Understanding the Breede-Olifant Catchment Management Agency
The Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA) is the result of the amalgamation of the Breede WMA and the Gouritz WMA. The new WMA is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the south, what will be the Berg-Olifants WMA to west, the Oran... read morege WMA to the north and the Mzimvubu-Tsitsikama WMA to the East. It largely fall within the Western Cape Province, with small portions of the upper catchment of the Olifants River falling in the Eastern Cape Province, and tiny portions of the upper catchments of the Gamka and Groot Rivers falling in the Northern Cape Province.
The Breede-Gouritz WMA includes the catchment area of the Gouritz River and its major tributaries (the Gamka, Groot and Olifants Rivers), as well as the catchments of the smaller coastal rivers that lie to the east and west of the Gouritz River mouth, the Breede River and the catchments of the smaller coastal rivers that lie to the west of the Breede River mouth, i.e. the Palmiet, Kars, Sout, Uylenkraals, Klein, Onrus and Bot-Swart Rivers.
There are two large rivers within the WMA, the Breede and Gouritz Rivers. The Breede River, with its main tributary the Riviersonderend River, discharges into the Indian Ocean. The Gouritz has three main tributaries, the Groot, Gamka and Olifants Rivers. There are a number of other smaller rivers in the WMA, the Touws, Duivenhoks, Goukou, Hartenbos, Great Brak, Kaaimans, Knysna and Keurbooms.
The Table Mountain Group (TMG) Aquifer holds significant potential and has been investigated and developed by the Overstrand Municipality, the Koo WUA and potential by Oudtshoorn as an option to augment their existing sources of bulk supply. The TMG aquifer situated within the Hottentots-Holland, Franschoek and Du Toit’s mountain ranges that divide the Breede-Gouritz WMA from the proposed Berg-Olifants WMA are also being evaluated to augment the bulk supply for the Western Cape Water Supply System (Greater Cape Town).
QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
An appropriate B Degree in Civil Engineering, Agricultural engineering
Stipend Offered: R7500 per month for NQF Levels 07 – 08
Stipend Offered: R10 000 per
QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
An appropriate B Degree in Water Resources Management/ Environmental Science, or related fields. BSc Hons Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry
Stipend Offered: R7500 pe
Requirements:
The minimum requirement for the post is Grade 12 with 2 years’ proven relevant experience working with a very busy switchboard.
Key performance areas:
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