- Umvoto welcomes Annalisa Vicente
Meet our newest hydrogeologist and groundwater modeller Annalisa Vicente! Annalisa … Read more - Why there was a heat wave in Cape Town last weekend
What is a heat wave? The recent heat wave that … Read more - Dr Kornelius Riemann announced as Ground Water Division Western Cape Chairperson
Umvoto is pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Dr … Read more - Umvoto staff sports day
The last two years were particularly challenging for the team … Read more - New promotions at Umvoto
Umvoto Africa is pleased to congratulate the following employees on … Read more - Umvoto to present at the Groundwater Division Conference
The Groundwater Division are hosting their 17th annual conference from … Read more - Umvoto presents at IAIAsa Annual Conference
This past week, 17-19 August, part of our Environmental team … Read more - Online Groundwater CPD course
The University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Engineering and the … Read more - New weather station in Philippi, Cape Town
Background Umvoto Africa was contracted by the City of Cape … Read more - A tribute to Dr Chris Hartnady
Dr Christopher John Hubert Hartnady has also sadly and unexpectedly … Read more - Umvoto pays tribute to Rowena Hay
Elizabeth Rowena Hay sadly and unexpectedly passed away on Thursday … Read more - FunDza Work Wise- Interview with a geohydrologist
FunDza, a South African outreach programme, that specifically creates and … Read more - Rowena Hay invited as panelist for the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 related illness Rowena Hay was unable … Read more - Khayelitsha Pavement Improvement Hydrocensus
As part of the Khayelitsha Pavement Improvement (KPI) Project, Umvoto … Read more - Umvoto welcomes Rebecca Stephenson
Rebecca Stephenson is an Honours graduate in Geography with a … Read more - Umvoto introduces The Umvoto Foundation
The Umvoto Foundation (TUF) is a Cape Town-based non-profit organisation … Read more - Webinar: “The State of Groundwater in the Western Cape and its Impact on Agribusiness” hosted by Cape Chambers
On June 22 2021, Umvoto Africa will be presenting a … Read more - Now that’s Managed Aquifer Recharge!
Recent footage doing the rounds on social media and the … Read more - MSc for Mkali: hydrogeological characterization using remote sensing
Umvoto’s Andrew Mkali (Junior Environmentalist) recently passed his MSc entitled … Read more - Packer Testing Webinar
Kevin de Bruin, Umvoto’s Junior Hydrogeologist, attended the Midwest Geosciences … Read more - Upcoming webinar: “TDI Training Webinar Series – Monitoring to Manage Groundwater Resources” presented by Umvoto
Umvoto will be hosting one of the Dewatering Institute’s Training … Read more - New Intern Hydrogeologist
Umvoto welcomes a new Intern Hydrogeologist! Denim-Reece Southgate is an … Read more - Groundwater monitoring of the Cape Flats Aquifer
Quarterly groundwater monitoring of the Cape Flats Aquifer (CFA) is … Read more - Umvoto aligns with the United Nations’ Global Compact SDG Ambition Accelerator
The UN Global Compact is “the world’s largest corporate sustainability … Read more
latest articles
- Contamination Assessments: The need to identify and mitigate contamination risk to the environment
Environmental contamination has been an increasing concern over the past … Read more - Groundwater Contamination and Environmental Authorisation
The role of groundwater is becoming more important in meeting … Read more - Compliance monitoring of hydrogen sulphide levels
The importance of compliance monitoring Compliance monitoring is an important … Read more - Regularising your groundwater use: when do you need to apply for a water use licence or registration?
What is the National Water Act? The intensifying drought conditions … Read more - Groundwater Protection in Support of World Water Day 2022
Why Groundwater? Rapidly increasing water demand and impacts of climate … Read more - Will Fires Become More Frequent in the Western Cape?: Using Earth Observation to Monitor and Assess Fire Frequency and Impact
Where there’s smoke, there is fire… literally if you are … Read more - How to drill a borehole
When There’s a Borehole, There’s a Way – Drilling for … Read more - Northern Cape Adventures
In early April along with some family members, Umvoto Junior … Read more - Paul Lee takes on the Orange River
The Orange, or Gariep River as it is locally named, … Read more - Update on the City of Cape Town’s New Water Programme
Umvoto Africa continued as the principal hydrogeological consultants for the … Read more - Umvoto announced as WINNERS in the TDI Awards 2021: Wells Drilling Project of the Year
Drilling to Augment Urban Water Supply – A Case Study … Read more - Hermanus and Atlantis – Working towards Clean Water and Sanitation for All
Aligning the Hermanus and Atlantis municipal bulk groundwater supply projects to the Sustainable Development Goals. - Umvoto announced as Finalists in the TDI Awards 2021: Sustainability Excellence Company of the Year
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd (Umvoto) is a solution orientated, earth science and … Read more - Data driven insights
Building on the progress of 2020, 2021 saw meaningful advances in the database initiative … Read more - Bioluminescent Avatar Waves in Fishhoek, Cape Town
It was around midday at the ocean facing pent-office when … Read more - Cape Flats Wetlands: a collaborative approach towards conservation and water security
Destination Dunes: transdisciplinary collaboration The City of Cape Town’s New … Read more - “Heritage Day and (Hydro)geoheritage”
The unique combination of diverse cultures, beliefs and traditions is … Read more - NICOLA member: Remediating the future of land contamination with Umvoto Africa
Umvoto Africa is pleased to announce our recent affiliation as … Read more - Ecological monitoring in the Steenbras Catchment
Baseline Monitoring for the City of Cape Town’s New Water … Read more - Data disruption creates more opportunities for South Africa’s water-science experts
Over the last few decades, the water science community has … Read more - Google Earth Engine: a smarter way to make false colour composites
One of the challenges of processing and analysing satellite imagery is downloading, processing, and storing of enough imagery to have adequate spatial and temporal coverage to create a product that is useful to Geologists, such as this false colour composite (FCC) of Eritrea. - Kirsty’s MSc on The Application of Machine Learning For Groundwater Level Prediction in the Steenkoppies compartment of the Gauteng and North West Dolomite Aquifer, South Africa
Groundwater in the Steenkoppies compartment is extensively used for agriculture … Read more - The Cape geologist’s guide to lunch spots
A team of Umvoto geologists recently set out for four … Read more - Groundwater Development: Assisting commercial farmers in improving their water security
As the below average rainfall for the West Coast of … Read more - An analysis of surface water level and quality using real-time, high-resolution sensors to inform stormwater management
Fahad Aziz is a new addition to the team at … Read more - Big data and transboundary groundwater resource management
Transboundary groundwater resources Water does not adhere to the strict … Read more - Fractured rock aquifers: on the importance of springs
Recently some of Umvoto’s geologists and hydrogeologists went on a … Read more - “What Kind Of Music Do Geologists Listen To?”
“What kind of music do geologists listen to?” – sounds … Read more
