Geohydrology: Practical Skills Course 2023 (GWD)

This GWD Practical Skill course will be hosted at the UP Future Africa Campus and will focus on imparting best practice skills presented by specialists in the field.
21 Feb 2023 08:00 - 24 Feb 2023 15:00
Future Africa Campus, UP, Pretoria
Training course
  • field work
  • practical skills
  • best practice
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Event description

This GWD Practical Skill course will be hosted at the UP Future Africa Campus and will focus on imparting best practice skills presented by specialists in the field.

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About this event

The Course will utilise the UP Boreholes walking distance from the Conference facility to run the field tests.
An additional drill-site(s) - from partner institutions- are planned to be added to the programme itinerary for additional practical exposure. 

*SACNASP CPD ACCREDITED COURSE*

The Course is open to all interested individuals.

Course registration ranges from R2,500 (students), R7,300 (Members) to R8,000 (Non-members).
Accommodation packages are available for on-site accommodation. 
About Future Africa Accommodation:
Please note that Future Africa is not a commercial hotel, but a research and academic conference venue with conference facilities. The campus has been designed to host a community of scholars, research fellows and students for periods of knowledge creation, study and other conference type engagements. There is a reception which operates during office hours to assist with inquiries, but conventional hotel concierge services are not available.

COURSE REGISTRATION
(CLOSED 10 FEBRUARY)

Thank you for the interest. Please note that registration closed.
 
 

Registration Guidelines

  • Course fees include all course materials, refreshments and lunches and two after-hour social events (Tuesday and Thursday) as well as any additional travel requirements should there be an additional drill-site added; 
  • Course fee exclude one dinner (Wednesday) - this will be for the delegate's own account;
  • First come first serve basis will apply;
  • Only proof of payment /approved order will be regarded as confirmation of attendance;
  • Accommodation is optional to attendance

Speakers

COURSE PRESENTERS
DV - Drieke Visagie (DWS), FF - Fanus Fourie (DWS), KD - Khutjo Diphofe (UP), KR - Kirsten Raible (UP), MAD - Prof Matthys Dippenaar (UP), NV - Dr Nicolette Vermaak (UFS), RD - Dr Roger Diamond (UCT BIOGRIP), SM - Sisanda Makubalo (CGS)

Event Schedule

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW:
Drilling - borehole construction, drilling supervision, logging
Hydrocensus - mapping and locating, DWA databases, measuring water levels, landowner liaison
Sampling - accessing boreholes, purging, sampling, labelling, preservation
Field analyses - Aquaread, Extech, RAD7, etc.
Hydraulic testing - step tests, constant rate calculation, measuring drawdown, test interpretation, calculation of hydraulic parameters (K, T, S, Sy)

Lectures, exercises and field work may be swapped around depending on the weather forecast each day.

Day 1

09:00 am - 09:15 am
Registration (All)
09:15 am - 09:30 am
Welcome (RD/FF)
09:30 am - 01:00 pm
Borehole Logging | Infiltration Tests | Interpretation (MAD)
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
LUNCH
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Water level data | Downhole Loggers (NV)
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
SOCIAL: CATERED MEET & GREET

Day 2

09:00 am - 01:00 pm
Drilling | Geological Logging | Downhole Surveying (SM)
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
LUNCH
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Aquaread Probe | Downhole Hydrochem (KR)

Day 3

09:00 am - 01:00 pm
DWS NGA | Database Queries | Data Extraction
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
LUNCH
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Session continues..
Data Manipulation (DV)
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
DELEGATES DINNER

Day 4

09:00 am - 01:00 pm
Stable Isotopes | MWL Calculations | Rn Isotopes (RD)
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
LUNCH
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm
RAD 7 meter | Field Rn Testing (KD)
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm
CLOSING OF PRACTICAL SKILLS COURSE

Geohydrology: Practical Skills Course 2023 (GWD)

21 Feb 2023 08:00 - 24 Feb 2023 15:00
Future Africa Campus, UP, Pretoria
Training course

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