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Water Star Rating Certification

The City of Cape Town has embarked on an initiative known as the Water Star Rating Certification (WSRC) which recognizes, acknowledges and celebrates commercial and industrial organizations that have good water use practices, implemented conservation measures, ensures pollution control, makes use of alternate water sources and comply with the City’s water by-laws.
Under the star rating system, participants are assessed on the above aspects and are awarded a star from one to five. Applicants that receive one star are certified as compliant with the minimum requirements of relevant water legislation and the City’s Water By-Law (2010) and Amendment (2018). Participants that are awarded between two and five stars are certified for also implementing different degrees of additional measures to further reduce water consumption and limit water pollution.
Those who achieve five stars are certified as champion innovators that have found unique/extraordinary ways in which to conserve water and limit water pollution, thereby protecting the environment.

What the assessment covers

The water star rating certification assessment process includes an assessment step that focuses on how water is managed.

The voluntary assessment covers different aspects of water management, namely:
* how effluent is handled (e.g. is it discharged into the sewer system or taken away lawfully for re-use by another entity or for destruction);
* how the water is used on site (e.g. drinking, cooking, bathing/showering, operations/production related activities);
* the measures implemented in order to reduce the water demand from the municipal supply; and
* the source of water (if not solely dependent on municipal supply).

Score allocation process

Participants score points if they, for example:
* have put in place measures to reduce municipally-supplied drinking water;
* know how much water is used per location (i.e. metering at point of use);
* promote less of a dependency on the municipal supply by using rainwater/borehole/treated effluent/greywater;
* responsibly discharge effluent or have zero effluent discharge; and
* undertake and can account for regular leak detection and repair, meter auditing and awareness programs.

I'm humbled that 4 years after BG was 1st assessed and achievied a 4 Star rating it achieved the maximum number of 5 Stars in 2022.  BG joins a select few companies that have been certified as 5 Stars all of whom are large corporates & household names - Old Mutual, SAB, Allan Gray, Glaxo Smith Kline, Peninsula Beverages, Virgin Active, Chevron & a few others.

Once again it was not an award we strived for but a drive to steward our limited resources as directed by our CEO - The Lord of heaven & Earth. Only His Wisdom, insight & understanding and ability to grant us favour & surround us with solid support structures have brought about such a raising of a standard despite being labelled a small business.

Thanks go to each staff member who contributed to the process but ALL HONOUR, PRAISE & GLORY are directed upwards to the One who makes all things possible as we strive to humble ourselves and obey His directives.

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I'm grateful that our second website that covers Grey Water & Rainwater Solutions, Pumps, Pump Repairs, Pump Rental, Presure Controllers & the accesories that go with these solutions is up and live.

There may be the odd glitch that needs to be ironed out & we are working on some You Tube Video's to compliment the content of www.savewatersolution.co.za that I'll update you on once up & running, but take a browse and see what is on offer.

Kind regards

Brenner

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BG has been awarded a 4 out 0f 5 star water rating by the City of Cape Town for it's contribution to saving water & meeting the legal compliances of working with water.

Only 16 companies were invited to the cermony and even receiving one star meant you were fully compliant and was a recognised achievement. The amount of stars thereafter was based on a wide range of water saving critera that was assessed by an indepandant body.

I'm personally gratefully to our CEO and Father in heaven for positioning us to receive such an award as it was not something we pursued but a belief and natural part of our commitment to stewarding our resources as best we can to ensure a sustainable future for generations to come. 

Our contact at Pollution Control was the key person who encouraged us to make BG Servers available for certification after seeing our efforts.

Only 4 companies received 5 stars, all of which are multi national, well established names who have resources way beyond that of little BG - Chevron, Old Mutual,  South African Brewary's & Virgin Active.

It was wonderful to learn what saving mechnisms the other companies have put in place & see the commitment by the other companies not to be awarded but to do everything in their power to save as many drops as possible.

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Pic 1] Flobin Lids - 150mm & 225mm

Pic 2] Non Return Valves with In-line Filter - 20mm & 25mm - Ensures water only runs one way and can't back feed out of system.

Pic 3] Filter Bag / Sock - 300 micron - To filter incoming grey water / rain water from tank or pump.

Pic 4] Flobin Butterfly Valve / Tap 50mm - Replacement for broken or damaged valves / taps.

Pic 5] Flobin Adaptors - 50mm standard type - Coarse to fine / metric & 50mm Camlock type - Both allow standard 50mm metric fittings, reducers, piping etc to be used.

Pic 6] Flobin Adaptors - Standard 50mm to 50mm metric  & 90mm to 50mm metric 

Pic 7]  Pressure Controllers / Switches - Adjustable (Orange) & Non - Adjustable (Black) - Used to automatically have liquids pumped from holding drum / tank to toilet cisterns, taps, garden spray gun etc. Switches"ON" when pressure is reduced in system (Cistern empties and ball valve opens to allow water flow or tap turned ON for water to flow) and "OFF" when system repressurises (Cistern Ball valve stops water flow or tap turned off) Adjustable unit you can change the pressure settings.

Pic 8] Enviromentally friendly  / Bio products - washing powder & general cleaning agents - Great when using grey water systems that pump onto your lawns, gardens & plants as 100% safe.

Pic 9, 10, 11] Examples of pumps, in & out let fittings, pressure controllers & an example of how sytems can be connected.

12] The range of Adaptors, reducers & nipples.

13] Various reducing bushes & associated nipples - 40mm to 25mm or 20mm - Gardena type nipple, elbow & straight type nipples - Threaded & unthreaded for various applications.

14] Water treatment Agents / Biocide - For treating against algae & waterborn bacteria so water safe for drinking & storing.

15] Water Treatment & Enviromentally friendly products.

After numerous requests we are glad to inform you that we now accept VISA, MASTER & AMEX Credit & Debit cards