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Scientific and technical support

Aim of scientific and technical support :

Scientific and technical support is carried out by all scientific and technical staff within RQS. This service is provided internally, within the Department, and to external organisations and individuals, either locally, nationally or internationally. Members of RQS also represent the Department on a large number of committees such as such as project steering committees organised by other government departments and the Water Research Commission, where they provide scientific guidance.


Last update of this page 2009-05-21 12:16

bullet National programmes
Water Management System (WMS) water quality database
Chemical monitoring (NCMP)
Eutrophication monitoring (NEMP)
Toxic Algae
Microbiological monitoring (NMMP)
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring (NAEHMP)
River Health Programme (RHP)
Toxicity Monitoring (NTMP)
Strategic Framework for Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Health

bullet HRI-IWQS-RQS: 4 decades

This directorate officially opened as the Hydrological Research Institute on 20 October 1972. In 1994 it became the Institute for Water Quality Studies and in 2003, RQS. Read more here.

Roodeplaat Dam and IWQS 2001-05-19