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

Find a professional Professional Matters
Abstract Database

Featured event

50th IAH Congress

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

Water Governance Training Course – Pretoria (CBSS)

16 Aug 2022 08:00 - 18 Aug 2022 16:00
Oppiehoek Guesthouse, 196 Blake Street, Riviera, Pretoria
Training course
  • Water governance
FULLY BOOKED
See an update on the Courses available for the rest of 2022
CBSS will be presenting their popular three-day Water Governance and water use license application (WULA)…
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Water Quality Monitoring and Management Training (CBSS, AQUATICO)

06 Sep 2022 08:00 - 08 Sep 2022 16:00
Oppiehoek Guesthouse, 196 Blake Street, Riviera, Pretoria
Training course
  • Water governance
Registration closes 5 August 2022 !!!!
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Drilling methods & techniques in resource exploration (GSSA, Colin Rice)

13 Sep 2022 08:00 - 04 Oct 2022 16:00
Online/ Onsite as advised
Training course
  • Drilling
Presented online with weekly virtual sessions.
2 SACNASP CPD POINTS / 16 GSSA CPD POINTS
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Current and recent Groundwater Research in Southern Africa (IAH-SA, GWD)

13 Sep 2022 09:00 - 15 Sep 2022 12:40
Virtual event
Conference
  • Conference
The IAH-SA is pleased to announce a 3 day Virtual Conference where all current and very recently completed research in the field of hydrogeology is going to be presented. All the academic…
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WISA Conference 2022

28 Sep 2022 08:00 - 30 Sep 2022 16:00
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Conference
The WISA 2022 Biennial Conference and Exhibition will once again be the flagship event of the Southern African water sector, bringing together regional and international water professionals,…
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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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Latest News

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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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Geocongress 2023 - Calling for Abstracts
04 Aug 2022
National Hub
Western Cape Branch
Events
  • Geology
  • Conference
Geocongress 2023 (organised by the GSSA and Stellenbosch University)
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Event Debrief: A day in the life of a Hydrogeologist (GWD YPs)
01 Aug 2022
National Hub
Northern Branch
Events
  • Young Professionals
  • Event Debrief
  • career
The GWD Young Professionals recently hosted this free online discussion event opened up to all people working in the the sector: yo
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Calling for abstracts
5th SADC-GMI CONFERENCE - Calling for Abstracts
18 Jul 2022
National Hub
Central Branch
Events
  • Abstract Call
  • Conference
GROUNDWATER: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  
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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
50% (2 votes)
Bottled water
0% (0 votes)
Own filtered water
25% (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
25% (1 vote)
Total votes: 4