Webinar Events

Event name
29 May 2020 08:30 - 29 May 2020 12:30
Online
Webinar
The GSSA are hosting a 2020 Bushveld PGE Workshop to be held in Mpumalanga.
29 May 2020 14:00 - 29 May 2020 15:00
Webinar
  • Geophysics
  • Groundwater
Fieldwork & the focus on geophysics AT Receiver - Pseudo-Science or a method worth investigating. The Audio Magnetotelluric (AMT) signal is generally in the range of 1Hz - 20 kHz with its origin as spherics created by thunderstorms, magnetospheric noise, seismic events, etc. Historical AMT monitors up to five channels at each station, namely Ex Ey Hx Hy Hz. The EM field is a plane wave perpendicular to the ground surface, away from the field source.
19 Jun 2020 14:30 - 19 Jun 2020 15:30
Webinar
  • Microplastics
  • Stormwater
  • Greywater
Microplastics are tiny particles (smaller than 5mm) found in the environment. They are synthetic polymers and are either produced in its microform to be utilized in personal care products and detergents or disintegrated from larger plastics or synthetic materials (e.g. recycled polyethylene terephthalate items), respectively known as primary or secondary microplastics.
01 Jul 2020 12:00 - 01 Jul 2020 13:00
Webinar
Extractive Remedial Technologies Design and Pilot Testing (MPE, DPE, SVE, P&T)
The webinar is free of charge. Feel free to share the invitation with colleagues and other applicable networks. Please note that the link to the Webinar will be circulated on 30 June.
02 Jul 2020 15:30 - 02 Jul 2020 17:30
Zoom link
Webinar
  • Environment
  • Ecosystems
  • Safety
Investigation for cemetery sites requires the detection i. of a wide range of different contaminant groups, ii. at typically very low concentrations (if present), iii. as well as natural and geological impacts on the proposed developments; and iv. with important safety and human and ecosystem health effects if undetected. The issues of internment and how we deal with the deceased in general transect disciplines of natural science, engineering, and social science. Given the sensitive nature of internment and the established notions of acceptable practice at an individual and personal level, assessment
23 Jul 2020 15:30 - 23 Jul 2020 17:00
Zoom link
Webinar
  • Groundwater
  • Water use
  • Borehole
Groundwater is not private property, and the use of groundwater requires a water use license or a general authorization. This is imperative for most environmental impact assessments, requiring even ongoing monitoring for the foreseeable future.
31 Jul 2020 14:00 - 31 Jul 2020 17:00
Zoom link
Webinar
  • Groundwater
  • Borehole
Public domain borehole information in South Africa is generally stored in the National Groundwater Archive (NGA) and the Groundwater Resources Information Project (GRIP) databases of which both are centralized databases. The GRIP database is updated by the Department of Water and Sanitation, but only covers one of the nine provinces. The NGA on the other hand covers the entire country, however, there is a backlog of borehole information that needs to be captured, and it has limited time-series data.
14 Aug 2020 14:30 - 14 Aug 2020 16:30
Webinar
  • Climate
  • Water storage
  • Groundwater
  • Groundwater storage
Alongside the effects of climate change and anthropogenic factors, natural climate cycles have considerable impacts on the hydrologic cycle. In this study, we look at how global climatic oscillations cycles, like El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) affect total water storage and groundwater storage in the Orange-Senqu River Basin by analysing two large aquifers: the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS) shared between Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, and the Karoo Sedimentary Aquifer shared between Lesotho and South Africa.
21 Aug 2020 07:30 - 21 Aug 2020 15:45
Webinar
  • Drillhole targeting
  • Infrastructure
  • Geohydrological
  • 3D models
Recent trends in mining and exploration are set to further accelerate the demand and growth of 3D geological modelling software. These trends include the inevitable increase in cost per ton of resource and global economic slowdowns. These require companies to constantly cost-cut during extraction and to improve resource delineation. Add to this the trend that new discoveries are deeper and in more structurally-complex setting, and it’s apparent that a great deal of attention needs to be focused on getting the geometry of a deposit, as early as possible in the exploration and mining value chain, correct.
27 Aug 2020 14:00 - 27 Aug 2020 16:00
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Webinar
  • Climate change
  • Groundwater
TALK ABSTRACT  It’s commonly accepted that climate change will be experienced though water, particularly in developing countries. Several studies relating to the impacts of climate change on surface water have been undertaken while very little research exists on the potential impacts on groundwater.
11 Sep 2020 14:00 - 11 Sep 2020 15:00
Webinar
  • Water treatment
  • Plants
  • Water supply
Small water treatment plants are defined as water treatment systems that have to be installed in areas which are not adequately serviced and do not normally fall within the confines of urban areas. They are therefore mostly used in rural and peri-urban areas and include chlorination plants for water supplies from boreholes and springs, small treatment systems for rural communities, treatment plants of small municipalities and treatment plants for establishments such as rural hospitals, schools, clinics, forestry stations, etc.
02 Oct 2020 14:00 - 02 Oct 2020 16:00
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Webinar
  • Groundwater
  • Water quality
  • Drilling
  • Geology
  • Geohydrology
Science is a living document; it grows and expands as more information becomes available and our knowledge grows. It makes use of hypothesis, experiments, observations, and measurements. Groundwater scientists have a difficult task. They work in a system that is not visible, and they cannot take it into a laboratory to study. They use geophysical methods and drill boreholes to get an idea of the groundwater system that they are studying.
08 Oct 2020 14:00 - 08 Oct 2020 16:00
Webinar
The influence of groundwater abstraction on surface water levels, Victor Ntsako (GSSA)
29 Oct 2020 16:00 - 29 Oct 2020 18:00
Clossed
Webinar
  • Climate
  • Water mass
  • Water storage
  • Hydrogeological
Presentation 1: Analyses of Groundwater Storage Change in the Usutu-Mhlatuze Drainage Region using GRACE Satellite Data TALK ABSTRACT: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data interpretation provides an integrated measure of monthly terrestrial water mass changes. The GRACE satellite data has been successfully used to estimate the monthly changes of terrestrial water storage (TWS) including groundwater storage changes. This presentation will provide an overview and application of the GRACE satellite product to
06 Nov 2020 14:00 - 06 Nov 2020 18:00
Zoom
Webinar
Natural attenuation of acid mine drainage by various rocks in a typical Karoo coalfield: case study of the Witbank, Ermelo and Highveld coalfields, South Africa Sakala1,2, F. Fourie2, M. Gomo2 and G. Madzivire1,3 Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State The University of South Africa, Department of Environmental Science, 28 Pioneer Avenue, Florida Park, Roodepoort, 1709, South Africa ABSTRACT In the Karoo coalfields, mining operations which release acid mine drainage (AMD) are threatening groundwater resources. An important parameter controlling the extent and severity of AMD impacts is the natural attenuation of rocks
06 Nov 2020 14:00 - 06 Nov 2020 15:00
Clossed
Webinar
  • Mining
  • AMD
  • Coalfields
  • Waste
In the Karoo coalfields, mining operations that release acid mine drainage (AMD) are threatening groundwater resources. An important parameter controlling the extent and severity of AMD impacts is the natural attenuation of rocks in response to introduced of AMD. Very little is known about such responses for Karoo rocks in saturated and unsaturated conditions, a research gap filled by this paper. Laboratory column leach experiments were used to study the responses of different rock types from Witbank, Ermelo and Highveld coalfields of South Africa. .
07 Dec 2020 00:00 - 11 Dec 2020 00:00
Sandton Convention Centre
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Webinar
  • online
  • Covid-19
  • Pandemic
One thing that we all know about water is that it always finds a way to get over, under, or through any obstacle that may stand in its way. It is no surprise then, that when we realized that the South African government proclamation against gatherings of more than 100 people meant that our meeting in June would have to be canceled, our amazing team of organizers put the #AllHandsOnDeck mindset into action. The result is that WISA2020 is definitely going ahead with the same excellent sessions and – pending confirmation – the same excellent speakers. And with the extra time we have, we will be able to make sure that our conference is bigger and better than ever before.
28 Jan 2021 14:30 - 28 Jan 2021 18:00
Webinar
  • Machine learning
  • Groundwater
  • Simulations
About the Talk: Fundamental to the definition of groundwater availability and the management of any aquifer is an understanding of the changes in groundwater levels and storage, recharge, and groundwater discharge to surface water, when the aquifer is pumped. This understanding forms the foundation for the determination of limits of future abstraction and thresholds of unacceptable impact, and provides a tool against which to compare future datasets and make groundwater management decisions.
28 Jan 2021 14:30 - 28 Feb 2021 15:30
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Webinar
  • Groundwater
Fundamental to the definition of groundwater availability and the management of any aquifer is an understanding of the changes in groundwater levels and storage, recharge, and groundwater discharge to surface water when the aquifer is pumped. This understanding forms the foundation for the determination of limits of future abstraction and thresholds of unacceptable impact and provides a tool against which to compare future datasets and make groundwater management decisions.
04 Feb 2021 15:00 - 04 Feb 2021 16:00
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Webinar
  • Geology
  • Hydrogeology
  • Soil
The Vadose Zone in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology - Research by UP Geology Join us for a FREE one-hour series of talks on recent research on unsaturated hydraulics and the role of the vadose or unsaturated zone in engineering geology and hydrogeology. The Department of Geology has for the past decade focused on how the soil and rock between land surface and the phreatic or saturated zone behave with respect to highly variable moisture contents. We contributed to knowledge on variably saturated flow through soil, rock defects, karst, and the interfaces between these media.
10 Feb 2021 06:00 - 10 Feb 2021 07:00
University of Stellenbosch campus, Stellenbosch, South Africa
No link
Webinar
  • Groundwater
FEFLOW is widely recognised as a comprehensive software package for subsurface flow and transport simulation. FEFLOW’s unique meshing capabilities (structured and unstructured) allows for the highest degree of flexibility to account in detail for the most simple to complex geometrical configurations. The software is used by leading research institutes, universities, consulting firms and government organisations all over the world.
04 Mar 2021 14:30 - 04 Mar 2021 15:30
Webinar
  • Groundwater
Localizing regional-scale groundwater big data using machine learning: A case study of the Ramotswa/NW/Gauteng Dolomites
04 Mar 2021 14:30 - 04 Mar 2021 15:30
Zoom
Webinar
  • big data
  • dolomites
  • transboundary
Following the Talk by Helen Seyler, hosted by the Western Cape Branch on 28 January 2021, Zaheed will further extrapolate on the research into the applicability of machine learning for the forward prediction of groundwater levels and flow regime using results from the dolomite aquifers in South Africa.
10 Jun 2021 14:30 - 10 Jun 2021 15:30
Zoom
Webinar
  • Rainfall
  • Isotopes
This study is about the assessment of the isotope signature of rainfall events between November 2016 and October 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Additionally, the study uses the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model (HYSPLIT) to assess the moisture sources and trajectories for rainfall events of extreme isotopic signatures.
24 Jun 2021 14:30 - 24 Jun 2021 15:30
Zoom
Webinar
  • geochemistry
This event is to be facilitated by the GWD Northern Branch chair Prof Ingrid Dennis.

Prof CC Bezuidenhout from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University will explore some of the results from studies in the Karoo and Eastern Cape and will also focus on the quality of groundwater from the North West Province.
28 Jul 2021 14:30 - 28 Jul 2021 15:30
Webinar
  • Management
  • strategy
  • transboundary
  • social impacts
This Talk is organised by the Young Professional Committee, GWConfEx2021. The featured speakers will address the importance and challenges associated with good Groundwater Management practices. Not to be missed!
04 Aug 2021 10:00 - 04 Aug 2021 12:00
Webinar
  • agriculture
This webinar seeks to initiate a conversation on the synthesis of existing knowledge, case studies and best practices related to agricultural water use and water productivity from the global South and other key global regions.
11 Aug 2021 13:00 - 11 Aug 2021 14:00
Webinar
  • career
  • hydrogeologist
This webinar series introduces practical aspects of these careers in the geoscience industry.
18 Aug 2021 15:00 - 18 Aug 2021 17:00
Webinar
  • Mining
  • dewatering
NOTE NEW DATE. Moved to 18th
Attend this Free TDI Training Webinar. Tdi is a partner organisation of the GWD and we welcome membership to support their events.
22 Sep 2021 16:00 - 22 Sep 2021 17:00
Webinar
  • Webinar
  • NGIS
  • hydropedology
  • GAKZN
You are hereby invited to attend a GAKZN webinar. None Members Welcome! Click on the "Join this Meeting" button to connect directly to this Teams Meeting.
13 Oct 2021 15:00 - 13 Oct 2021 17:00
Webinar
  • Pollution
  • construction
  • technology
  • solutions
  • Environment
The Dewatering Institute is hosting a free webinar course presented by Siltbuster
18 Nov 2021 16:00 - 18 Nov 2021 18:00
Online Event
Webinar
  • dewatering
  • Management
TDI Webinar by OGI and Eur Ing Dr Stephen D. Thomas

09 Dec 2021 16:30 - 09 Dec 2021 17:30
Webinar
  • AGM
  • Membership
The GWD call on all members and interested parties to attend this extra-ordinary AGM scheduled for 9 December 2021.
Please rsvp attendance by registering for the evening's proceedings.
31 Jan 2022 16:00 - 31 Jan 2022 17:30
Webinar
  • Sediment control
  • Water quality
Free Webinar, TDI Award Finalist – Equipment / Material Innovation of the year.
17 Feb 2022 13:00 - 17 Feb 2022 14:30
Online Event
Webinar
  • Water security
  • Groundwater storage
  • Managed aquifer recharge
The third Groundwater IWRA webinar will present three cases from different continents (Africa, Asia, and North America) to help understand the unique conditions and trajectories under which they developed as well as the institutional frameworks surrounding them.
18 Feb 2022 10:00 - 18 Feb 2022 13:05
Online Event
Webinar
One of the notable unintended consequential outcomes of COVID–19 pandemic is the rapid and wide use of sanitizers and disinfectants to control the spread of SARS –CoV–2 virus.
14 Mar 2022 12:30 - 14 Mar 2022 14:00
Webinar
  • professional matters
Prof Matthys Dippenaar will guide on all professional matters for Earth Scientists.
He will share why you need to register with SACNASP and maintain your CPD.
More on Professional registration requirements, Field of practice, Continuous professional development (CPD)
Your responsibilities and a Q&A.
This event attracts 0.2 SACNASP CPD
16 Mar 2022 09:00 - 16 Mar 2022 13:00
Webinar
  • groundwater uses
  • Resilience
  • management solutions
  • Drilling
  • maintenance
Rand Water are hosting a webinar in celebration of the National Water Week from 21 – 27 March 2022. The theme for year 2022 is “Groundwater – making the invisible, visible”, The theme seeks to remind policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, that South Africa is a water scarce country.
22 Mar 2022 12:00 - 22 Mar 2022 16:00
Webinar
  • Microplastics
  • health
  • sustainability
  • Visibility
To mark UN World Water Day, the University of Birmingham is hosting the 2022 World Water Day Symposium. This hybrid event (on our Dubai and Edgbaston campuses) is held under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces at Birmingham and the University's Institute of Global Innovation.
23 Mar 2022 10:00 - 23 Mar 2022 11:30
Virtual event
Webinar
  • groundwater research
  • Resource protection
  • remediation
  • springs
The Department's Western Cape region is hosting a Groundwater Seminar virtually.

24 Mar 2022 09:30 - 24 Mar 2022 10:30
Webinar
  • information tool
Join us at this launch webinar where we will be taking you on a virtual walk through of the digital dashboard and drill into some of the benefits this tool can provide to individuals and industries alike.
24 Mar 2022 10:00 - 24 Mar 2022 13:30
Webinar
  • Climate
  • IWRM
The outcome of the series of policy dialogues is to understand the current status quo of climate services, provide background information towards developing climate services programmes for water, as well as create an opportunity to foster collaboration between South Africa (SA) and the European Union (EU) partners through the SA-EU strategic partnership.
05 Apr 2022 14:30 - 05 Apr 2022 15:30
Webinar
Join us online for this CPD event: WHAT HYDROGEOLOGISTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BOREHOLES..webinar.
Corne Engelbrecht and Reuben Lazarus from one of the leading groundwater consultancies will share their best practice guides.
06 Apr 2022 16:00 - 06 Apr 2022 17:30
Webinar
The Dewatering Institute is hosting a free webinar course in conjunction with Hölscher International Group.
20 Apr 2022 14:00 - 20 Apr 2022 15:00
Webinar
  • Groundwater Modelling
  • decision-support
On behalf of the Gauteng Branch of the Ground Water Division of the GSSA, you are invited to take part in the upcoming webinar on groundwater modelling as a decision support tool. The speaker will share his experience and open this topic to wider discussions.
25 May 2022 16:00 - 25 May 2022 17:30
Online Event
Webinar
  • geotechnical
This session will be presented by Joseph Sopko, Director of Ground Freezing at KELLER | Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University.
02 Jun 2022 14:00 - 02 Jun 2022 15:30
online
Webinar
  • Isotopes
Please see the forwarded message below regarding an IAEA webinar on the future of the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP). For all those interested in the application of O/H isotopes this should be of great interest. Please within your networks and register for the virtual event this Thursday.
21 Jul 2022 18:00 - 21 Jul 2022 19:30
Online Event
Webinar
  • Experience
The GWD Young Professionals are hosting a free online discussion event. This event is open to all people working in the the sector: young and older - to share and discuss current realities: opportunities, challenges and possible solutions to better the uptake of knowledge and experience. Would love you to join in! CLICK ON THE LINK / graphic below TO PRE-REGISTER.
27 Jul 2022 16:00 - 27 Jul 2022 17:30
Webinar
  • urban water supply
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd case study projects
Winning Award Wells / Drilling Project of the year
25 Aug 2022 18:00 - 25 Aug 2022 19:30
Webinar
  • Womanevent
  • Hydrogeology
We're hosting an event! In celebration of women's month: "Women in Hydrogeology".
The registration link is below. The list if speakers is being finalised and will be shared.