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An Overview of Challenges Associated with Defining and Applying Water Quality Standards in the Absence of Applicable Regulatory Limits

Melanie Cox, Rob Bowell, David Tate, Ruth Griffiths - March 2024

Publication - Published Paper

Water quality protection is a key guiding principle of responsible mining companies. This paper reviews challenges with identifying appropriate water quality standards for mining projects in various jurisdictions that lack comprehensive standards.

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Passive Treatment: A Walk Away Solution?

Rob Bowell, B Rees, Keith Williams - March 2001

Publication - Published Paper

During active mining and post closure, the control of water requires prudent site management to firstly minimise the generation of minewater and secondly to treat where necessary.

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Quality ‘Cascade’ Can Optimise Water Treatment on Mines

Peter Shepherd - June 2022

Publication - Article

The mining sector’s drive towards ambitious water conservation targets means recycling more – so that less fresh water needs to be procured. Relatively little water used during mining and processing needs to be clean or potable.

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Removal Of Arsenic(III) From Contaminated Waters Using Iron(II) And Citrate

Rob Bowell, Jennifer Geroni, Matthew Dey, Devin Sapsford, and Keith Williams - June 2009

Publication - Published Paper

Arsenic is 20th most abundant element on Earth. Contamination of groundwater is widespread affecting many areas of the world including Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Chile.

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Coronavirus Lockdown Stops Clock On Water Use Licence Applications

April 2020

Publication - Article

Brief input on the impact of coronavirus on WUL application times. The clock has essentially been stopped on water use license (WUL) application timeframes, until South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown comes to an end.

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Investing for Future Development

Tiaan Claassen - May 2020

Publication - Article

The capacity of the newly upgraded St Francis Bay Wastewater Treatment Works has been significantly increased, allowing for future growth and ensuring effluent compliance.

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Implications of Climate Change on Mine Water Quality

Bronwen Forsyth, interviewed by Australian Resource & Investment staff writer - October 2021

Publication - Article

A recent review sheds light on best-practice water quality assessments for mine design, operations and closure in this interview with SRK’s senior environmental geochemist Bronwen Forsyth.

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Sea Vista Waste Water Treatment Works Officially Opened

Tiaan Claassen - March 2020

Publication - Article

Just three months after the opening of the cutting-edge Kruisfontein Waste Water Treatment Works, another state-of-the-art sewer plant has been completed in the Kouga region.

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New Sewer Plant for St Francis Bay

Tiaan Claassen - March 2020

Publication - Article

Just three months later the opening of the cutting-edge Kruisfontein Waste Water Treatment Works, another state-of-the-art sewer plant has been completed in the Kouga region.

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Supporting Municipalities in Treatment Plant Upgrades

Christiaan Michiel Bauman - October 2020

Publication - Article

Where municipalities nurture their internal technical expertise and commit the necessary funding to wastewater treatment, they can rely on a range of specialised input from consulting engineers to help get treatment plants running optimally.

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