The Water Research Commission (WRC) operates in terms of the Water Research Act (Act 34 of 1971) and its mandate is to support water research and development as well as the building of a sustainable water research capacity in South Africa. It serves as the country’s water-centred knowledge ‘hub’ that leads the creation, dissemination and application of water-centered knowledge, focusing on water resource management, water-linked ecosystems, water use and waste management and water utilisation in agriculture. Being an innovative organization, the WRC is continuously providing novel ways of packaging and transferring knowledge into technology-based products for the water sector and the community at large, both locally and globally