SA irrigation innovation scoops international award

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WATSAVE Award The developer of a uniquely South African water administration system, which has increased the productivity of water use in irrigation agriculture, has won a sought-after international accolade. Dr Nico Benadé was awarded the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage’s (ICID’s) Innovative Water Management Award for the Water Administration System (WAS) at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia in September 2006. This is the first time a professional represented by the South African National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (SANCID) has scooped the award in this category. To provide irrigation schemes with decision support for efficient water management, the WAS was developed with funding from the Water Research Commission (WRC). WAS is a decision-support program for use by water user associations on irrigation schemes in managing their water accounts and their water supply to clients through rivers, canal networks and pipelines.

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