Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa
| Name | Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa |
| Full Address | Institute for Water Research Rhodes University PO Box 94 Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa |
| Phone number | +27 46 6224014 6222428 6224014 6038532 6038334 |
| Fax number | +27 46 6229427 |
| Website | www.rhodes.ac.za/institutes/iwr/ |
| Number of staff members | 14 |
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Type of activities
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Education and Training,Research,Consultancy / advice,Policy development,Information
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Skills
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Hydrology, biological and chemical water quality assessment, ecological effects of river regulation, conservation assessment, community development and landuse, water conservation strategies and water awareness
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| Examples | Classification & hydrological modelling of low flows in southern Africa. Duration: 1993 - 1996. Objectives: to develop methods & guidelines for estimat.& analys. of low-flow characteristics at gauged & ungauged sites, to investigate status of low-flow regimes in major SA catchments. End products: the software for multipurpose low-flow analysis, the database of low-flow charact., the methods for low-flow estimat. in different physiographic regions in SA. Target groups: environmental water scientists, engineers, water managers. Over 10 publications and presentations (local & int.) Application of an artificial stream system to investigate stream macroinvertebrate water quality tolerances. The general objective of this project is to use artificial stream systems to establish the tolerances of selected riverine macroinvertebrates to selected water quality variables.Phase I of the project (development and testing of the artificial stream systems) was completed during 1995. Phase II (1995-1998 focused on the application of methods developed during phase I. The Rule Based Modelling of Fish: Facilitating Strategic Adaptive Management of the Kruger National Park Rivers through Model Development and Technology Transfer. The aim of the project is to enhance aquatic ecosystem management through the further development and technological transfer of Qualitative Rule-Based Models (QRBM) engaging both biotic and abiotic research to strengthen the Decision Support System (DSS) of the Kruger National Park Rivers Research Programme (KNPRRP). The use of Daphnia spp and indigenous river invertebrates in whole effluent toxicity testing, in the Vaal catchment, in order to evaluate effluent standards, set receiving water quality objectives, and to contribute to protocol development of site specific water quality guidelines. The aim of the project is to evaluate the current chemical and physical effluent discharge standards which apply to selected industries, and relate this to the receiving water quality objective approach to water quality management, specifically with regard to the development of site specific guidelines. |
