Detailed Programme

Programme is subject to change | Updated: 13 November 2020

09:00-09:15	WORKSHOP WELCOME SESSION AND INTRODUCTION
09:15-11:15		Water reuse Chair: Dr Esper Jacobeth Ncube	Chair: Dewald van Staden – WISA Process Controller Division
		Water Reuse in Southern Africa: Strategic Areas Dr Esper Jacobeth Ncube	Water Services Process Controllers – Current and Future Outlook: Occupational Certificate: status and the way forward
11:15-13:55	INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS / LUNCH BREAK
14:00-16:00	Measurement and monitoring Chair: Sarlet Barnard – YWP	Industrial effluent Chair: Jo Burges, Richard Garner	Chair: Dewald van Staden – WISA Process Controller Division
	To measure is to know: Water use measurement and monitoring for improved water resource management, efficient use and regulation	Considerations of water related aspects in mine closure	The Future of Process Controllers: A look into how Process Controllers can prepare themselves for the Water Services Works of the future.

08:00-09:30	WISA 2020 PLENARY SESSION Welcome by Dr Shafick Adams – Chairperson of WISA Organising Committee Opening by Honorable Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation: Lindiwe Sisulu Keynote by Daniel Silke – Director of the Political Futures Consultancy – “South Africa and The World: Navigating the Post-Covid Future” Leading analyst and commentator on the South African, African and global political and economic landscapes and future trends. Introduced by *Prof Mike Muller*
09:30-09:45	PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
09:45-10:45	PANEL: CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK-WHAT ARE THE KEY PRIORITIES TO BE ACTIONED IN SOUTH AFRICA? Prof Mike Muller (facilitate), Trevor Balzer, Dhesigen Naidoo, Dr Allyson Lawless, Neil Macleod WISA Technical Chair, DG Dept. Human Settlements; CEO Water Research Commission; Former President of SAICE
10:45-11:00	PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
	Topic: Govern and regulate the sector Session 1: Alternative governance approaches Chair: Leonardo Manus – Dept. Water & Sanitation	Topic: Reduce water demand and increase supply Session 2: Smart solutions Chair: Zama Siqulaba	Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 3: Water Sources Chair: John Dini – Water Research Commission	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 4: Building resilience Chair: Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila – Water Research Commission	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 5: Investment and business models Chair: Mr Johann Lűbbe – DBSA	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 6: Pollutants of emerging concern Chair: Erin Parenzee – Rand Water
11:00-11:20	Sustainable Development Goal 6 – Optimizing Operations To Deliver Excellence towards 2030 Goal in SA Mark Bannister – Dept. of Water & Sanitation	Energy recovery taking the pressure off municipal water supply networks Gideon Bonthuys, Marko Van Dijk -Golder Associates Africa	Doing things differently-TMG Aquifer Story David Allpass, Joy Larsen, Mazunda Halwiindi, Jeanne-Louise Wiese – City of Cape Town, Aurecon	Challenges facing schools to provide effective water services and promoting water conservation Willem Wegelin – WRP Engineering	Unlocking investment opportunities in water sector for economic growth, drought resilience and improved environmental health Ashton Mpofu, Raldo Kruger – Green Cape	Chemicals of emerging concern as indicators of de facto (unintentional) reuse Cordi Lourens – Chris Swartz Water Utilization Engineers, Edward Archer – Stellenbosch Univ.
11:20-11:40	Effective management and governance: the critical challenge for a sustainable water business Mr Fred van Zyl – Independent	Towards leakage characterisation of water distribution pipes with a novel pipe condition assessment device Craig Tanyanyiwa, Prof Cobus Van Zyl – Univ. of Cape Town	Securing water security in South Africa Richard Holden – Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority	Integrated biogas systems as rural sanitation solutions: Reflections from five institutional interventions in Ndwedwe, KZN Jonathan Ogwang, Dr Marc Kalina, Dr Noredine Mahdjoub, Prof Cristina Trois-Univ. of KZN	Infrastructure solutions to enhance communities and the environment Namrata Jugwanth – Aecom	Quantification and mass loading for contaminants of emerging concern from Western Cape wastewater treatment plants Dr. Edward Archer – Stellenbosch Univ.
11:40-12:00	Growing momentum for social franchising partnerships Phil Kanise, Oliver Ive, Prof Kevin Wall, Jayant Bhagwan-Univ. of Pretoria, Water Research Commission	Using litres per capita per day as performance indicator to assess water use efficiency Willem Wegelin – WRP Consulting Engineers	Securing water security in South Africa Richard Holden – Trans – Caledon Tunnel Authority	Building a resilient city – the City of Cape Town’s groundwater abstraction and MAR scheme Kornelius Riemann, David Allpass, Elizabeth Hay, Rui Hugman, Chris Hartnady, Kobus Botha, Luke Towers, Boris Vassilev, Adrian Coetzee, David McGibbon–iX Engineers	Community-driven water services for multiple uses as alternative service delivery model. Evidence from South Africa Dr. Barbara Van Koppen, Dr Inga Jacobs-Mata, Dr M Magombeyi, Virginia Molose-International Water Management Institute, Water Research Commission	Rand Water’s approach to managing emerging organic contaminants in drinking water Siphiwe Sithole – Rand Water
12:00-12:20	Nexus: Circular Economy, SDGs and Wastewater, Dhesigen Naidoo, Dr Valerie Naidoo – Water Research Commission	Solar irrigation: a smart/risky solution to addressing Africa’s water and energy crisis Dr Manuel Magombeyi, Dr Inga Jacobs-Mata,Dr Petra Schmitter- International Water Management Institute	Facilitated discussion	Bridging-The-Water: Co – Create To Learn & Experience An Orange Knowledge Project Agnes Maenhout – World Water Academy, Netherlands	*Facilitated discussion*	Ensuring the reliability of measurement performed by automated measuring systems in the water industry Steven Sidney – National Laboratory Association, South Africa
12:20-12:35	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
12:35-13:35	PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
20 minute presentations	Topic: Govern and regulate the sector Session 7: COVID-19 and South Africa’s response Chair: Dr Valerie Naidoo – Water Research Commission	Topic: Reduce water demand and increase supply Session 8: Drought management Chair: Chris Swartz – CSWUE	Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 9: Urban Water Management Chair: Bonani Madikizela – Water Research Commission	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 10: Digital technology Chair: Dr Hendrik Brink-Univ. of Pretoria	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 11: Sanitation technology Chair: William Moraka-SALGA	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 12: Pollutants of emerging concern Chair: Dr Esper Ncube-Rand Water
13:35-13:55	Water service providers’ resilience and recovery to emergencies Peter Macy – RockBlue	Drought planning and operational management: Lessons from Cape Town Dr Lloyd Fisher – Jeffes, Michael Killick, Andriette Combrink, Barry Wood, Mazunda Halwiindi, Dr James Cullis-Aurecon	Pathways to water resilient South African cities-mapping urban water management governance processes Dr Kirsty Carden, Dr Patience Mguni – Univ. of Cape Town (Future Water Inst), Univ. of Copenhagen	The global opportunities for water technology innovation Dr Jo Burgess, Caitlin Roger,Fiona Griffith-Isle Utilities Ltd	Disrupting the sanitation and water landscape-Reinventing the toilet Jayant Bhagwan – Water Research Commission	Microplastics in the source and drinking water of South Africa’s largest bulk drinking water supplier Yvonne Liee, Rand Water
13:55-14:15	Temporal analysis of SARS-COV-2 in wastewater in urban and rural settings Renee Street, Angela Mathee, Christo Muller, Rabia Johnson South African Medical Research Council	Stormwater harvesting to increase water supply for cities: Case of Cape Town South Africa Dr John Okedi – Univ. of Cape Town	The assessment and control of polluted stormwater inflow entering the Ashmead channel, Knysna Estuary Calvin van der Merwe, Prof Neil Armitage – Univ. of Cape Town	The Big Data and Transboundary Water Management Collaboration for Southern Africa: A new partnership model Clara Bocchino – Winrock International	Opportunities and hurdles that impact on the uptake of low-flush water efficient toilets in South Africa Marlene van der Merwe-Botha, Gary Quilling, Akin Akinsete-WaterGroup, Water Research Commission	VIDEO (5 min): An innovative approach for the removal of ammonia and other contaminants from raw water Dr Vhahangwele Masindi – Magalies Water Video (5 min) – Introducing the disruptor filter technology: The science and its application in the South African context Grant Neser, Ettienne van der Merwe – Jojo Tank
14:15-14:35	Effective Water Resources Management is Key to Managing COVID-19 and other Future Pandemics Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa, Water Research Commission	Questions & Answers	Impact of landuse changes on Glendower catchment Tshilidzi Netshitangani, Joyce Mahotle – SRK Consulting	Digital Water – What are potential benefits for South African municipal wastewater treatment plants Zainab Rinquest, Zandile Matutu, Werner Rossie, Kevin Samson – City of Cape Town	Flushing less: Low water-use toilet pedestals and their impact in South Africa Rebecca Sindall, Preyan Arumugam, Tapuwa Sahondo, Barbara Brouckaert, Chris Buckley-Pollution Research Group, Univ. of KZN	Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) an Emerging Micro-Pollutant – A Comparison of Removal Techniques Jennifer Falconer, Ed Hardwich – Cwenga
14:35-14:55	Overview of international response to Covid-19 – a wastewater epidemiology perspective Jayant Bhagwan – Water Research Commission		Indigenous South African plant species for the phytoremediation of polluted rooftop runoff Dylan Jacklin, Dr Isobel Brink-Univ. of Stellenbosch	Virtual audit of wastewater treatment facilities – a case study Ayesha Laher, Shawn Moorgas, Fortune Mabunda, Marlene van der Merwe-Botha-AHL Water, Emanti, ERWAT, WaterGroup	Uptake and acceptance of pour flush toilets in South Africa, from 2010-2019 Jeanette Neethling, Nokuthula Kubheka, David Still, Siphamandla Majozi – Partners in Development	A multi-matrix bio-prospection approach of bacterial species for application in bioremediation of estrogen in wastewater Phumudzo Budeli – Tshwane Univ. of Technology
14:55-15:10	Questions & Answers		Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
15:10-15:25	PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
20 minute presentations	Topic: Govern and regulate the sector Session 13: Covid-19 and South Africa’s response Chair: Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila		Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 14: Ecology Chair: Dr Kirsty Carden-Future Water Research Institute, UCT	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 15: Wastewater treatment Chair: Dr Seshibe S. Makgato	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 16: Incident management Chair: Ntombizanele Mary Bila- Mupariwa (Zanele), Department of Water and Sanitation	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 17: Raw water quality Chair: Dr Michele Kruger
15:25-15:45	The role of wastewater-based epidemiology in understanding Covid-19 outbreaks in communicites: A South African Study Dr Sheena Kumari, Prof Fazial Bux-DUT		The development of a preliminary approached to sediment sampling, site evaluation and associated risk Dr Bridget Shaddock, Dr Khume Mtshweni-Golder Associates, Univ. of Johannesburg	Pre-treatment of coal dump leachate with MgO for pigment recovery Sepobe Letjiane, Johannes Maree, Maurice Onyango, Amos Adeniyi, Lizzy Mpenyana-Monyatsi-Tshwane Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Limpopo	Application of incident management protocol in the City of Cape Town following Blue Drop Principles Melissa de Sousa Alves, Michael Killick, Hennie Kotze,Swastika Surujlal-Naicker- City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	Effect of poor water quality in a harbour on the operation of reverse osmosis Nico-Ben Janse Van Rensburg – Quality Filtration Systems
15:45-16:05	The use of wastewater-based epidiomiology to establish the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in South African communities Dr Gina Pocock, Leanne Coetzee, Bettina Genthe-Waterlab, Univ. of Pretoria, CSIR and Water Research Commission.		Assessment and prioritisation of ecological infrastructure for water security: Cacadu Catchment in Eastern Cape Sinetemba Xoxo, Dr Sukhmani Mantel, Dr Jan Tanner, Alta de Vos-Rhodes Univ.	Treatment of leachate with ROC process for the recovery of drinking water and saleable products Nhamo Chaukura, Tumelo Monty Mogashane-University of Limpopo, Univ. of South Africa	Optimisation of Rand Water’s Water Safety Plan to address climate change challenges Lelethu Bungu, F van Wyk, K Naidoo-Rand Water	Nutrient recovery from wastewater using microalga acutodesmus obliquus for biofuels and fertilizer production Dr Nirmal Renuka, Pfano Musetsho, Abhishek Guldhe , Ismail Rawat, Faizal Bux- Institute for Water & Wastewater Technology, Durban Univ. of Technology
16:05-16:25	2020 “Business Unusual” year: The effect of COVID-19 on ERWAT operations Fortune Mabunda, Prof Kevin Wall-Univ. of Pretoria, ERWAT		Borehole decentralisation: Application at the Univ. of the Western Cape Annejan Visser – Quality Filtration Systems	CASE & SOLUTION: A low-cost ceramic filter for removal of methyl orange, Cr(VI), and Escherichia coli from water Gerald Katengeza, Nhamo Chaukura-Bindura Univ. of Science Education	Facilitated discussion	Wastewater reuse decentralisation: The answer to SA’s water shortages Herman Smit – Water Quality Filtration Systems
16:25-16:40	Questions & Answers		Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
16:40-18:00	HAPPY HOUR / ON A LIGHTER NOTE

08:00-08:30	POSTER VIEWING	ATTENDEES LOGIN
08:30-09:15		Plenary keynote by Prof Stefan Uhlenbrook – Manage the Water We Eat – Sustainable Management of Resources in a Changing Climate Leading hydrologist and award-winning academic on river basin modelling, and global changes on water cycle dynamics in Africa, with insight to various international initiatives such as UNESCO-IHP, IAHS-PUB and HELP Introduction by Dr Shafick Adams* – Chairperson of WISA Organising Committee*
09:15-10:15		PANEL: KEY ISSUES TO SUSTAIN WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH AFRICA Dr Shafick Adams (faciliate), Dr Esper Ncube, Dr Kevin Winter, Dr Karen Surridge, Dr Harrison Pienaar Water Research Commission, Rand Water, University Cape Town, SANEDI; CSIR
10:15-10:30		PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
		Topic: Govern and regulate the sector Session 18: The role of cities in water resource governance Chair: Dumisani Gubuza – City of Tshwane	Topic: Reduce water demand and increase supply Session 19: Water reuse and recovery Chair: Nandha Govender – ESKOM	Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 20: Wastewater and Waste Pollution Chair: Dr Henry Roman – Dept. Science and Innovation	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 21: Resource measurement and machine learning Chair: Prof Michael Daramola -Univ. of Pretoria	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 22: Design and modelling	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 23: Modelling and analytics Chair: Dr Michele Kruger, Dept. of Water & Sanitation
10:30-10:50		Water Resource Management Requires an all hands on deck approach! Case study of Boksburg Lake Ndomupei Masawi, Manda Hinsch – SRK Consulting (Pty) Ltd	Towards a new water reuse normal: A water reclamation and reuse guide for South Africa – Chris Swartz Water Utilisation Engineers	Endocrine Disrupting Compounds removal from municipal wastewater sludge by an Innovative Enhanced Hydrothermal Polymerisation Technology Dr Eustina Musvoto, Nomvuselelo Mgwenya, Dr Caitlin Swiegelaar, Dr Maria Fernandes-Whaley-Truesense and NMISA	Assessment of Machine Learning Approaches for Information Management of a Transboundary Aquifer Andrew Gemmell, Ebrahiem Abrahams, Tyrel Flügel,Rui Hugman, Claudia Ruz Vargas – Umvot, Stellenbosch Univ. International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)	Biological Nutrient Removal Design Implications for Membrane Bioreactor Application Dr Gideon de Villliers, Marco Slabbert – Bigen Africa	Big data analytics and citizen science for extracting value from datasets for the Ramotswa Aquifer Prof Hlanganani Tutu, Yannick Nuapia, Lindelwa Ndlhovu, Anita Etale, Lungisa Ngundu, Phumlani Khoza, Ewa Cukrowska – Univ. of Witwatersrand
10:50-11:10		Role of county government in water resources management in Nairobi City County Maureen Milgo – Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company	Conversion of stabilisation ponds into reuse-water plants with micro-sieve and bio-percolation filter including a professional O&M concept Prof Karl Ulrich Rudolph, Stephanie Kirstgen, Faruq Shalizi, Birte Boysen, Aydin Parsa – IEEM gGmbH – Institute of Environmental Engineers	Toxicity evaluation of the effluent discharged into the Blesbokspruit using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo assay Khuliso Maphakela, WA Augustyn, S Combrinck, R McCrindle – Tshwane Univ. of Technology	Using Satellite Observation to Determine Water Resource Availability in Catchments Jason Hallowes – Ekosource	Autotrophic Bacterial Growth and Process Performance in Three Systems Mediated by Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation Kiprotich Kosgey, Dr Awolusi Oluyemi, Durban Univ. of Technology, Sequencing Core Facility, National Health Laboratory Service, Columbia Univ.	Development of a water quality model for the Vaal dam reservoir & the contributing catchment Francois Van Wyk – Rand Water
11:10-11:30		City of Johannesburg Stormwater Manual Prof Anne Fitchett – Univ. of Witwatersrand	Cape Flats managed aquifer recharge advanced water treatment plant using treated effluent Francois Smuts, Pierre Marais – Water & Wastewater Engineering	Bioremediation of toxic hydrocarbons from contaminated trade effluent and soil Prisha Mandree, Rajesh Lalloo, Wendy Masika, Dr Santosh Ramchuran – CSIR	Hippo – Hydro-morphological investigation of riverbed particle performance on-site: An innovative underwater measurement system Tim Kerlin, Mark Musall, Peter Oberle, Franz Nestmann – Karlsruher Institute of Technology, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	Primary settling tank model development and calibration to resemble reality Joshua Matesun, Christian Polorigni, Dr David Nkumi – Univ. of Cape Town	Source Treatment Optimisation and Water Resource Management – Conceptual Decision Support Tool for River Pollution Problems Christopher Mahlathi, Melise Steyn, Josefine Wilms, Farisha Panday – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Deltares
11:30-11:50		The development of stormwater maintenance plans for the City of Cape Town Andrew McDonald, Candice Bouland, Graham English, Linda Rossouw, Simamkele Ntsengwane, Kirsten Jones-Aurecon, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Independent Consultant	Wastewater biorefinery: Valorisation of water – borne waste fibres for platform chemical production with concomitant water recovery Charlotte Wessels, Dr A Kotsiopolous, Prof STL Harrison – Univ. of Cape Town	Facilitated discussion	Machine Learning Techniques for the Prediction of Groundwater Levels Helen Seyler, Kai Witthueser- Delta-h Water Systems Modelling, Delta-h Groundwater Systems	A probabilistic approach to scum particle size distribution test in modelling of micro-screen Dr Surabhi Srivastava, Prof C Trois, Prof Chris Buckley – Univ. of KZN, School of Engineering	Facilitated discussion
11:50-12:05		Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
12:05-12:50		LUNCH BREAK	POSTER VIEWING SESSION		INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
			Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 38: Advanced analytical methods Chair: Dr Collette Khabo-Mmekoa – Univ. of Tshwane	Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 24: Design and Treatment Chair: Dr Ralph Heath – Golder Associates Africa	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 25: Water Conservation and Leak Detection Chair: Vanessa Weber – WISA Young Water Professionals	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 26: Energy and sludge management Chair: Jayant Bhagwan – Water Research Commission	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 27: Basin and drainage management Chair: Dr Lizzy Monyatsi – Technical Univ. of Tshwane
12:50-13:10			Improved optical property of conjugated-polymer modified TiO2 for photocatalytic-degradation of acetaminophen in water under visible-light Prof SJ Modise, Olayinka Awofiranye – Vaal Univ. of Technology	Processing of Na2SO4 for the formation of Na2CO3 and sulphur Lehlogonolo Mashigwana, Mauric Onyango, Prof Jannie Maree, Lizzy Monyatsi – ROC Water Technologies, Tshwane Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Limpopo	Piloting of drone technology application in Rand Water’s area of service Danny Kuya , Mogan Padayachee- Rand Water	New Faecal Sludge Management Facility at Borcherds Quarry Wastewater Treatment Plant Akanyang Hottie, John Clayton, Dr Johan Kotze, Dr Werner Rossle, Kevin Samson – Project Assignments SA, City of Cape Town	Guidance for attaining regulatory approval of irrigation as a large scale, sustainable use of mine water Dr Gina Pocock, Leanne Coetzee – Waterlab
13:10-13:30			Prevalence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. isolated from surface waters and riverbed sediments. Muofhe Grace Mphephu Tshwane – Univ. of Technology	Frothing properties of recirculted water as a diagnostic tool for water quality effects during flotation Dr Malibongwe Manono – Univ. of Cape Town	Looking in from space to detect leaks on drinking water pipelines using satellite technology Mogan Padayachee – Rand Water	Performance of the largest Hybrid Activated Sludge (HYBACS) plant in Southern Africa Nyiko Khosa, Karabo Nthethe, Marangrang Khomela – ERWAT	Sustainable Drainage in Gauteng: Possibilities and Barriers for Implementation Stuart Dunsmore, Marieke de Groen, Jody Paterson, Nisa Mammon, Brad Graves, Douglas MacFarlan, Aa’isha Dollie, Ntseketsi Lerotholi ,Neggie Bakwunye, Ndivhudza Nengovhela, Rina Taviv – Fourth Element, NMA, Greenvision Consulting, Gauteng Dept. Agriculture & Rural Development, Resilience Consulting Engineers, Eco-Pulse, AquaLinks Research and Implementation
13:30-13:50			Effects of Nonylphenol and Dibutyl phthalate on isolation and growth response of bacterial and protozoan Vision Netsianda – Tshwane Univ. of Technology	CASE & SOLUTION: MINTEK’S closure ™ process for the treatment of acid mine drainage Kerri du Preez – Mintek	Leak detection, pressure management and metering training rig for institutional training and efficiency improvements Thulisile Mwelase, Noel Nyawade – Ugu District Municipality, JOAT Consulting Pty Ltd	Energy savings and lessons learnt from the design and installation of new FBDA networks Shanen Jellliman, Mark Marais, Michael Toll, Kevin Sampson – City of Cape Town	Developing early warning system support for the Lower Olifants River Sub-basin using a 1D-hydrodynamic model Justin Wiggett, Dr Christian Jolk – Ruhr-Univ. Bochum
13:50-14:10			Facilitated discussion	The role of mining as responsible stewards of water resoruces in the modern enviroment Gerardo Pretorius – Sibanye-Stillwater	GIS-Based risk mapping of illlegal discharges Into stormwater drainage systems in Cape Town Alex Kuhudzai – Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology	Energy optimisation within the South African Municpal Wastewater sector: Building towards self-sustainability Roda Lidzhade – ERWAT	Facilitated discussion
14:10-14:25			Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
14:25-15:10		PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
20 minute presentations			Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 28: Raw water quality Chair: Ayesha Laher – AHL Water	Topic: Manage the resource for a capable ecology Session 29: Models and technology in agriculture and irrigation Chair: Bashan Govender – Dept Water & Sanitation	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 30: Water and wastewater treatment Chair: Dr Pulane E. Molokwane	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 31: Analytical science Chair: Prof Tobias TB Barnard	Topic: Improve raw water quality and management Session 32: Microbial remediation applications Chair: Prof Memory Tekere – UNISA
15:10-15:30			Contamination of surface water by potentially harmful elements in Matjhabeng mining area, South Africa Gladys Belle *– Central Univ. of Technology*	Integrated hydrological modelling for ground water drought in South Africa Phatsimo Ramatsabana, Jane Tanner, Sukhmani Mantel – Rhodes Univ.	Assessing the effectiveness of clarification for the removal of viruses during conventional drinking water treatment Khomotso Setlhare, Veronna Marie, Dr Annelie Swanepoel, Rand Water	Multilocus-based phylogenetic analysis of ESBL E. coli O157 uncovers related strains between agriculture and waterbodies Cecilia Raseala -Tshwane Univ. of Technology	A Controlled strategy to stimulate indigenous microbial communinities to effectively remediate mine drainage – pilot study Prof Esta van Heerden, Gerhard Potgieter, Mosidi Mojaki, Christo van Vuuren, Lesley Mukwada, Elizabeth Baloyi – iWater (Pty) LTD
15:30-15:50			VIDEO (6min): The Sydney 905 Water Filter: A Global Environment and Community Betterment Initiative – Justin Sadler, Sydney 905 Water Filters. VIDEO (6min) Mzansi Amanzi – monitoring of surface waters – Mark Thompson, Elsie Zwennis – Geoterraimage	Growth Based Irrigation (GBI) Technology improves water use efficiency in agriculture Jannie Willemse, AG Levin-Improchem, Nulandis, Supplant LTD	Performance evaluation of forward osmosis (FO) process for tannery wastewater treatment Dr Amos Adeniyi – Tshwane Univ. of Technology	Establishing phylogenetic association of Enteropathogenic bacteria of household stored water and diarrhoeal stool Colette Khabo-Mmekoa, Prof Maggie Momba – Tshwane Univ. of Technology	Kinetic modelling of microbial Pb(II) removal Carla Horstmann, Deon Brink,Evans Chirwa – Univ. of Pretoria
15:50-16:10			Facilitated discussion	Water harvesting in Saudi Arabia for sustainable agricultural development Jonathan Schroder, Timothy Hotchkiss 0-AECOM	Fabrication of a colorimetric paper-based microfluidic sensor for residual poly-dadmac detection in water treatment Sibongile Magubane, Dr Phumlani Mdluli – Mhlathuze Water	Lateral flow immunoassay for rapid identificaton of selected enteric bacterial from water Dr Sumayya Mieta, TG Barnard – Univ. of Johannesburg	Assessing the potential accumulation of chromium(Cr) and manganese (Mn) in wastewater sludge in a WWTW Lelentle Motaung, Machawe Motsa,Taile Leswifi,Thabo Nkambule – ERWAT, UNISA
16:10-16:30				Facilitated discussion	Evaluation of Dextrin as a Coagulant in Removing Turbidity at Various pH Conditions Crispen Mtsvangwa – Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology	CASE & SOLUTION: GenoTrack, a webtool to geospatially link bacterial genomes from water, food and clinical environments Mutshiene Deogratias Ekwanzala – Tshwane Univ. of Technology	Adsorption properties of exfoliated graphite on Cr (VI) and phenol Siyabulela Tshemese, Shepherd Tichapondwa – Univ. of Pretoria
16:30-16:45			Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers

08:00 – 08:30	POSTER VIEWING	ATTENDEES LOGIN
08:30-09:15		Plenary Keynote by Sivuyile Pezulu: An Uncomfortable Disruption: How To Build An Inclusive Water Sector A compelling talk with fresh perspectives on the development of young professionals and enterpreneurs in the South African water sector Introduction by Suvritha Ramphal, WISA Young Water Professionals South Africa.
09:15 – 10:15		PANEL: THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH AFRICA Suvritha Ramphal (facilitator), Janavi Jardine, Lucky Litelu, Dr Henry Roman Young Water Professionals South Africa, Green Matter, ICRD, DSI
10:15-10:30		PAUSE BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
		Topic: Govern and regulate the sector Session 33: Transboundary water management Chair: Dr Inga Jacobs-Mata -IWMI	Topic: Reduce water demand and increase supply Session 34: Cost and investment Chair: Takalani Mamphitha, WRP Consulting Engineers	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 35: Microbial Resistance, Gene Dynamics and Antibiotics in Water and Effluent Chair: Prof TG Barnard – Univ. of Johannesburg	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovations and disruptors Session 36: Mine water treatment Chair: Prof Craig Sheridan – Univ. of Witwatersrand	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 37: Process optimisation Chair: Prof Jannie Maree – Technical Univ. of Tshwane	Session 39: YWP forum Chair: Dr Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes – YWP
10:30-10:50		Trends in transboundary water management Dr Jonathan Lautze – International Water Management Institute	NRW reduction programmes funded by the private sector to solve under staffing at KZN’s municipalities Vishal Poona – Joat Consulting	Quantification of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes within WWTP effluent Peter Coetzee, Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout – North West Univ.	A mineralogical investigation of brine and ash encapsulation Shameer Hareeparsad, Corne Pretorius, Kirk Ellison – Golder (RSA, Canada, USA)	Considerations of budgeting to sustain service delivery infrastructure Prof Kevin Wall, Univ. of Pretoria	SA Young Water Professionals Forum 2020 (Part 1) Dr Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes, Suvritha Ramphal and YWP Rapporteurs Young Water Professionals National Committee and Empowerment Platform
10:50-11:10		WEFE Nexus in the Zambezi Watercourse: A Proposed Governance Implementation Framework Ashwin Seetal – CSIR	Re-defining water policies in Kenya to achieve optimal delivery of water and sewerage services Hamred Chungani – Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Limited	Systematic review in South Africa reveals antibiotic resistance genes shared between clinical and environmental settings Prof Maggie Momba, Mutshiene Ekwanzala, Prof John Barr, Dr Ilunga Kamika, – Univ. of South Africa and Tshwane Univ. of Technology	Processing of gypsum sludge for the recovery of CaCO3 and sulphur via Ca(HS)2 formation Dr Nsaka Mtumba, Jannie Maree, Mahigwana Lehlogonolo, Munyaradzi Mujuru, Lizy Monyatsi – Roc Water Technologies, Tshwane Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Limpopo	CASE & SOLUTION: Impacts of process selection and process train in design of water treatment plants in RSA Sandile Ngcobo, Dr Hendrik Brink – Magalies Water	SA Young Water Professionals Forum 2020 (Part 1) CONTINUE
11:10-11:30		SWOT analysis of Water Resource Management of the Limpopo River Basin Dr Joshua Edokpayi – Univ. of Venda	The true cost of water – An industrial perspective on water sustainability versus profitability Kirshen Naidoo – Royal Haskoning DHV	Prevalence of carbapenemase-encoding genes in E. coli in wastewater treatment plants Winile Dludla, Prof Esaac Dennis, Dr Sheena Kumari, Prof Thor Stenström-Durban Univ. of Technology	VIDEO (5min): Assessment of physicochemical and microbial quality of groundwater of some primary schools in Vhembe District – Ntwanano Mutileni, David Khaler, Kevin Rose, Joshua Edokpayi – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institut, Duquesne Univ. of the Holy Spirit, Univ. of Venda VIDEO (5 min): Wet skills movie Johan Oost -Wetskills Foundation	The use of process capability indices to measure water treatment process performance Given Skosana, S. Arendze, J.Z. Nonyana, M.S. Sibiya – Rand Water	SA Young Water Professionals Forum 2020 – Session 2 Dr Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes, Suvritha Ramphal and YWP Rapporteurs Young Water Professionals National Committee and Empowerment Platform
11:30-11:50		Facilitated discussion: IUCMA operationalisation of the DWS masterplan in a transboundary context with Dr Tendai Sawunyama	Facilitated discussion	Molecular detection of antibiotic resistant genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from wastewater Hlengiwe Mtetwa, Dr Isaac Amoah, Dr Sheena Kuttan Pillai, Prof Faizal Buz. Prof Poovendhree Reddy – Durban Univ. of Technology	Facilitated discussion	On-line monitoring as a process monitoring tool and early warning sensor for microbial water quality Monique Grundlingh, Hein du Preez – Rand Water	SA Young Water Professionals Forum 2020 (Part 2) CONTINUE
11:50-12:10		Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions and Answers
12:10-13:10		LUNCH BREAK			INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
		Topic: Develop skills and technology innovation Session 40: Effluent treatment, disinfection and reuse Chair: Dr Gina Pocock -Waterlab	Topic: Reduce water demand and increase supply Session 41: Assessment and optimisation of water use Chair: Monako Dibetle	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 42: Microbial Resistance, Gene Dynamics and Antibiotics in Water and Effluent Chair: Dr Hamanth-Kasan – Rand Water	Topic: Develop skills and technology innovation Session 43: Sludge treatment and energy technology Chair: Fortune Mabunda – ERWAT	Topic: Manage and monitor effective water and sanitation services and infrastructure Session 44: Data and statistics and water quality control Chair: Jayant Bhagwan – Water Research Commission
13:10-13:30		How a water study could potentially save your plant money Melani Loram, Ferdi Hartzenberg, Thabiso Mvuyana – Improchem	Calibrating the Australian Water Balance Model – A case study Gideon Bonthuys, Priyal Dama-Fakir – Golder Associates Africa	Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in biological wastewater treatment in Durban, South Africa Thobela Conco, Dr Sheena Kumari, Dr Mahmoud Nasr, Dr Arshad Ismail, Prof Thor Stenström, Prof Faizal Bux – Durban Univ. of Technology	Evaluation of Compact Low Energy Submersible Mixers for Sludge Applications Thandeka Maphumulo, Kerisha Nayager, Naheen Toolsee, Lakesh Maharaj – Umgeni Water	Optimization of the membrane fouling of the ultrafiltration system using the factorial design of experiments Simon Muzi Sibiya, Lingum Pillay – Rand Water, Stellenbosch Univ.
13:30-13:50		Use of ozone for cooling towers Brendan van Wyk – Xylem Water Solutions SA	Water Conservation/Water Demand Management self-assessment reporting tool for the mining sector Givarn Singh, William Pulles – Golder Associates Africa	Assessing the presence of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Edendale Hospital and Darvill Wastewater Treatment Plant Siyabonga Thwala, Prof Stefan Schmidt – Umgeni Water and Univ. of KZN	Investigating Sludge Compaction on a Pilot Sludge Hopper System Nkanyiso Shabalala – Umgeni Water	Maximizing use of water quality data using R and R markdown: a wastewater case study Leanne Coetzee – Waterlab
13:50-14:10		Forward Osmosis to concentrate brine streams Tabani Mtombeni, Jannie Maree, Maurice Onyango, Amos Adeniyi – Tshwane Univ.. of Technology, Univ. of Limpopo, ROC Water Technologies	Rethinking desalination: The value proposition of water as an infinitely scaleable, renewable economic commodity David Bosman – TCTA	Development of quality control system for polymeric coagulants used for potable water treatment Nothando Mungwe, Dr Sigudu Makhosazane, Dr Esper Ncube – Rand Water	Energy utilization in Freeze desalination Phalakwane Ramothole, Johannes Maree,Maurice Onyango, Amos Adeniyi- Tshwane Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Limpopo,ROC Water Technologies	Descriptive statistics in water quality reporting John Moatshe, Zandile Nonyana, Mighty Mohotsi – Rand Water
14:10-14:30		Barriers and opportunities for water reuse PPPs in South Africa Nick Graham and Brendon van Niekerk – European Union and South African Partners for Growth Programme	Maximising the yield from a local water source through short – term yield prediction using AI Christo Potgieter, Pieter Cilliers, Koki Mokhoabane, Mlondolozi Ndlovu – Bigen	Facilitated discussion	Application of an innovative process for improving mesophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge Gary Brown, A Gysin, P Fountain, K Panter – Dikubu Water & Environmental Services, Thames Water, Ebcor (SA, UK)	The management of data quality relative to the exploitation of legacy water quality results Tim White – Marquis & Lord
14:30-14:45		Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers	Questions & Answers
14:45-15:00		PAUSE BREAK	POSTER VIEWING SESSION		INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS
15:00-16:45		WISA 2020 Closing Address Reflection on WISA2020, by Suvritha Ramphal, Dr Lloyd Fisher Jeffes and YWP Rapporteurs – WISA Young Water Professionals Prize Ceremony by Dr Sarah Slabbert and Dr Lester Goldman
17:00-19:00	“KOM ONS BRAAI”

09:00-09:15	WORKSHOP WELCOME SESSION AND INTRODUCTION
09:15-11:15	Norwegian solutions Chair: Rita Brokstad – Regional Director of Innovation Norway	Sanitation in the circular economy Chair: Dr S Pillay – Water Research Commission	Investment Chair: Michelle Hiestermann	Industrial effluent Chair: Dr Marlene vd Merwe-Botha – WaterGroup	Water sensitive design Chair: Dr Kirsty Carden – Future Water Research Insitute	Green / Blue / No Drops Chair: Trevor Balzer, Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation
	An innovation Norway programme promoting Norwegian solutions to address water scarcity, sludge management and sustainability Rita Brokstad, Roger Blekkan, Trude Margel, Anders Øfsti, Gary Brown, Ilija Radeljic, Kristine Bangstad Fredriksen Innovation Norway, Inrigo, Cinderella Eco, Hias How2O, Cambi & Environor, Pipelife Norge, Ocean Oasis AS	Sanitation Disruption: Creating a new Sanitation Paradigm based on Circular Economy Principles Dr Sudhir Pillay, Akin Akinsete, Charmaine Twala, Lungi Zuma, Dr Valerie Naidoo Water Research Commission, eThekwini Metro	Unlocking investment in ecological infrastructure for water security Michelle Hiestermann, Julie Clarke, Ndileka Mohapi, Caroline Gelderblom, Dr Pearl Gola, Alex McNamara Water Research Commission, DBSA, Dept. of Water and Sanitation, WWF-SA, National Business Initiative	NATSURVS: National Surveys of Water and Effluent Management in the Pelagic Fishing, Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Power Generating Industries Dr Gina Pocock, Dr Marlene van der Merwe-Botha, Chris Swartz, Peter Wille, Bertie Steytler Water Research Commission, WaterGroup, Waterlab, Chris Swartz Water Utilization Engineers, Prodromos Technologies UK Ltd	Expanding and embedding the Water Sensitive Design Community of Practice (WSD CoP) in South Africa Dr Kirsty Carden, Shanna Nienaber Future Water Research Institute, Univ. of Cape Town, Water Research Commission, Dept of Science & Innovation	REVIVING ENERGY FOR THE DROPS – Building momentum and plan for the next generation audits … CALL TO ACTION BY MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, PRIVATES AND WATER BOARDS … Anil Singh – Dept. Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation
11:15-13:55	INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSIONS/LUNCH BREAK
14:00-16:00	Water law Chair: Dr Barbara van Koppen – IWMI	Resource recovery and reuse Chair: Dr John Zvimba – Water Research Commission	Water governance incentives Chair: Jens Hilbig – IEEM gGmbH	Anaerobic sludge processes Chair: Gary Brown – Dikubu	Models for water supply Chair: Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze – Water Research Commission	Skills and innovation Chair: Shanna Nienaber – Water Research Commission
	Hybrid water law in South Africa: a realistic option for the future of water governance or a piped dream? Dr Barbara van Koppen,John Dini International Water Management Institute, Water Research Commission	Sustainable Wastewater Resource Recovery and Reuse Dr John Zvimba, David Ikumi, Prof Eyob Tesfamariam, Dr Eustina Musvoto, Megan Schalkwyk, Lalitha, Moodley Water Research Commission, Univ. of Cape Town, Univ. of Pretoria, TruSense Consulting, Umgeni Water, eThekwini Metro	Incentive mechanisms in the context of water governance Jens Hilbig, John Dini, Dr Lisette Andreae, Prof K-Ulrich Rudolph, Justin Wiggett IEEM gGmbH, Water Research Commission, German Embassy Pretoria, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum	Beneficiation and Utilisation of Anaerobic Sludge Processes Gary Brown, Dr Heidi Snyman, Andrea Grysin, Paul Fountain, Karl Juncker, F Burger, A R Lancaster, Annelize Theron Thames Water, Umgeni Water, Innovation Norway	Alternate implementation models for improved water supply and sanitation in South Africa Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze, JØrgen Erk Larsen, Boniface Aleobua, Virginia Malose, Johann Lubbe Water Research Commission, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Embassy of Denmark, AFDB	Skills to Embed Research and Innovation in the Water Sector: Mapping, Synergising & Scaling Skills Initiatives Shanna Nienaber, Nora Hande-louw, Manuel Jackson, Dr Valerie Naidoo, Dr Henry Roman, Yazeed van Wyk, John Dini Water Research Commission, Stellenbosch Univ., Dept. Science & Technology, Dept. of Water & Sanitation, EWSETA

09:00-09:15	WORKSHOP WELCOME SESSION AND INTRODUCTION
09:15-11:15	Mine closure Chair: Dr John Zvimba – Water Research Commission	Knowledge and technology Chair: Jфrgen Erik – Danish Royal Embassy	Big data Chair: Clara Bocchino – Winrock International	Wastewater resource efficiency Chair: Mluleki Mnguni – Water Research Commission	Generation Z Chair: Agnes Maenhout – World Water Academy
	Sustainable Mine Closure Dr John Zvimba, David Love, Andrew Johnstone, John Annandale Water Research Commission, GCS, Univ. of Pretoria	Water Utility Adoption of New Knowledge and Best Available Technology: Drivers, Incentives and Solutions? Jфrgen Erik Larsen, Mogan Paydashee, Hamanth Kasan, Dan Naidoo, Peter Thompson, Wensy Tshawe, Shiram Misra, Petrus van Heerden, Claus Homann Royal Danish Embassy, Rand Water, Umgeni Water, Mbombla Municxipality, AA Water Works, Aarhus Water Utility	How can Big Data Analytics improve governance and decision-making for transboundary aquifers in Southern Africa? Clara Bocchino Big Data Analytics and Transboundary Water Collaboration for Southern Africa, USAID, WRC, Dept. of Science and Innovation, SADC Ground water Management Institute, US Geological Survey, Winrock International & Tetratech	Requirements of a comprehensive resource efficient wastewater treatment plant (WRC Project K5/2807) Mluleki Mnguni, Gary Brown, Megan Schalkwyk, Dr Bernelle Verster, Dr Lakesh Maharaj Umgeni Water, Univ. of Cape Town, Water Research Commission, Dikubu,	Generation Z is coming: go with their flow to get #allhandsondeck Agnes Maenhout World Water Academy, Aquadactics
11:15-13:55	INTERACTIVE TRADE SESSION / LUNCH BREAK
14:00-16:00	Vaal river challenges Chair: Dr Nelson Odume – Rhodes Univ.
	Tackling Key Vaal River Challenges Dr Nelson Odume, Dr Chika Nnadozie, Dr Neil Griffin, Ms Khaya Mgaba Institute for Water Research, Rhodes Univ.