Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Different Environments

Mr Jude Cobbing is currently working on a PhD in rural groundwater supply sustainability at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey from 2000 to 2005, Jude has worked as a researcher and consultant in South Africa since then. His interests include rural water supply hydrogeology in Africa, groundwater management, groundwater data, and the training of hydrogeologists. He has worked in Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Kingdom. He has a BSc in Geology from the University of Cape Town, a PGCE from the University of South Africa, and an MSc in hydrogeology from London University.Dr Shafick Adams is currently employed by the Water Research Commission in Pretoria, South Africa where he manages research projects related to groundwater and water resources protection. He holds a PhD and MSc (cum laude) from the University of the Western Cape where he lectured prior to his appointment to the Water Research Commission. He currently chairs the Groundwater Division of the Geological Society of South Africa and is co-chair of the International Water Association’s Groundwater Restoration and Management Specialist Group. Some of his research interests are in groundwater recharge assessments, chemical characterization of groundwater, capacity development, and water resource management.Prof. Ingrid Dennis started her career as a hydrogeologist at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, South Africa. She later moved to the Institute for Groundwater Studies at the University of the Free State to complete her PhD in hydrogeology and work as a lecturer and researcher. She was appointed as the Director of the Institute for Groundwater Studies in 2007. Prof Dennis joined the North-West University in July 2011 as an Associate Professor and heads up

• Introduction/setting the scene1 Water-resource issues in the United States and the changing focus on groundwater2 The challenges of municipal groundwater supply from private land3 When are groundwater data enough for decision-making?4 Development of emergency water supplies for the drought-impacted southern Cape coastal region of South Africa – observations while abstracting saline water for desalination5 Guidelines for integrated catchment monitoring: ICM mind-map development and example of application6 Socio-economic aspects of groundwater demand: Franschhoek case study7 Using numerical modelling to cope with uncertainty in the real world: Examples from various models in the Western Cape8 Numerical modelling techniques for fractured aquifers and flooding of mines9 Assessing uncertainties in surface-water and groundwater interaction modelling – a case study from South Africa using the Pitman model10 Groundwater extractions in Flanders – an enforcement review (2005–2009)11 The impact of climate transitions on the radionuclide transport through a sedimentary aquifer12 Identification and management of strategic groundwater bodies for emergency situations in Bratislava District, Slovak Republic 13 A model of long-term catchment-scale nitrate transport in a UK Chalk catchment14 Hydrogeological study for sustainable water-resource exploitation – Ibo Island, Mozambique15 In situ nitrate removal from groundwater using freely available carbon material at an industrially polluted site16 Classification of surface-water – groundwater interaction of the Mokolo and Lephalala River systems in the Limpopo WMA17 Is the Precambrian basement aquifer in Malawi up to the job?18 Preliminary assessment of water-supply availability with regard to potential shale-gas development in the Karoo region of South Africa19 Co