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Applications for board membership - Water Research Commission
Applications should be sent via board [at] wrc [dot] org [dot] za (email). The closing date is 2 December 2011.
New publication available
Publication: Water Supply Well Guidelines for Use in Developing Countries
PhD Opportunity
University of Southampton PhD Opportunity:
Transport of toxic metals in clay mineral barriers-Influences of mobile sorbent
nanoparticles
GWD at Stellenbosch Career Day
The GWD Western Cape Branch at the Stellenbosch Career Day on 9 August 2011.
Inaugural Lecture: Climate change mitigation in the context of development (UCT)
Read more on the Inaugural Lecture of Professo
Managing water for the future..
Source: http://www.servicepublication.co.za
Published: Monday, 13 June 2011 12:31
There are lessons in the Libyan Desert {writer: Leon Alberts}
More than 300 South African towns and many more villages and rural settlements depend solely on groundwater, but frequently this valuable resource is incorrectly managed – leading to misconceptions about its significant potential, a South African expert recently warned on World Water Day.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) posed the question: “Would people invest more in clean water if they knew just how expensive dirty water is?”
And, from the most unlikely source of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya, there is an example of how vision and innovation can turn even an apparently completely arid desert into an agricultural export region.
AfricaGeo- Developing Geomatics in Africa
Worth a visit!
D
ates: 31 May to 2 June 2011
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC)
Email: info [at] africageo [dot] org (info [at] africageo [dot] org) Website: http://www.africageo.org/
Available positions
UMVOTO AFRICA an earth sciences consultancy based in Muizenberg, Cape Town has two exciting positions available.
SADC Groundwater Archive
Safe and reliable water supplies sustain growth and development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region where most rural communities and many small towns and irrigation schemes
NEWLY ELECTED WCAPE CHAIR
Kornelius Riemann accepted his nomination and will be the new chairman of the GW Division Western Cape.
Congratulations Kornelius !!!
INT CONF ON GROUNDWATER : FINAL REMINDER!
Hearty 2011 greetings to all GWD Members!
FINAL REMINDER
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS : Next Monday, 10th January 2011……….
Provocation Series - New release
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s Provocations is an on-going series of thinkpieces that give a platform to cutting edge thinking on current issues of the day, written and presented in non-academic style and format. Each Provocation is offered by an academic or practitioner for reading by a wide audience, with the hope of shedding light on key topics relevant to researchers, policy-makers, business people, activists and members of the public.
The latest release in this series is titled: THE DECANTING OF ACID MINE WATER IN THE GAUTENG CITY-REGION by Prof. Terence McCarthy
The series aims to challenge conventional understandings, stimulate new thinking, stir up debate and incite readers to respond with interpretations of their own. At times, the thoughts offered will exasperate, perhaps even anger. Each piece goes through rigorous editing, but the analysis, views and opinions presented are solely those of the author.
The GWD make a .pdf version (890kb) of this publication available to members. It can be downloaded from the following link: http://gwd.org.za/members/publications
(Members will need to log-in to view this page.)
GW Modelling & Risk Assessment course
*COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT*
Be sure to register for the upcoming course: "Groundwater Modelling & Risk Assessment - Focus on the Mining Environment"
To be hosted in Pretoria on 29 November to 3 December 2010, expert presenters such as Dr. Christoph Konig, Prof Kai Witthuser, Dr Ingrid and Dr Rainier Dennis will instruct this 5 day intensive hands-on and application orientated course. It will provide the attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to solve mining related groundwater problems quickly and efficiently. Software used in the tutorials includes PMWIN (a finite difference groundwater package), SPRING (a numerical model specifically developed for the simulation of groundwater flow in the mining environment) and Groundwater Expert (a stochastic based risk assessment package).
Groundwater Conference 2011 - 1st Announcement
On behalf of the GROUND WATER DIVISION (GWD) of the GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (GSSA) in association with the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROGEOLOGISTS (IAH), we are pleased to i
World Water Week 2010
The World Water Week, 5-11 September 2010
This year groundwater management and protection will receive special attention whereby delegates will explore how to create a balance between the exploitation of groundwater and the increasing demand for water around the world.
Groundwater resources are being over-abstracted and face an increasing risk of pollution from urbanisation, industrial development, agricultural activities, and mining enterprises.
Bushmen denied access to wells
Botswana High Court denies Kalahari’s indigenous Bushmen water rights in their homeland
Call to save basin from LOCK ZERO
The statement (below and attached) serves as a real example of how the passion of people can give voice to the silent cries all around us..Silent no more, we all need to listen for the sake of OUR survival. There is much work to be done.
Murray Darling Basin, Australia - Advisory Group. "We understand the problems being faced by the area including Lake Alexandrina, Lake Albert and the Coorong and the surrounding area in South Australia unless you travel along or near the Murray River from let’s say Wellington to Lock 1 at Blanchetown and speak to those affected and see the damage occuring it is very difficult to understand the hardships being experienced." says Peter R Smith (Immediate & last elected Past South Australian Vice-President Murray Darling Association,Member; Lower River Murray Drought Reference Group,Vice-President Murray Watch SA,Ex-elected Member Mid-Murray Council,Volunteer ‘Climate Change’ Presenter;Trained by Australian Conservation Foundation and Al Gore)
Hydrogeological Unit Manager invited to step forward..
Digby Wells and Associates, Environmental Solutions Provider, is a South African company that offers international expertise in Environmental Management. DWA has an innovative, pragmatic team of environmental scientists, social scientists and engineers with hands on experience and approach. The following vacancy is available in our Randburg office: Hydrogeology Unit Manager - The closing date is 30 June 2010. Read more at VACANCIES page.
GWD Groundwater Course
Attendees Groundwater Course 19-21 May 2010.
Thokozane MALIBE, Gerson HAMVPOLO, Jean SIMONIS, Julia Nkhulu KEKANA,
Msawenkosi BUTHELEZI, Kurisani Onica MASHAVA, Sathisha BARATH,
David MODIRI, Herman GOOSSENS, Nozuko JUBASE,Chokoe CHUENE,
Josue Bahati CHISHUGI, Nungu JUSTICE,Stephanie DEUTSCHMANN,
Richard JUDGE, Isaac DINDI, Ngcobo KHETHIWE, Masego Precious MODISANE,
Gladness MASINDI, Lerato B MOLOKOMME, Philani MSIMANGO,Teunis VAHRMEIJER,
Shawn NTHAILE (Also in photo: Martin Holland - presenter RDM and
Bongani Kabini-assistant GWD).
The following organisations are acknowledged for their support:
DWA Head Office Pretoria, DWA Mphumalanga, DWA Eastern Cape, Argus Gibb,
SRK KZN, GCS Durban, University of Zululand, University of the Western Cape,
University of Pretoria, JT Livestock and Debswana-Jwaneng Mine.
Students get FREE pass!
Noted from the AGM Nov 2009, as well as on two subsequent EXCO meetings - the GWD reached consensus to waiver student membership fees for 2010/2011.
GWD Course - Update
The Updated programme v12May2010 for the GWD Course (3 days included a 1 day Training Seminar) now available.
The GWD EXCO also now offers a SPECIAL STUDENT FEE for the upcoming course.
Full-time student fee = only R1750.00
We already have a stong delegation from UKZN attending and look forward to see more students from around the country joining us.
SEE DIRECTIONS TO VILLA JANA - open read more..
New Vacancies
Hydrologist (OR Water Engineer) and Principle Hydrogeologist positions posted . See also new SNR/ MID-LEVEL HYDROGEOLOGIST/ GROUNDWATER MODELLER and SNR / MID –LEVEL CONSULTANT new opportunities.
Deadline for all positions: 14 May 2010.
Start date: 01 June 2010.
Clear as a Nymph, Water S&E , Vol 30 No2
Groundwater intern wins!!
Matt Webb, intern at Umvoto Africa in Cape Town, hello Millie, has done great research on the Table Mountain Aquifer TGM that has now won him
Groundwater - An Introduction. VI
This GWD Institution'al* course will take place from 19-21 May in Gauteng.
We have a number of presenters lined-up for the "telling of their stories" with a lot of latest science, academic principles and
factual data interpretations in the mix.
Presenters from: DWA, WRC, UP, WGC, CGS etc. Our provisional programme is available as well as costing.
More information and venue/ accommodation information will be corresponded/posted shortly. (We plan to have available accommodation on-site at the venue as well as liaison transport to the Day 1 Seminar)
Sign-on's are welcome via the website (open Division Activities link) http://www.gwd.org.za/events/groundwater-course-2010.
Regards,
GWD NAT Secretariat
* More about this to be posted on the Honorary Members page
MEMBER ROLL 2010 (review v0324)
MEMBER REVIEW PERIOD > MARCH 2010. ver0324
Member Roll (Existing membership)
Member Roll Additions (Conference 2009 update) - attached
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
BENEFICIARY COUNTRY: Southern African Development Community (SADC)
REFERENCE NUMBER: SADC GDMP C003G
UNCCS CODE: 763300, 720000, 560000, 551000
DESCRIPTION:• Consulting Services for the Development of Policy Level Decision Support
Guidelines/Materials for Groundwater Management in the SADC Region. The project is looking for consultants with experience in the development of communications material at policy level with experience in marketing, communications, awareness, media or similar areas of expertise.
Welcome initiative from sector roleplayers
FETWATER, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, DWA and GEOSS present a Training course on
"Aquifer Risk management" on the 8th March 2010 at the University of Pretoria, Natural Sciences.
Unfortunately, by the time of GWD publication, this free course has already been fully booked (limited to 25 participants) but we congratulate and celebrate this initiative and truly hope to see it being extended country-wide. This course offers insight into issues such as:
- Introduction to Aquifer management (groundwater basics including vulnerability assessment, risk and sustainability. Tools required for Monitoring)
- Case studies of Aquifer Management ( Van Rhynsdorp - Aquifer Monitoring and Management - engaging the Water Users Association. · The Sandveld region – municipal aquifer monitoring (successes and failures). · When an aquifer is at risk – what next?
- (Practical) Field session – Visit to the Campus wellfield – field measurements (water levels, pH, EC, TDS, ORP etc) and data logging.
- Aquifer data storage, reporting and management
