Civil Engineering December 2022 | Vol 30 No 11

Civil Engineering December 2022 47 The categories of ASPASA member- ship are as follows: Producer Members (quarries, rock dumps, mobile and rubble crushing, ash and coal, borrow pits, etc.), Affiliate Members (aggregate and sand, clay brick, salt, granite, etc.), and Associate Members (for these please refer to www.‌aspasa.co.za ) . Legal compliance applies to both Producer and Affiliate Members and covers Environmental MPRDA, MHSA, Water Act and others. The following are the ASPASA focus areas: legal compliance, government liaison, skills development, technical, transport, health and safety, environ- mental, international and local liaison, public relations, and some general issues. All these important issues are represented through expert committees, with senior and knowledgeable specialists serving to give informed input on all matters. Through these committees, programmes are developed to assist the industry in meeting development objectives and improve overall standards. In keeping with its world-class standards, ASPASA is also a highly re- garded member of the Global Aggregates Information Network (GAIN). ASPASA PO Box 1983, Ruimsig, 1732 T: +27 11 791 3327 E: office@aspasa.co.za , W: www.aspasa.co.za 10 Garingboom Street, Randpark Ridge, Gauteng WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) WISA is a well-established, non-profit, volunteer professional and community organisation which is the only SAQA- recognised professional body in the water sector providing CPD-accredited training. WISA further strives to be the inclusive and objective representative of the Southern African water sector. It holds this mandate from its 3 500+ members which include water sector professionals, companies, and government; and is fully diverse and representative of all the mem- bers and communities it serves, achieving a Level 1 B-BBEE status. WISA is constantly evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of the sector and our members. WISA brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to meet, discuss, plan for and present solu- tions for a sustainable water future in the region. Water is one of the greatest chal- lenges facing South Africa and its neigh- bours – so governments, stakeholders, partners and public participants must come together to find innovative ways of managing water to ensure a sustainable and robust water supply for our growing urban populations. Effective water management is only possible when inter- related factors and needs are considered. WISA members are continually striving to find effective and efficient ways to de- liver excellent water services to everyone. This means doing the required research, learning from our water histories, and ensuring that the essential human capital is in place to action the change we need to achieve our water goals. We realise that it is up to us to collaborate on innovative and appropriate solutions that will make pos- sible thriving cities that will be liveable for many decades to come. With the involve- ment of other southern African countries, we hold biennial conferences to bring together major players in the water sector. This is an exciting space where we further expand our objectives of promoting the science and practice of water management, together with good corporate governance. WISA values integrity, professionalism, community, transparency, and innovation. We want to lead in strengthening strategic partnerships within the sector, while playing an active role in encouraging ro- bust water discourse in the public domain. WISA’s mission is to inspire every person in Southern Africa to have a pas- sion for water so that we can ensure that water is available for future generations. WISA PO Box 6011, Halfway House, 1685 T: +27 86 111 9472 , F: +27 11 315 1258 E: info@wisa.org.za , W: www.wisa.org.za 1st Floor, 5 Constantia Park 546, 16th Road, Midrand SANCOLD (South African National Committee on Large Dams) SANCOLD was established in 1965 to represent South Africa on the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Since then it has broadened its activities to create and promote an awareness and understanding among South Africans of the role of dams in the beneficial and sustainable develop- ment of South Africa’s water resources. Its primary technical role is to advance the knowledge and skills relating to the science and art of the planning, design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and decom- missioning of dams among its members in a safe, financially sound, ecologically and socially sustainable manner. SANCOLD provides forums for local and regional in- teraction between interested participants in the dam industry. SAICE has one of the four reserved positions on SANCOLD’s Management Committee. SANCOLD 6 Daventry Street, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria T: +27 44 533 0818 E: secretary@sancold.org.za W: www.sancold.org.za SAPPMA (Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association) Launched in 2004, SAPPMA is an associa- tion of leading companies in the plastic pipe manufacturing industry in South Africa. The vision of the Association is to create ab- solute quality, trust and integrity throughout the value chain of the Southern African plastic pipe industry, hence all its objectives are in line with this. Pipes produced by member companies carry the registered SAPPMA logo. SAPPMA is a voluntary asso- ciation registered as a Section 21 Company and is affiliated to Plastics|SA. IFPA (Installation and Fabrication Plastic Pipe Association) is a SAPPMA initiative with specific focus on the fabri- cation and installation of pipe systems. SAPPMA Private Bag X68, Halfway House, 1685 CEO: Jan Venter, T: +27 11 314 4021 E: admin@sappma.co.za, W: www.sappma.co.za 18 Gazelle Avenue, Corporate Park, Midrand SAIMM (Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) After more than 125 years SAIMM con- tinues to serve its members. This learned society started in 1894, a few years after the invention of the cyanide process which had saved the gold mining industry in South Africa. The previously used technology of gravity separation could not economically recover gold from the fine- grained ores of the Transvaal gold fields. The Institute’s Journal recorded this process and other major developments in the industry, and has disseminated the Institute’s knowledge ever since.