Peter Shepherd, Partner and Principal Hydrologist at SPK Consulting, asserted that Botswana cannot not afford to take any risks when ot comes to water management in new mining projects. “There are essentially three water-related problems facing most big projects, namely too little water, excess water and water which is too dirty for consumption or use. The challenge for Botswana is that, as a particularly dry country, there is little margin for error when it comes to water management,” says Shepherd.   http://www.miningweekly.com/article/botswana-connot-afford-to-take-water-risks-hydrologist-2013-03-01