Umvoto is locally and internationally acclaimed for its expertise in primary, fractured, and karstic aquifers. Our team’s knowledge of geological and hydrogeological processes forms the basis for highly successful groundwater resource evaluation, exploration, development, monitoring, modelling and management. Umvoto’s expertise and experience, together with engineering associates, allows us to deliver turnkey projects covering every step from inception to water from the tap. This includes geological mapping, borehole siting and borehole drilling and testing, aquifer/ecological/climatological monitoring, wellfield operations and maintenance, numerical modeling and aquifer management.
Given the growing concern around water resource contamination and the legal need for due diligence, this expertise is also applied with predictive modelling tools, to determine site contamination and groundwater pollution with a view to design the most appropriate protection and remediation measures.

Surface and groundwater modelling simulate flow and transport processes overland and underground, improving our understanding of these processes and informing decisions that affect them. With a dedicated team of modellers, we deliver solutions tailored to our client and project’s needs, integrated within project workflows to obtain the greatest benefit from the modelling process throughout the project lifespan.
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South Africa’s first International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
Umvoto recently attended the 12th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR 12), held in … Read more
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Promotions at Umvoto
Umvoto is pleased to congratulate the following employees on their recent promotions. Aqeelah Benjamin from Intern … Read more
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Ground truthing: Ensuring accurate environmental management
Why is ground truthing important? Ground truthing plays an essential role in environmental science by … Read more
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Stellies student job shadows at Umvoto
Welcome to Kyle Louw As a recent graduate from Stellenbosch University with a BSc in … Read more
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Managed aquifer recharge as a risk mitigation measure
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) involves purposefully recharging groundwater, commonly using treated effluent, stormwater, or excess … Read more