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US-personeel en -studente spaar water
Outeur: Corporate Communications / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie
Gepubliseer: 18/05/2018

Sedert die waterkrisis verlede jaar in die Wes-Kaap begin het, het die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) omvattende werk gedoen om waterbesparingsmetodes te bevorder deur  verskeie waterbesparende intervensies te implementeer, en ook  mense se gedrag en watergebruik deur middel van openbare betrekkinge-veldtogte te verander.

In 2017 is 'n strategiese plan geïmplementeer wat gehelp het om suksesvol die US se waterverbruik met 45% te verminder. Koshuise op die verskillende US-kampusse het ook bygedra tot tussen 20-30% van die besparing van drinkwatergebruik.

 


Die strategiese plan en die gebruik van veldtogte op die verskillende kampusse het ook gehelp om US-studente en -personeel anders te laat dink oor hoe hulle water gebruik, veral in die lig van die reënval wat die Wes-Kaap die afgelope paar weke ervaar het. Hier is 'n paar van die innoverende maniere waarop studente en personeel  steeds water spaar:

JC Landsman (Communication Officer, Student Affairs): “I do still think that it is important to continue saving water even if it means we take fewer showers. I personally use more hand sanitizers instead of water to wash my hands. I also have a bucket in the shower to collect water for flushing the toilet and I still only do the 90-second shower."

Ifeama Umeala (Second year BA Politics and Economics Student): “Despite the recent rainfall, we still use the many different measures to save water at Monica residence. For instance, in our showers, we have buckets that we use to catch all the water we don't use so that it doesn't go down the drain."

Janine Wenn (Administrative Officer, Division of Finance): “Besparing van water by die huis, is eintlik baie maklik. So ek bespaar eintlik as ek wasgoed in my masjien was, laat ek my pyp lei na die bad toe. Dit gebruik ons om ons motor te was, ons gooi dit selfs op ons gras en blomme wat ons het."

Sarie Salie (BSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology student): “Water saving is important. We shower with a bucket and use that water for the washing machine and the garden. Being conscious enough to not open the tap too wide when washing. After the rain I think we all need to make a conscious effort to continue saving water because the drought is not something that will go away overnight."

Mariette Du Plessis (Personal Assistant, Financial Planning and Asset Management): “Ek dink nog steeds dis belangrik dat ons water spaar. Ons gebruik ook maar die emmers nog in die stort en bad nie. Ons doen 'n vinnige twee minute stort en probeer ook om almal wat kom kuier daarvan bewus maak om water te spaar."

Lars Sajer (Exchange student): “I am an exchange student from Switzerland with a three more weeks remaining till I go back home. Stellenbosch is a beautiful place with lots of things to do. It was quite interesting coming here with the water crisis and it has definitely changed the way I interact in my daily life, we have these buckets in our residences to save water and I have stopped drinking tap water. Nothing has changed after the rainfall; I think we should still continue saving water."

* Aanhalings van studente en personeel was in hul voorkeurtaal  gedoen.