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Google Earth using Keyhole Markup Language (KML). The inventory was 
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developed by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry to improve 
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including surface water quality stations, groundwater monitoring 
            
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boreholes, flow gauging stations, dam level monitoring sites, and 
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boreholes, flow gauging stations, dam level monitoring sites, and 
            
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