top of page

Aknowledgements

Andre van der Merwe would like to thank the following people for the role they played in the completion of this thesis. Their assistance and input is much appreciated.

  • Mr Vernon Collis (PrEng PrArch) – Collis & Associates – for the original suggestion of the thesis topic, helping to propose ideas of how the thesis could be accomplished and his help in establishing contact with various other people within the City of Cape Town;

  • Associate Professor JE (Kobus) van Zyl (PrEng PhD) – Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town – for his help in suggesting ideas to calculate water consumption in industrial areas;

  • Dr David Ikumi (PhD) – Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town – for his assistance in establishing water sampling methods;

  • Dr Kevin Winter  - Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town – for his assistance in determining what types of testing should be done to determine the quality of the rainwater;

  • Mr Jon Boland – Water Rhapsody – for his help in demonstrating how a residential rainwater harvesting system operates and clarifying any questions that I had on the topic of rainwater harvesting;

  • The City of Cape in providing data that was used to carry out research for the thesis. A special mention is made to:

    • Miss Nina Viljoen – Asst. Water Conservation Officer for Water Demand Management, Water and Sanitation – for her help in providing data on the consumption figures for Paarden Island and sharing some insight to rainwater harvesting based on her current master’s thesis in rainwater harvesting;

    • Mr Collin Mubadiro – Head of Department for Water Demand Management, Water and Sanitation – for his help in facilitating the data on water consumptions in Paarden Island and the view of rainwater harvesting from the perspective of the City of Cape Town;

    • Mr Martin Thompson – Catchment Stormwater and River Management – for his help in facilitating rainfall data for Paarden Island; and

    • Mr Ben de Wet – Catchment Stormwater and River Management – for his help in providing data for rain gauge stations surrounding Paarden Island.

  • The UCT Department of Chemical Engineering who helped facilitate the testing of heavy metals in collected rainwater. A special mention is made to:

    • Professor Harro von Blottnitz (PrEng) – Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cape Town – for his help in facilitating the testing of rainwater samples;

    • Ms Stephanie Snoek – Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cape Town – for her assistance in facilitating the testing of rainwater samples; and

    • Ms Zulfa Le Riche – Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cape Town – for her assistance in the testing of rainwater samples.

  • Ms Elly Yelverton – Research Finance Officer, CoMSIRU, Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town – for her assistance in providing finance for rainwater testing; and

  • Professor Mark Alexander (PrEng, PhD) – Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town – for his guidance and assistance in the completion of this thesis

 

bottom of page