"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."

GWD News

World Water Week 2010

The World Water Week, 5-11 September 2010

This year groundwater management and protection will receive special attention whereby delegates will explore how to create a balance between the exploitation of groundwater and the increasing demand for water around the world.
Groundwater resources are being over-abstracted and face an increasing risk of pollution from urbanisation, industrial development, agricultural activities, and mining enterprises.

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)

Hydrogeological Unit Manager invited to step forward..

Digby Wells and Associates, Environmental Solutions Provider, is a South African company that offers international expertise in Environmental Management. DWA has an innovative, pragmatic team of environmental scientists, social scientists and engineers with hands on experience and approach. The following vacancy is available in our Randburg office: Hydrogeology Unit Manager - The closing date is 30 June 2010. Read more at VACANCIES page.

GWD Groundwater Course

Attendees Groundwater Course 19-21 May 2010.

Thokozane MALIBE, Gerson HAMVPOLO, Jean SIMONIS, Julia Nkhulu KEKANA, 
Msawenkosi BUTHELEZI, Kurisani Onica MASHAVA, Sathisha BARATH,
David MODIRI, Herman GOOSSENS, Nozuko JUBASE,Chokoe CHUENE,
Josue Bahati CHISHUGI, Nungu JUSTICE,Stephanie DEUTSCHMANN,
Richard JUDGE, Isaac DINDI, Ngcobo KHETHIWE, Masego Precious MODISANE,
Gladness MASINDI, Lerato B MOLOKOMME, Philani MSIMANGO,Teunis VAHRMEIJER,
Shawn NTHAILE (Also in photo: Martin Holland - presenter RDM and
Bongani Kabini-assistant GWD). 
The following organisations are acknowledged for their support:
DWA Head Office Pretoria, DWA Mphumalanga, DWA Eastern Cape, Argus Gibb,
SRK KZN, GCS Durban, University of Zululand, University of the Western Cape,
University of Pretoria, JT Livestock and Debswana-Jwaneng Mine.

Students get FREE pass!

Noted from the AGM Nov 2009, as well as on two subsequent EXCO meetings - the GWD reached consensus to waiver student membership fees for 2010/2011.

GWD Course - Update

The Updated programme v12May2010 for the GWD Course (3 days included a 1 day Training Seminar) now available.

The GWD EXCO also now offers a SPECIAL STUDENT FEE for the upcoming course.
Full-time student fee = only R1750.00
We already have a stong delegation from UKZN attending and look forward to see more students from around the country joining us.
 SEE DIRECTIONS TO VILLA JANA - open read more..

New Vacancies

 Hydrologist (OR Water Engineer) and Principle Hydrogeologist  positions posted . See also new SNR/ MID-LEVEL HYDROGEOLOGIST/ GROUNDWATER MODELLER and  SNR / MID –LEVEL CONSULTANT  new opportunities.
Deadline for all positions: 14 May 2010.
Start date: 01 June 2010.

 

Clear as a Nymph, Water S&E , Vol 30 No2

Groundwater intern wins!!

Matt Webb, intern at Umvoto Africa in Cape Town, hello Millie, has done great research on the Table Mountain Aquifer TGM that has now won him

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