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Event debrief: GWD Western Cape Talk on Machine Learning modelling techniques for groundwater availability in RSA Dolomites

11 Feb 2021
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This talk presented research into the applicability of machine learning for the forward prediction of groundwater levels and flow regime, as an alternative to numerical modelling...
Home News Event debrief: GWD Western Cape Talk on Machine Learning modelling techniques for groundwater availability in RSA Dolomites
This talk presented research into the applicability of machine learning for the forward prediction of groundwater levels and flow regime, as an alternative to numerical modelling...

Save the date: Groundwater Conference, Gauteng 17-20 October 2021

11 Feb 2021
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GWD GROUNDWATER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2021 - THEME. The UN-Water selected Theme for World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater: making the invisible visible” – as proposed by International Groundwater Resource Assessment Centre.
Home News Save the date: Groundwater Conference, Gauteng 17-20 October 2021
GWD GROUNDWATER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2021 - THEME. The UN-Water selected Theme for World Water Day 2022 is “Groundwater: making the invisible visible” – as proposed by International Groundwater Resource Assessment Centre.

Event debrief: Talk on Natural Attenuation of AMD - Case Study (GWD Gauteng)

11 Feb 2021
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SACNASP CPD EVENT Natural attenuation of acid mine drainage by various rocks in a typical Karoo coalfield: A case study of the Witbank, Ermelo, and Highveld coalfields, South Africa. 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.
Home News Event debrief: Talk on Natural Attenuation of AMD - Case Study (GWD Gauteng)
SACNASP CPD EVENT Natural attenuation of acid mine drainage by various rocks in a typical Karoo coalfield: A case study of the Witbank, Ermelo, and Highveld coalfields, South Africa. 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.

Help to develop a Groundwater Monitoring Network for the Greater Karoo

11 Feb 2021
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Home News Help to develop a Groundwater Monitoring Network for the Greater Karoo

A 2016 report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) titled Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks, recommended that “a comprehensive understanding of groundwater conditions is required prior to the commencement of exploration to ensure proper interpretation of changes in groundwater over time.

Event Debrief: Q3 GAKZN & UKZN webinar: Presenting on Groundwater Research

11 Feb 2021
jessica
The GAKZN Webinar hosted, in association with the GWD and the University of KwaZuluNatal, had two speakers presenting on current research findings.
Home News Event Debrief: Q3 GAKZN & UKZN webinar: Presenting on Groundwater Research
The GAKZN Webinar hosted, in association with the GWD and the University of KwaZuluNatal, had two speakers presenting on current research findings.

Meet in person @ this upcoming workshop: Setting the standards – Borehole Drilling; Pumping Tests and Monitoring (IAH-SA)

11 Feb 2021
jessica
11-13 November 2020, Stellenbosch University. This workshop pulls together leading experts in the groundwater industry and includes a field visit to drilling within Table Mountain Group Aquifer (TMGA). It's a wonderful opportunity to learn and network. Although based in Wester Cape, international trends will also be discussed and the workshop is applicable to all involved in groundwater from the southern Africa region and beyond
Home News Meet in person @ this upcoming workshop: Setting the standards – Borehole Drilling; Pumping Tests and Monitoring (IAH-SA)
11-13 November 2020, Stellenbosch University. This workshop pulls together leading experts in the groundwater industry and includes a field visit to drilling within Table Mountain Group Aquifer (TMGA). It's a wonderful opportunity to learn and network. Although based in Wester Cape, international trends will also be discussed and the workshop is applicable to all involved in groundwater from the southern Africa region and beyond

IAH Bid proposal success! Congratulations is in order.

11 Feb 2021
jessica
We are happy to announce the 50th congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists will be in Cape Town, South Africa, 18-24 September 2023. With the theme "Groundwater: A Matter of Scale", we look forward to welcoming you to this event! More information will be shared shortly on the this IAH-SA and GWD homepages and social media.
Home News IAH Bid proposal success! Congratulations is in order.
We are happy to announce the 50th congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists will be in Cape Town, South Africa, 18-24 September 2023. With the theme "Groundwater: A Matter of Scale", we look forward to welcoming you to this event! More information will be shared shortly on the this IAH-SA and GWD homepages and social media.

Event Debrief: Building a puzzle - Developing a groundwater conceptual model (GWD, Central)

11 Feb 2021
jessica
SACNASP CPD EVENT Talk Abstract: Science is a living document; it grows and expands as more information becomes available and our knowledge grows. It makes use of hypotheses, 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.
Home News Event Debrief: Building a puzzle - Developing a groundwater conceptual model (GWD, Central)
SACNASP CPD EVENT Talk Abstract: Science is a living document; it grows and expands as more information becomes available and our knowledge grows. It makes use of hypotheses, 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.

Event Debrief: Selection of small water treatment systems for potable water supply to small communities (GWD ECAPE)

10 Feb 2021
jessica
SACNASP CPD EVENT Talk Abstract: Small water treatment plants are defined as water treatment systems that have to be installed in areas that 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. Most of these applications require small plants of less than 2.5 ML/d (although plants of up to 25 ML/d may sometimes also fall into this category).
Home News Event Debrief: Selection of small water treatment systems for potable water supply to small communities (GWD ECAPE)
SACNASP CPD EVENT Talk Abstract: Small water treatment plants are defined as water treatment systems that have to be installed in areas that 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. Most of these applications require small plants of less than 2.5 ML/d (although plants of up to 25 ML/d may sometimes also fall into this category).

Event Debrief: Case Study-Assessment of the impacts of climate variability on total water storage (GWD GAU)

10 Feb 2021
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Home News Event Debrief: Case Study-Assessment of the impacts of climate variability on total water storage (GWD GAU)

SACNASP CPD EVENT

Assessment of the impacts of climate variability on total water storage in the Orange-Senqu River Basin:  implications for groundwater resources management by Dr. Tales Carvalho-Resende


Well done and Thank you to the GWD Gauteng Branch Chair Mr. Kwazi Majola for making this sharing & learning opportunity possible!