e-WISA
e-WISA
Water Institute of Southern Africa
www.waterinfo.co.za - www.ewisa.co.za - www.waterinformation.co.za - www.ewater.co.za
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) OF SPECIALISTS IN THE WATER SECTOR
WISA MEMBER
Name & Surname
Mark Obree
Nationality
RSA
Company
Self Employed
Contact Numbers
Phone: 021 790 3972
Mobile: 083 267 0982
E-Mail: mark.obree@absamail.co.za
Qualifications
Independent Consultant
B Sc Eng (civil), Graduates Diploma in Engineering
Speciality fields
Groundwater
Current position
Water Resource Management
x
Potable Water Treatment
Policy and Law
x
Municipal Water Supply
Hydrology
x
Economic and Finance
Industrial Water Management
Planning
Career
x
Ocean Outfalls
x
Dam Safety
Mine Water
Operational Management
Municipal Waste Water Treatment
Sanitation and Sewage Reticulation
Institutional Development
Professional
membership
x
Design
x
Stormwater
Member (SA Institution of Civil Engineers)
Member (Water Institute of South Africa)
Member (Institute of Municipal Engineers)
Pr Eng (Engineering Council of South Africa)
From – To Organization
Type of
work/projects
x
Position
2005 to
present
Independent Consultant
Water supply, stormwater
Self employed
1991 to
2005
Cape Town Municipality
Catchment, stormwater
and river management
Head of Department
1988 to
1991
Knight Piesold Consulting Engineers
Services
Senior Engineer
1983 to
1987
LSC Brunette – Malawi
Varied
Senior Engineer
1977 to
1982
SA Railways and Harbours
Varied
Site Engineer
Professional
experience (short
description)
 Management of municipal infrastructure including stormwater, water supply and
wastewater services
 Leadership of multidisciplinary project teams
 Catchment, stormwater and river management for a large metropolitan authority
 Investigations and master planning for bulk water supply
 Planning, design, operation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure
 Project management for a broad range of civil and structural engineering projects
Publications
Catchment, Stormwater and River Management in Cape Town, South Africa. Chapter 28
of Innovative Modelling of Urban Water Systems, Monograph 12. Edited by W James.
ISBN 0-0-9683681-9-0.
eWISA is a WISA initiative to improve the skills of all South Africans working in the water sector.