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A two-year study of the quality of irrigation water from Loskop Dam and its effect on crop production in the Groblersdal area, funded by the Loskop Irrigation Board (LIB), has shown very low levels of E. coli and no detectable levels of other disease-causing bacteria.
The deteriorating quality of raw water, coupled with current water shortages, has created an urgent need to protect the country’s water resources and ensure effective water and wastewater management in South Africa. According to the Water and Sanitation Master Plan (DWA, 2019), 56% of the 1 150 municipal wastewater treatment works are in a poor or critical condition, while 11% are dysfunctional. This implies that South Africa’s water resources are negatively impacted and polluted by wastewater that is not properly treated.
Newman's competencies are in marine and estuarine chemistry (water and sediment quality) and ecotoxicology.
Le Roux holds an MSc in microbiology from the University of Pretoria.
The nano-pollutants laboratories are used to undertake water-quality research, specifically looking at environmental and wastewater resources.
The primary function of the Water Research Commission (WRC) is to promote coordination, cooperation and communication in the area of water research, to establish water research needs and priorities, stimulate and fund water research according to priority, promote the effective transfer of information and technology and enhance knowledge and capacity building within the water sector.
To mark World Water Day (22 March 2012), East London will see the celebration of two successful pilots involving social franchising partnerships for water and sanitation service delivery.
In the face of increased water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, urbanisation, population growth and changes in land use and land cover, available water resources must be continually assesse