Ground Water Division of GSSA

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50th IAH Congress

18 Sep 23 08:00 - 24 Sep 23 16:00
Cape Town, CTICC
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Ground Water Division of GSSA

Professionals for the responsible management and development of groundwater

Awards Our History

Membership

Our members specialize and practice in groundwater specific fields, have a recognised qualification and are professionally registered by SACNASP.

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Scientific Information

All our Professional Membership subscribe to both GSSA and SACNASP Code of Conduct

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Featured event

50th IAH Congress

18 Sep 23 08:00 - 24 Sep 23 16:00
Cape Town, CTICC
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Upcoming events

Webinar: ASR-MAR in Agriculture

03 Oct 2022 12:00 - 03 Oct 2022 13:00
Online
Webinar
  • MAR
12:00-13:00 (Central Time) for the next free webinar in the ASR-MAR Work Group quarterly series focusing on ASR-MAR in Agriculture.

Established in September 2019, the ASR-MAR Workgroup…
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Water Governance Training Course – Pretoria (CBSS)

25 Oct 2022 08:00 - 27 Oct 2022 16:00
Oppiehoek Guesthouse, 196 Blake Street, Riviera, Pretoria
Training course
  • Water governance
CBSS will be presenting their popular three-day Water Governance and water use license application (WULA) Training Course, in association with the Water Institute of South Africa (WISA).
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CGS GEOSCIENCE SUMMIT

25 Oct 2022 08:00 - 27 Oct 2022 16:00
Durban ICC
Conference
  • Conference
The CGS will host a Geoscience Summit on 25 to 27 October 2022 which will be a celebration of 110 years of CGS existence and excellence in geoscience research.
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5th SADC-GMI conference

16 Nov 2022 08:00 - 18 Nov 2022 16:00
Windhoek, Namibia
Conference
  • SADC
Please find attached here the 1st Announcement of the 5th SADC Groundwater Conference, scheduled for 16 – 18 November 2022, in Windhoek Namibia.
If you are willing to present or participate at…
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Geocongress 2023 (GSSA, SU)

11 Jan 2023 08:00 - 13 Jan 2023 16:00
Stellenbosch University Campus, Western Cape
Conference
  • Conference
The conference aims to cover a broad spectrum of geoscience topics that will include both traditional disciplines and less traditional and forward-looking themes such as Big Data in Earth Sciences,…
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Water Quality Monitoring and Management Training (CBSS, AQUATICO)

09 May 2023 08:00 - 11 May 2023 16:00
Oppiehoek Guesthouse, 196 Blake Street, Riviera, Pretoria
Training course
  • Water governance
Carin Bosman (CBSS) and Nelda Breedt (Aquatico), in association with the Water Institute of South Africa (WISA), have developed a new Training Course in Water Quality Monitoring and Management. We…
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Ritchie Morris recognized by the International Association of Hydrogeologists
21 Sep 2022
National Hub
Western Cape Branch
Membership
  • Awards
  Ritchie Morris recognized by the International Association of Hydrogeologists
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Calling for Comments: Environmental Management Screening Tool
19 Sep 2022
Elanda
Gauteng Branch
News
  • Environmental management
ATTENTION GROUNDWATER SECTOR! This National Web Based Environmental Screening Tool (
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Woman in Hydro
Event Debrief: Woman in Hydrogeology (GWD YPs)
06 Sep 2022
National Hub
Northern Branch
Events
  • women
  • Hydrogeology
On 25 August 2022, the GWD Young Professionals hosted an event in celebration of women's month titled "Women in Hydrogeology".
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INVITATION: Written comments on the draft NWRS-3
10 Aug 2022
National Hub
Gauteng Branch
News
  • Public comments
  • strategy
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is currently reviewing the NWRS as per the NWA.
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Sector Partners / Associations

GWK

Groundwater Kids Foundation

Promoting and supporting groundwater educational practices and outreaches in schools throughout the SADC region.
This registered NPO are…
Link to the Groundwater Kids website
SANBWA

SANBWA

The South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) is a voluntary association of bottlers whose primary concern is the health, safety and…
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SADCGMI

SADC-GMI

SADC-GMI Vision: "To be a Centre of Excellence in promoting equitable and sustainable groundwater management in the SADC Region.
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gwproject

Grondwater Project

The mission of The Groundwater Project is to provide accessible, engaging, high-quality, educational materials, free-of-charge online in many…
https://gw-project.org/
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Polls

When you pour a drink, which do you fill up on?

Tapwater
40% (2 votes)
Bottled water
20% (1 vote)
Own filtered water
20% (1 vote)
From a pipe/tank/reservoir
0% (0 votes)
Boiled/ treated riverwater
0% (0 votes)
Rainwater/ captured pools
0% (0 votes)
I rarely drink only water
0% (0 votes)
Other options please
20% (1 vote)
Total votes: 5