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color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:navy'>The Law governing water has always been regarded as a specialized
field, practised by a small group of lawyers. However, the political and
social reform during the last decade of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, the
water-related problems experienced and the prominence given to fundamental
human rights and environment-related matters have significantly increased the
need for this knowledge by others. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><font size=3 color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>The water law does
not only deal with entitlements to water. It includes a framework on how to
manage the water resources and the provision of water services, which is very
complex and dynamic. An integrated approach should therefore be followed,
involving all three spheres of government, various organs of State and other
organizations. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><font size=3 color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>The South
African Institution of Civil Engineering is organising a one-day course on the
law applicable to water resource management and the provision of water services
to enable people to get access to the water law. This course has been approved
for Continuing Professional Development for renewal of registration in terms of
the requirements of the Engineering Act (Act 46 of 2000). </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><b><u><font size=4 color="#32448c" face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:#32448C;font-weight:
bold'>Dates:</span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=blue face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:blue'><img width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:blue'>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>5 August 2008 - Midrand</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'> <a
href="mailto:dhermanus@saice.org.za">dhermanus@saice.org.za</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><img border=0
width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420"
alt="*"></span></font><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>12 August 2008- <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:City></st1:place></span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><a
href="mailto:cpd.sharon@saice.org.za"><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cpd.sharon@saice.org.za</span></font></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1027"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>14 August 2008 - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Durban</st1:City></st1:place></span></font></b><b><font size=2
color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=2
color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a
href="mailto:cpd.sharon@saice.org.za">cpd.sharon@saice.org.za</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><b><u><font size=4 color="#32448c" face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:#32448C;font-weight:
bold'>WHO should attend? </span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1028"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:navy'>consultants, including water resource management and waste
professionals, planners, developers, engineers, </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1029"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'>
</span></font><font color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:
"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>impact assessment practitioners and public
participation communicators; lawyers, including attorneys, advocates and legal
advisors; officials of water resource custodians and developers; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1030"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'>
</span></font><font color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:
"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>officials of regulators regulating the use of the
water resources; regulating activities that may affect the water resources;
regulating land uses and activities and processes associated with these land
uses that may affect the water resources; and providing the necessary
frameworks for the provision of water services; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1031"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'>
</span></font><font color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:
"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>officials of public and private water services
providers; users of water; persons and communities affected by
water-related activities and decisions; </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2 style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><font size=3
color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1032"
src="cid:image003.gif@01C8C71A.297AF420" alt="*"></span></font><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:navy'>
</span></font><font color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:
"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>persons and bodies interested in water, such a
conservation, environmental and human rights interest groups, investors,
financiers and suppliers; researchers </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=default><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=cm6><b><u><font size=4 color="#32448c" face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:#32448C;font-weight:
bold'>The PRESENTER </span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>Hubert Thompson is
registered as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> as well as admitted and
authorised to practice as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Hubert
has 30 years of experience in water management, of which the last 22 years
relate mainly to the law. Hubert was actively involved in formulating various
aspects of the new water resource management policies and drafting of the
National Water Act 36 of1998. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm6><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>Hubert works for
his own account under the trade name Thompson & Thompson, Consulting
Engineers and Legal Advice Services in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pretoria</st1:place></st1:City>,
which provides <i><span style='font-style:italic'>inter alia</span></i>
engineering, legal, policy and institutional advice, with the emphasis on
water, natural resources and the environment. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=cm2><font size=2 color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy'>Hubert Thompson
is also the author of the book Water law - A practical approach to resource
management and the provision of services, Juta & Co Ltd 206</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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