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TITLE PAGE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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FOREWORD
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 2. LEGAL CONTEXT
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2.1 National Water Act (NWA)
2.2 National Environmental Management Act (NEMA)
2.3 Provincial Ordinances
2.4 Legal powers of the RHP
CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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CHAPTER 4. REGISTERING YOUR PROVINCIAL RHP PROGRAMME
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4.1 Registration with the National RHP NCT
4.2 Registration with DWAF IWQS
CHAPTER 5. RIVER HEALTH CHAMPION
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CHAPTER 6. FORMING THE PROVINCIAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (PIT)
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6.1 Ideal Composition of the PIT
6.1 Roles and Responsibilities of the PIT
6.1 Ideal Composition of the PIT
CHAPTER 7. FORMING THE PROVINCIAL MONITORING TEAM (PMT)
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7.1 Selection of suitable monitoring personnel - aptitudes, interests and background
7.2 Important considerations for field personnel
CHAPTER 8. TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
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CHAPTER 9. COMMUNICATION
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9.1 Internal channels of communication
9.2 External channels of communication
CHAPTER 10. PROMOTION AND MARKETING
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10.1 Identification of clients and stakeholders
10.2 Content and style of promotional and marketing initiatives
10.3 Choosing the medium for promotion and marketing
CHAPTER 11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
11.1 Guiding principles for public participation
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Diagram
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CHAPTER 12. EQUIPMENT
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12.1 Basic RHP equipment
12.2 Equipment for sampling invertebrate fauna using SASS4*
12.3 Equipment for sampling for fish using the Assemblage Integrity Index (FAII)
12.4 Riparian Vegetation Index (RVI)
12.5 Equipment required for the other RHP indices
12.6 Additional RHP equipment to consider
12.7 Storage and maintenance of equipment
CHAPTER 13. VEHICLES
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CHAPTER 14. COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
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14.1 Computer hardware requirements
14.2 Software requirements
CHAPTER 15. FUNDING YOUR RHP
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15.1 Potential RHP funding sources
CHAPTER 16. PLANNING YOUR RHP
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16.1 RHP implementation plan
16.2 RHP business plan
CHAPTER 17. HOW TO START: "IMPLEMENTING" YOUR RHP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
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17.1 Selecting a test river catchment for the pilot phase
17.2 Site selection in your test catchment
CHAPTER 18. MONITORING PROGRAMME AND SAMPLING FREQUENCIES
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18.1 Selection of biomonitoring indices for your monitoring programme
18.2 Monitoring frequency
CHAPTER 19. DATA STORAGE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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19.1 Data Storage
19.2 Information management
19.3 Information security and user access
CHAPTER 20.
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CHAPTER 21. REPORTING
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21.1 Potential audiences
21.2 Types of environmental reporting to which the RHP can contribute
CHAPTER 22. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
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CHAPTER 23. QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE
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CHAPTER 24. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
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24.1 The RHP and transboundary rivers and shared catchments
24.2 International river systems
24.3 Collaborationg with the State-of-Rivers (SOR) initiative
24.4 Linking your RHP with existing conservation and biodiversity programmes
24.5 Working-for-Water programme
CHAPTER 25. ORGANISATIONS OFFERING SUPPORT FOR THE RHP
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CHAPTER 26. LIST OF CONTACTS
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CHAPTER 27. USEFUL READING
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CHAPTER 28. REFERENCES
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APPENDIX 1 AN EXAMPLE OF A GANT CHART FOR RHP PILOT IMPLEMENTATION IN A TEST CATCHMENT
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APPENDIX 2 AN EXAMPLE OF A RHP BUSINESS PLAN
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