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Wonder what this will mean for Skuifraam dam?


>Huge Water Find in Cape
>
>Cape Argus (Cape Town)
>November 28, 2000
>
>John Yeld
>Cape Town
>
>A vast underground lake stretching from the Western
>Cape nearly to Port Elizabeth, about 700km
>away, could mean a huge boost for South Africa's water
>resources.
>
>The size of the lake, formally known as an aquifer,
>has been suggested by drilling tests and
>hydro-geological studies. It has been hailed as "a
>great hidden treasure" by Water Affairs and
>Forestry Minister Ronnie Kasrils, who said it could be
>worth more to South Africans than their rich
>mineral heritage. It could also make a substantial
>contribution to rural development in the region.
>
>Opening the 30th congress of the International
>Association of Hydro- geologists in Cape Town
>yesterday, Mr. Kasrils said: "In human life terms, the
>aquifer may in the long run be more valuable
>than the country's gold and diamond wealth, for
>nothing can compare to clean water for the
>well-being of our people and the sustainability of our
>economic development."
>
>Should South Africa be able to tap into this hidden
>treasure effectively, it could go a long way to
>resolving the country's water supply problem by
>providing an efficient, cost-effective and
>sustainable source far into the future.
>
>"In fact, drilling tests so far and the preliminary
>determination of this huge aquifer's parameters
>could well see us sitting on one of South Africa's
>greatest treasures."
>
>The Western Cape was fortunate to have a major aquifer
>system extending the entire length of the
>region.
>
>The "fold" mountain ranges extended from the Van
>Rhynsdorp area in the north- west to Betty's Bay
>in the south and then eastwards to Port Elizabeth.
>
>Because little development had taken place on the
>rugged, exposed mountainous parts of the
>aquifer, pollution was likely to be limited.
>
>The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry and the
>Water Research Commission were funding
>several studies, mainly centred in the Citrusdal
>(Olifants/Doorn water management area) and in the
>Oudtshoorn (Gouritz water management area) areas to
>determine the potential of the aquifer system
>as a supply source, Mr. Kasrils said.
>
>
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      Lori Pottinger, Director, Southern Africa Program,
        and Editor, World Rivers Review
           International Rivers Network
              1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California 94703, USA
                  Tel. (510) 848 1155   Fax (510) 848 1008
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