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 …
Cape Flats Aquifer
Umvoto to present Case Studies, TDI Awards 2021
Umvoto were winners and finalists for the 2021 The Dewatering Institute (TDI) awards categories of Wells/Drilling Project of the Year and Sustainability Excellence Company of the Year, respectively. Zandri Rademan and Luke Towers are set to present the two case studies that we submitted in a free webinar, hosted by the TDI, on 27th July…
Contaminants of Emerging Concern in our Water Resources
Within the wide scope of work that Umvoto undertakes, water quality monitoring and contamination assessments are a key part of water resource development and management. Over the last two years, Umvoto has undertaken sampling for contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the Cape Flats and Atlantis Aquifers in the Western Cape, with the aim of…
The Cape Flats: collaborating toward conservation
Destination Dunes: transdisciplinary collaboration The City of Cape Town’s New Water Programme involves the development and operation of the Cape Flats Aquifer Management Scheme which includes abstraction and managed aquifer recharge (MAR) to augment the bulk potable supply of the City Metropole to avoid another 2017 Day Zero scenario. The Managed Aquifer Recharge Scheme will…
Groundwater monitoring of the Cape Flats Aquifer
Quarterly groundwater monitoring of the Cape Flats Aquifer (CFA) is undertaken by Umvoto geologists and hydrogeologists to build up a baseline prior to any large-scale abstraction and managed aquifer recharge (MAR). Wellfields are spread across the CFA targeting the thickest portion of the aquifer within the paleochannel (old river channel). Some wellfields are located in…
