Training and Transfer of Technology

Water Conservation and Water Demand Management (WC/WDM)

WRP is recognised throughout South Africa and in many parts of the world as a leader in Water Conservation and Water Demand Management. The company has provided specialist support and training to water suppliers in more than 20 countries including: Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kosovo, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Philippines, Thailand, USA, and Zambia.

The courses provided include:

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    Master Classes in water demand management

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    Logging of pressures and flows and analysis of logging results

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    Sectorisation and the establishment of district metered areas (DMAs)

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    Pressure management and the establishment of pressure management areas (PMAs)

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    Leak detection

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    Operation and maintenance of hydraulic pressure control valves

Water Resources

WRP has provided Water Resource Management training to many other South African consultants, universities and client bodies. In addition to undertaking the analyses, WRP also provides training in the use of the various water resource models developed and used in South Africa. Staff members have also presented training in neighbouring countries, such as Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.

The areas of Water Resource Management training and capacity building include:

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    Rainfall data manipulation (RAIN-IMS)

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    Hydrological Analysis: Water Resource Simulation Model 2000 (WRSM 2000) Configuration and Calibration

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    Operation of the Water Resource Yield Model (WRYM) and Water Resource Planning Model (WRPM)

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    Model verification

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    Analyses of both Historical and Stochastic hydrological flow sequences