation throughout summer. This of course alleviates the need to use municipal drinking water for irrigation.

Swimming pools waste on average up to 500 litres of backwash water per week on cleaning the filtration system. Aquarista offers an affordable solution that clarifies backwash water and returns the water safely to the pool.

Backwash water from the pool contains toxic chemicals that are environmentally unfriendly. This water is either erroneously wasted to storm water, ending up in rivers and estuaries, or is wasted to sewer placing unnecessary pressure on waste-water treatment plants, which are already over-burdened.

Each year the City of Cape Town updates their annual water and sanitation charges at the start of July. Due to current water scarcity, the City of Cape Town has imposed a 20% water restriction. Below is a breakdown of these charges for single residential homes.

The domestic single residential sanitation tariff remains linked to the water tariff at a rate of 70% of water consumption (70% of 50kl = 35kl). This means that water used for garden irrigation is charged based on 70% of water consumption, even though this water never reaches the waste-water treatment works.
Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year, South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm, making it the world’s 30th driest country. By harvesting rainwater and making proper use of your greywater you can secure your water needs.

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