Displaying items by tag: Southern Waters Consulting - Projects 1997

IFR Process Co-ordinator, Habitat Integrity Specialist and Group Leader: Determination of the Instream Flow Requirements of the Senqu, Matsoku and Malibamatso and Senqunyane Rivers, as part of the Feasibility studies for all four phases of the proposed Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Co-leader of all pre-project activities including project design, production of the project proposal and negotiations with the client.  Responsibilities include: co-ordination of an IFR Team of international scientists, co-ordination of all IFR activities, Habitat Integrity Assessment of the Senqu, Matsoku and Malibamatso and Senqunyane Rivers within the study area, report writing and compilation of all major reports.  This project led to the development of DRIFT and several other major projects with LHDA. Joint Venture with SMEC International.

IFR Process Co-ordinator, Habitat Integrity Specialist and Group Leader: Determination of the Instream Flow Requirements of the Palmiet River, Western Cape as part of the Feasibility studies for the proposed Palmiet Phase 1 development.  Responsibilities include: co-ordination of all IFR activities, Habitat Integrity Assessment of the Palmiet River within the study area.

River health assessment for the Wit River, upstream of, and in, Bain’s Kloof.

Integrity Assessment of the Wit and Breede Rivers within the study area, liaison with Interested and Affected Parties.  The project was terminated in March 1998, following protest against the dam.

Project Leader: A Bulk Water Estimate (BWE) of four river reaches being investigated as possible sites for water resource developments to supply water to the Nkomati mine.  A BWE is a first estimate of the Instream Flow Requirements (IFR) that would be defined in a full-scale IFR Workshop, based on analyses of past results.  Responsibilities included: determination of the preliminary Desired Future State of the study rivers through interviews with Interested and Affected Parties, organisation and co-ordination of the BWE Workshop and report writing.