• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:27 April, 2016
• Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Climate,Economy and Society,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Landcover and Use,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources,Water Use

Overview The main objectives of this consultancy were to undertake scenario analyses, economic, water requirement projection and ecological support studies to produce the 2014 Orange-Senqu Integrated Water Resources Management Plan (IWRMP). The Project included 5 work packages that are described below. Funding Organisation(s): GIZ   WP 4A: Economic Analysis of Water based on Water Accounting for the […]

Tags:adaptation to climate change, adaptive capacities, irrigation, IWRM, IWRMP, monitoring environmental flows, natural flow, Phase 3, present ecological state, rainfall. natural runoff, socio-economic, water balance, Water Quality, water quality model, water resource model, water resources planning model, WRPM, WRYM, yield

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:27 January, 2014
• Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Climate,Economy and Society,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Landcover and Use,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources,Water Use

  Introduction This article outlines the aims and objectives of the basin-wide Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Plan development  as well as how the work would be carried out through a combination of consolidation of technical studies and stakeholder consultation. During the development of the IWRM Plan it is ensured that the key basic elements are […]

Tags:IWRM, IWRM Plan, IWRMP

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:15 January, 2014
• Categories:Climate,Infrastructure,Surface Water Resources,Water Use

Objectives to produce updated and extended hydrological sequences for the basin as a whole. to ensure that the hydrological data sets are easily accessible for any future work Main Activities Provision of appropriate Capacity Building in a number of key areas agreed with each basin state Recommendations on appropriate protocols and procedures for data collection […]

Tags:hydrological modelling, hydrology, WRSM2000

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:24 October, 2013
• Categories:Biota and Ecosystems,Climate,Economy and Society,Infrastructure,Integrated Water Resources Management,Policy, Legislation and Strategies,Surface Water Resources,Water Use

Overview The main objectives of this consultancy were to enlarge and improve the existing models for the Orange-Senqu Basin, so that they incorporated all of the essential components in the four Basin States and are accepted by each Basin State. These models must be capable of providing the current and likely future information needs of […]

Tags:adaptation to climate change, adaptive capacities, capacity building, climate change, evaluation, gauging networks, GIS, hydrological model, irrigation, IWRM, IWRMP, monitoring environmental flows, natural flow, present ecological state, rainfall. natural runoff, socio-economic, spatial data, water balance, Water Quality, water quality model, water quality monitoring, water resource model, yield

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:23 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

The Orange-Senqu Infrastructure Catalogue groups Wastewater Works in the Orange-Senqu River according to the sub-areas in the map below. For more detail on the Wastewater Works please select the appropriate are below: Lower Orange (Namibia) Lower Orange WMA (South Africa) Lower Vaal WMA Middle Vaal WMA Upper Orange WMA Upper Vaal WMA The entire Infrastructure […]

Tags:drinking water, purification, return flow treatment, sewage treatment plant, treatment plant

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:23 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

The Orange-Senqu Infrastructure Catalogue provides summarised information about the following major water transfer systems in the Orange-Senqu River Water Supply System: Caledon-Modder Transfer Scheme Heyshope-Grootdraai Transfer Scheme Krugersdrift Dam Scheme Lesotho Highlands Water Project Mazelspoort Scheme Orange River Project Overview Orange River Project Orange-Fish Transfer Tunnel Orange-Riet Water Scheme Orange-Vaal Transfer Scheme Riet River Government […]

Tags:canals, inter-basin transfers, pipelines, transfer tunnel

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:23 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

The Orange-Senqu Infrastructure Catalogue groups Flow Gauging Stations in the Orange-Senqu River according to the sub-areas in the map below. For more detail on the Flow Gauging Stations please select the appropriate area below: Lower Orange (Namibia) Schematic Lower Orange (South Africa) Schematic Lower Vaal Schematic Middle Vaal Schematic Molopo-Nossob Schematic Senqu Schematic Upper Orange […]

Tags:gauging weirs, stream flow gauges, surface water

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:23 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

Overview: Currently, the Orange–Senqu River System hosts some 300 built structures, among them 30 large dams and several large inter- and intra-basin transfers. It is regarded as the most developed river system in southern Africa. Whilst these structures have played an important role in development of the area, extensive water abstraction for urban, industrial and agricultural purposes has […]

Tags:dams, inter-basin, purification works, surface water, transfers, waterworks

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:23 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

The Orange-Senqu Infrastructure Catalogue provides an overview of the large Reservoirs in the Orange-Senqu River as indicated on the map below. Information on the Reservoirs are provided below : Allemanskraal Dam Allemanskraal DWA Brochure Armenia Dam Barberspan Dam Bethulie Dam Bloemhof DWA Brochure Bloemhof Dam Boegoeberg Dam Bondels Dam Boskop Dam Bossiesspruit Dam Daan Viljoen […]

Tags:dams, impoundments, Reservoirs

• Author:Bennie Haasbroek
• Post date:22 October, 2013
• Categories:Infrastructure

The Orange-Senqu Infrastructure Catalogue groups Purification Works in the Orange-Senqu River according to the sub-areas in the map below. For more detail on the Purification Works please select the appropriate are below: Lower Orange (Namibia) Lower Orange WMA (South Africa) Lower Vaal WMA Middle Vaal WMA Molopo-Nossob Senqu Upper Orange WMA Upper Vaal WMA The […]

Tags:drinking water, purification, treatment plant