"The DIVISION aims to serve the scientific sector of the groundwater community in Southern Africa, for the advancement of the science and technology of groundwater and to promote the efficient use of groundwater as well as professionalism throughout the groundwater industry."

Welcome to the Ground Water Division of GSSA

The Ground Water Division was established in 1978 by members of the groundwater community of South Africa and the Directorate of Geohydrology, Department of Water Affairs. Essentially a non-profit association, it is committed to upholding and promoting professionalism in the field of groundwater among its membership. It is a body of scientists and technicians with direct or indirect involvement or interest in the optimal development of the country's groundwater as a limited natural resource, and in the preservation of its quality. Environmental consciousness is strongly supported.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the promotion and protection of groundwater.

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)
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WATER : Swazi Village Gets a Self-Sustaining Water Supply

ZAMBIA: Health Fears Follow Floods

NAMIBIA: Banking Water for the Future

WATER-ZAMBIA: Lozi Make Annual Migration to Higher Ground

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Benefits of Working Together on Water
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Successes in shale to be shared - Shreveport Times

Butte County farm water monitoring may add groundwater - Enterprise-Record

Report looks at coal-ash impact - Fredericksburg.com

Look who's coming out of the shell - Sydney Morning Herald

Sand ghat auction to take place today - Times of India
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