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The Water Research Commission Champions Citizen Science For A Changing Climate
The goal of the proposed ordinance is to create safe venues for customers and to discourage illegal activities. The governing officials of the City of Oxford will consider the following ordinance at the upcoming meeting(s) of the Board of Aldermen.
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Shafick Adams Op Ed
Source water supply diversification – investing for the future 18 JUN 2019 I bet that almost all policy and decision-makers have a direct or indirect investment portfolio. Most investment portfolios are diversified across a variety of stocks and bonds to minimise risk, to…
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Mitigating the Impact of Electricity Disruption on Water Supply
Load-shedding has severe consequences for supply of electricity Jay Bhagwan September 2019 Consistent load shedding-related, or major electricity disruptions can have severe consequences for the continuous treatment and supply of water services. Systems across the Municipal and…
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Water Quality Monitoring and Public Health Paper
Water Quality Monitoring and Public Health Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa September 2019 Water has been recognised as one of the critical elements for sustainable socio-economic development and set at the core of sustainable development (Saravanan et al., 2009). It is directed towards…
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FAST FACTS: Groundwater
Groundwater is the world’s second most abundant fresh water source behind the ice caps and glaciers. It accounts for some 30.1% of the Earth’s freshwater reserves whilst surface water sources such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs only account for about 1.2%. Velocities of…
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Potential remote sensing technologies to monitor water flows
POTENTIAL REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE THE MONITORING AND REPORTING OF WATER FLOWS by Wandile Nomquphu 1. Introduction and context The interactions between humans and the hydrological cycle and how this interaction has transformed the fresh water systems have been…
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WRC MicroPlastics Press Release
Microplastics in freshwater environments; an emerging concern In one of the first studies of its kind in South Africa, the Water Research Commission (WRC) undertook research to investigated the presence of microplastics in South African freshwater, the areas of focus included…
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Circular Economy Approach to Sanitation
Products that can be made from our Pee and Poop Dr. Sudhir Pillay is a Research Manager at the Water Research Commission. He writes on research undertaken to reduce, reuse recycle sanitation pollution streams. Our current global resource model is linear in nature; it involves…
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SPU and WRC Launch Groundbreaking Arid Region Water Research Centre
Sol Plaatje University (SPU), in partnership with the Water Research Commission (WRC), is proud to announce the official launch of the Arid Region Water Research Centre (ARWRC), a pioneering initiative aimed at addressing critical water challenges in the Northern Cape and other…
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Final IWA Media and Comms Plan 2025
Day 1: 17 March 2025, Morning Session. 10:30 to 11:00am Location: Cape Town, South Africa Purpose: Facilitate direct engagement between media representatives and key stakeholders of the 14th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse. Please click here to…