Last Word November 2014

Abstract

The Groundwater Division of the Geological Society of South Africa (GWD) and the Mine Water Division of the Water Institute of Southern Africa were the combined hosts of the Unconventional Gas symposium held in Pretoria in August. With the theme ‘Just the facts’ the Symposium shows word still out on potential impacts of unconventional gas symposium provided a thought-provoking forum on the potential advantages and disadvantages of using unconventional gas in southern Africa. The symposium unpacked the challenges associated with operation and closure, with various lessons being presented from current projects here and internationally. The symposium provided factual presentations from the viewpoints of the regulatory bodies, industrial organisations, non-governmental organisations, and academic researchers to enable delegates to become more familiar with the topic and able to make better-informed decisions.

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