SA expertise recognised in Thailand

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WATER LOSS MANAGEMENT P retoria-based company WRP has been working with the WRC in the area of water loss management for almost a decade. Several software packages, which are available through the WRC website, have been developed. It was with this background that Ronnie Mckenzie and Willem Wegelin from WRP were approached to present a one-week training course in the field of water demand management (WDM) at the University of Bangkok earlier this year. Mckenzie reports that the training session was so well received that Thailand’s largest water utility, the Metropolitan Water Association, now wishes to send 50 area managers to South Africa for similar training. Moreover, Mckenzie was asked to provide key input in the recent International Water Association (IWA) training workshops held in Sydney and the Gold Coast in Australia. He is also working with the United Nations to offer training in WDM in four cities in India through the UN-Habitat Water for African Cities project.

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