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Our Living Community - 27 May 2026

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One of the areas around the home where a lot of water can be wasted is with the maintenance of swimming pools. In this week's episode Alje van Hoorn from Aquarista explains to Otto van der Walt how we can treat and re-use backwash water. And, for the people living outside of the metropole or in remote locations, some advice for treating sewage.
27 May English South Africa Science · Nature

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