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Effective monitoring systems for sustainable rural groundwater supply
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Andiswa Silinga, Julian ConradA three-year research project in groundwater is currently
being carried out in rural villages of three provinces in
South Africa with the support of the Department of Water
Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) and the Norwegian funding
agency NORAD.
This paper covers the latest findings from the field studies
that are being carried out, both in terms of groundwater
monitoring methodologies and also institutional
frameworks. It also makes recommendations for effective
groundwater monitoring. Two groups of villages were
identified, villages responsible for running and maintaining
their own water supply scheme and villages that are operated
and maintained by the District Municipality. Boreholes in
the former villages were driven by diesel engine and the
latter are electrically driven. Problems encountered at
village level are borehole infrastructure for taking water
level readings and collecting water samples; payments for
water supply, diesel and pump attendant salary; low level
of education. Due to the lack of clarity in the roles of staff
within the District Municipality difficulties in setting up
communication channels were experienced. A GIS
monitoring database is still under construction.
History
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
SILINGA, A. and CONRAD, J., 2001. Effective monitoring systems for sustainable rural groundwater supply. IN: Scott, R. (ed). People and systems for water, sanitation and health: Proceedings of the 27th WEDC International Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, 20-24 August 2001, pp. 480-482.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:13107Language
- en
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