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THRIP<br />
Water Research Commission<br />
technology and human resources for industry programme<br />
2007/08<br />
2007/08 ANNUAL REPORT<br />
TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RESOURCES<br />
FOR INDUSTRY PROGRAMME<br />
MORE research<br />
MORE performance<br />
MORE development<br />
MORE technology<br />
Supporting sustainable development through<br />
research funding, knowledge creation and<br />
dissemination for 40 years.<br />
Water Research Commission<br />
Annual Report 2010/11<br />
v i s i o n<br />
a i m<br />
i TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR INDUSTRY PROGRAMME<br />
MORE Vission<br />
v i s i o n<br />
To improve the <strong>co</strong>mpetitiveness of South African<br />
industry, bu supporting research and technology<br />
developkment activities and enhancin the quality<br />
and quantity of appropriately skilled people<br />
MORE Aim<br />
a i m<br />
Chairperson’s Address 6<br />
Highlights 9<br />
Executive Report 25<br />
Report of the Auditor-General<br />
Consolidated WRC and wholly-owned Company<br />
76<br />
Report of the Audit Committee 78<br />
Financial Statements<br />
Consolidated WRC and wholly-owned Company<br />
79<br />
Report of the Auditor-General<br />
Erf Sewe-Nul-Ses Rietfontein (Pty) Ltd<br />
128<br />
Financial Statements<br />
Erf Sewe-Nul-Ses Rietfontein (Pty) Ltd<br />
130<br />
Organisational Structure 151<br />
To provide South African industry with the means<br />
and technology managers who understand research,<br />
technology development and the duffusion of<br />
technlolgy form the viewpoints of both insdustry<br />
and academics<br />
Annual Report 2010/11 1<br />
case study<br />
Turning toxic waste<br />
into drinking water - at a profi t<br />
South Africa is a water stressed <strong>co</strong>untry, yet vast quantities <strong>co</strong>ntaminated by mines<br />
go to waste every year. In Gauting alone,, mines produce 360 megalitres of waste<br />
water a day. This represents 18% of Rand Water’s daily production.<br />
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tortor, lobortis eget, lacinia nec, aliquet ac,<br />
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Developing technologies<br />
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lacinia, eros metus mattis ante.<br />
Industry opportunities<br />
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Acidic mine water<br />
cannot be discharged<br />
into rivers or lakes<br />
because it poses<br />
serious health and<br />
environmental ha<strong>za</strong>rds<br />
i TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR INDUSTRY PROGRAMME ii<br />
2 Water Review Commission Annual Report 2010/11 3<br />
m o r e Q U A L I T Y<br />
Highlights<br />
When a baby is born we nurture it and protect it. And as it grows we live with the hope that with our support it will<br />
grow and prosper and reach great heights. So it is with every new initiative of the WRC. Some ideas take off quickly,<br />
others take longer to grow and develop. In the end all of the Commission’s efforts are aimed at growing the armoury<br />
of knowledge needed to stave off challenges and ensure a better water future for all citizens.<br />
Whether aimed at developing new technologies for water and wastewater treatment and pollution prevention,<br />
dis<strong>co</strong>vering better ways to manage our water resources or improving water and sanitation services to our <strong>co</strong>mmunities,<br />
these initiatives are not undertaken in isolation. In all its pursuits, the WRC aspires to grow its partnerships with sector<br />
role-players, both locally and across the border, while at the same time growing sector research capacity, leveraging<br />
expertise and supplying innovation across South Africa. One of the most important activities of the WRC is knowledge<br />
dissemination, with the Annual Report being one of its most important knowledgesharing platforms. In this chapter we<br />
highlight the best on offer from the WRC research <strong>portfolio</strong> of 2009/10.<br />
and was field tested and refined with ofpotable water to small <strong>co</strong>mmunities.<br />
theassistance of food secure and Following the<strong>co</strong>rrect operational and<br />
insecure householdsin rural villages. maintenance proceduresis of even<br />
The resource material drawswidely greater importance for sustainability<br />
from local and international materials ofsupply. Many local small water<br />
andexperience. Its usefulness in<br />
treatment plantsexperience problems<br />
Food, or the lack of it, is one of<br />
practice has beensubstantiated in operating on a sustainablebasis<br />
the greatest factorsaffecting the by facilitators who were not partof due to a number of technical and<br />
nutritional status of children inSouth its development. Universities and humanfactors. To assist these small<br />
Africa. The role of household food agricultural<strong>co</strong>lleges, in particular, have water treatmentplants, the WRC has<br />
gardenshas been re<strong>co</strong>gnised as an shown significantinterest in the material. produced a user-friendlymanual<br />
important weaponagainst the s<strong>co</strong>urge<br />
that identifies the various technical<br />
of malnutrition, especiallyin rural<br />
issuesrelated to operation and<br />
and peri-urban areas. During 2009<br />
maintenance of smallwater treatment<br />
theWRC developed a <strong>co</strong>mprehensive<br />
plants, which impact upon thequantity<br />
set of trainingmaterials to enhance Many rural towns in South Africa are and quality of potable water<br />
food security throughproductive served bysmall water treatment plants, beforedistribution. The manual<br />
homestead gardening. The<br />
and millions ofpeople depend on provides technicalguidelines for<br />
800-pageresource 800-pageresource material material for for<br />
these plants for their dailyration of small water treatment plants andcan<br />
facilitators facilitators pays pays particularattention<br />
particularattention clean drinking water. Several studies be used as a general reference for<br />
to to the the use use of of agricultural agricultural water water<br />
haveshown that the selection and everyday,practical operation and<br />
inhomestead gardening systems. The implementationof the <strong>co</strong>rrect water maintenance in allcategories of small<br />
developmentof the resource material treatment system is onlythe first<br />
treatment plants found inSouth Africa.<br />
followed a participatoryapproach step in ensuring sustainable supply<br />
Growing healthy<br />
<strong>co</strong>mmunities<br />
Enhancing household food<br />
security<br />
Keeping small water treatment<br />
plants in goodworking order<br />
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