- Northern Cape - Strategic review of the National water sector backlogs and targets Portfolio committee May 2007 MEC JF van Wyk Department Housing and Local Government

Meeting the Targets THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR WATER SERVICES sets out the targets for addressing water and sanitation backlog. 2005 - 09 All SCHOOLS have adequate and safe WATER SUPPLY and SANITATION SERVICES 2007 All BUCKET TOILETS on formal areas (pre ’94) are eradicated 2007 All CLINICS have adequate and safe WATER SUPPLY and SANITATION SERVICES 2008 All PEOPLE have access to a functioning basic WATER SUPPLY facility 2010 All PEOPLE have access to a functioning basic SANITATION facility

School services 21 school (3,048 learners) not water onsite. 17 of the 21 in Kgalagadi Funding needs = R960,000 DWAF Funding Channel Awaiting Final Allocation Ratio of 1 to 33 learners (average taken 1:25 girls and 1:40 boys) 279 schools do not meet norm – an estimated 1,667 toilets required. Water supply Total No water on school site 21 Cost per water supply To supply from community point @ R10,000 each R210,000 Drilling & equipping at 5 sites @ R150,000 each R750,000 TOTAL R960,000 School with toilet Nr of schools Flush VIP Total Cost @ R6,600 VIP R25,000 flush All below basic 119 13 539 552 R3,882,400 Mixed 33 29 179 208 R1,904,400 All basic & above but below the ratio norm 127 861 46 907 R21,828,600 279 903 764 1,667 R27,617,400

Clinic water and sanitation 2 clinics in Siyanda district Total need R900,000 DWAF Funding Channel R 1.2M (Sufficient) Water needs at clinics Clinic water cost Sanitation needs at clinics Clinic sanitation cost Frances Baard R0 Pixley ka Seme Kgalagadi Namakwa Siyanda 2 R300,000 R600,000 Northern Cape

Bucket eradication in formal settlements 448 1506 3771 1121 Bucket eradication in formal settlements Buckets = 6,846 Funds received R 65,9M Ring fenced bucket funds sufficient. Municipalities to sign off for inclusion in DORA Although funding should be sufficient, challenges still exist to eradicate the backlog Bulk services should first be in place Tender procedures are time consuming Delivery rate must increase significantly

Bucket – Prediction end 2007 Confirmation by Municipalities on 12 April 2007 to reach Bucket targets on Formal Stands by Dec 2007 Yes = 22 No = 2 Problematic = 4 Historically no buckets = 4 Bucket – Prediction end 2007

Municipalities Reporting: Bucket 07 Target not Reached Municipality Challenges Comments Kareeberg Funding shortfall - R 10M counter funding Construction period for bulk infrastructure High level of service preferred Unit costs extremely high No access to counter funding Thembelihle Strydenburg Community wants High LOS Infrastructure needs to be developed (Water & Sanitation) Community wants High LOS – do not want dry system – prepared to wait for flush

Municipalities Reporting: Bucket 07 Target problematic if challenges not resolved Municipality Challenges Comments Renosterberg Water supply Contract for water expected completion Dec 07 Top structures completed Ready for connection once water supply completed Kamiesberg Community wants higher LOS Water supply inadequate Interim solution needs to be negotiated with community Karoo Hoogland Bulk infrastructure can not support high LOS Feasibility report on infrastructure requirements Interim solution needs to be negotiated, e.g. conservancy tanks Siyancuma Douglas (started 2005) slow construction & quality problems R 8M needed to resolve problem R 8M additional funding needed Accelerated construction programme by new implementation team

Water supply to Households (2008) HH living in settlements and towns that do not have access to water supply services within 200m = 12,779 Need R159.1 million to provide for water at community standpipe @ R10,500 per HH Shortfall R90.1 million 6 WSA 66% required in Moshaweng Will target be reached?? 26 WSA Yes 6 WSA No New Regional Bulk Water Grants via DWAF not included Backlog distribution per DM

Sanitation supply to Households (2010) This includes; No sanitation Pits Buckets on informal stands Backlog = 38,849 HH Need = R381.9 mil Norm Dry sanitation @ R6,600 Waterborne @ R13,000 Shortfall R290.2 million 13 WSA Will target be reached without shortfall funds? 19 WSA Yes 13 WSA No

Backlog on farms Municipality Water backlog on farms Cost to provide water @ R6,500 per HH on farms Sanitation backlog on farms Cost to provide sanitation @R6,000 per HH on farms Frances Baard 2,096 R13,624,000 2,309 R13,855,279 Pixley ka Seme 1,286 R8,359,000 6,027 R36,162,000 Kgalagadi 218 R1,417,000 757 R4,542,000 Namakwa 970 R6,305,000 2,943 R17,658,000 Siyanda 2,539 R16,503,500 7,021 R42,126,000 TOTAL 7,109 R46,208,500 19,057 R114,343,279 Based on 2001 Census. (Updated where more accurate data became available) Low priority at Municipal level No dedicated funding exists Backlog targets will not be met if current processes are maintained

Key Impediments hampering delivery Revision of the MIG 2007/2008 MIG bucket eradication allocations according to the Northern Cape’s report ‘Strategic review of the national water sector backlogs and targets’ Business plan compilation is time consuming and quality information lacks Insufficient long term planning at municipal level Support to municipalities not always coordinated Unsustainable development – Water borne sanitation is implemented in areas where water infrastructure is in adequate and treatment works too small Tender procedures are time consuming due to lack of capacity at municipal level Housing projects are implemented at a slow pace Small funding allocations to municipalities Water shortages in areas delays implementation of projects where households will not accept dry sanitation Quality of construction is a cause of concern Lack of technical staff on municipal level Update and verify all backlogs on formal and informal stands Project management MIG funding is ring fenced within municipalities for water and sanitation services and not per district

How can delivery be accelerated Multi year business plans combined with increased DORA funding Channeling funding through DM Assistance with business plans Prioritising water and sanitation projects Housing projects accelerated Monitoring/tracking progress Capacity building & training Shared services and O&M units at DMs Interim sanitation provision & promoting sustainable development

Moshaweng challenges - Water ISRDP Node Former cross-border area – incorporated in NC in 2006 8 000 HH still below RDP level – Projected funding required R 88M to meet target date Projected Shortfall on current MIG allocation = R 60M To meet target of 2008 – Average of 4000 HH need to be served p.a.

Moshaweng challenges - Sanitation ISRDP Node Former cross-border area – incorporated in NC in 2006 14 000 HH needs basic sanitation – estimated budget R92.5M (Dry sanitation) Historically no Buckets in Moshaweng Average number of toilets constructed over past two years = 1 100 pa (2300 total). (Constraint – funding) To meet target of 2010 – Average of 3 500 units needs to be constructed p.a. HHs are starting to demand higher LOS – flush Infrastructure major challenge – remote rural area with very limited water and no bulk sanitation infrastructure Capacity of municipality limited – institutional and technical support important

Moshaweng – Sanitation Scenarios Funding scenarios Scenario 2007 2008 2009 2010 Historic MIG funding R 6M Double up (Preferred implementable option) R 6.6M R 13.2M R 26.4M R 46.2M Predicted funding shortfall R 0.6 R 7.2M R 20.4M R 40.2M Constant R 28.6M R 22.6M

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