Surface Water Management on Mines – Water Business College

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Surface Water Management on Mines

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The specific objectives of the Surface Water Management in Mining short course are;
To understand the hydrological environment in terms of both quantity and quality and how to assess/evaluate/quantify the potential hydrological impacts of the mining operation on receiving surface water resources.
To evaluate management options (incl. protection, monitoring, etc.) to minimise potential impacts on surface water resources in the mining environment as well as to comply with governing legislation.

Course Curriculum

UNDERSTANDING BASELINE CLIMATE

Lesson

00:00
Video

01:30:36

UNDERSTANDING RAINFALL/RUNOFF RESPONSE

UNDERSTANDING FLOOD HYDROLOGY AND THE MODELLING OF FLOOD EVENTS

UNDERSTANDING OF GOVERNING LEGISLATION

UNDERSTANDING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE MINING CONTEXT

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS

THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) IN HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

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Level

Intermediate
Total Enrolled

10
Last Updated

January 13, 2025
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Certificate of completion

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The short course will cover the following content at conceptual and management levels:
• Understanding baseline climate.
• Understanding rainfall/runoff response.
• Understanding flood hydrology and the modelling of flood events.
• Understanding storm water management in the mining context.
• Understanding how to develop appropriate surface water quality monitoring programs.
• Understanding of governing legislation (including best practice) specific to the management of surface water in the mining context.
• The importance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in hydrological assessments.

The target audience for the short courses are practitioners as well as recent graduates, including:
• Water Resource Practitioners & Managers (eg. Engineering and Environmental staff that are associated with the mining and related consulting industries).
• Staff of Governmental Departments (eg. Department of Water and Sanitation, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Department of Minerals Resources, etc.)
• Practitioners that are active in associated / related disciplines.
• Recent graduates entering the water sector.

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