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Contamination and Remediation

To meet the growing concern around water resource and soil contamination Umvoto offers the full suite of assessments building on our expertise in geological and hydrogeological processes.

Umvoto’s strength is our proven experience in soil, surface water and groundwater assessments; the interactions between these; and the associated impacts and required mitigation and management measures.

Umvoto has experience in most priority contaminants, with capability in due diligence, desktop and intrusive assessments (including soil sampling, monitoring well drilling and sampling), remediation, contaminant fate and transport modelling and environmental monitoring.

Brown polluted water flowing from pipes

This experience helps our various industrial clients identify, prevent, mitigate and remediate environmental impacts to limit their environmental, reputational, and financial risks.

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Koeberg Nature Reserve in the direction of Table Mountain

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Borehole test-pumping: What you need to know

Groundwater users often neglect test-pumping boreholes once drilling is complete. Test-pumping is crucial towards understanding … Read more
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Earth Day: The importance of groundwater

Protecting our precious resource: The importance of groundwater on Earth Day Earth Day is a … Read more
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Groundwater Monitoring – Why is it so important?

Why is groundwater monitoring important? Groundwater is a vital water resource that is more frequently … Read more

Newsletter 2022

Find out about what our team got up to during 2022 in our annual newsletter!
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World Soil Day: The significance of sustainable soil management

The United Nations’ World Soil Day is held annually on the 5th of December and emphasises … Read more
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