Water Resources Engineering

WRP offers one of the most experienced teams of water resource analysis specialists in the country. The company has always maintained a professional and cutting edge reputation and seeks a balance between providing excellence in Water Resources Management methodologies and the development of new techniques to constantly improve the water resources systems analyses sector.

WRP personnel have operated in the field of water resources systems analyses in South Africa since it first became a significant requirement as a result of drought in the 1980s. WRP’s expertise covers virtually the whole of South Africa and neighbouring countries with particular emphasis on the Orange-Senqu River basin. The basin includes the Vaal River system, which supports the industrial hub of South Africa and is arguably the most complicated and integrated water resource system in the world. The following services are offered by WRP in the water resources field:

Surface Water Hydrological analyses:

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    Data gathering

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    Rainfall/runoff modelling

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    Stochastic streamflow generation

Surface Water Systems analysis:

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    Water resources yield modelling

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    Planning analysis and scheduling of future augmentation options

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    Development of integrated catchment management plans

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    Development of operating rules

Other (in association with our partners):

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    Reconciliation strategies

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    Hydraulic modelling

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    Groundwater analyses

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    Water quality analyses

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    Classification of environmental reserves