Presentation by Department: Water Affairs 22 March 2011 Presentation to the Select Committee: Land & Environment Spending trends, challenges and achievements: selected programmes from the 2009/10 Annual Report Presentation by Department: Water Affairs 22 March 2011

Outline Programme 2: Water Resource Management Strategic goal 1: Ensuring sustainable and equitable water resources management Strategic goal 3: Build, operate & maintain infrastructure Strategic goal 4: Aligned and effective institutions Programme 3: Water services Strategic goal 2: Ensuring universal access to safe and affordable water services Overview of expenditure trends

Programme 2: Water Resources Management Strategic goal 1: ensuring sustainable and equitable water resources management

Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R) Strategic Objective: Forecasting and balancing of water demand and supply Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Plans on the four-river systems to reconcile Water requirements and available resources # of strategies for priority areas/systems completed Reconciliation strategy/studies smaller towns in the 5 planning areas initiated Complete strategies in 3 areas Recon strategies completed in 3 areas

Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R) Strategic Objective: Ensure adequate information and knowledge to sustainably manage water resources Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement 1 300 operational stations countrywide # of operational monitoring stations 900 stations in good working condition Monitor and maintain existing stations All 900 stations are maintained and monitored Strategic Objective: Improve water use efficiency Implement water conservation and demand management (WC/WDM) Volume of water saved None of the metros and river systems are fully implementing WC/WDM 40 million m³/ annum saved in all WMA 40 million m³

Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R) Strategic Objective: Improve water resource quality Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement River health programmes implemented in all regions (i.e. Crocodile, Olifants, Vaal & Umsunduzi) Regulated water use as per license conditions in four polluted river systems Target polluted river systems such as Vaal, Olifants, Crocodile West and Umsunduzi Identify critical sources of pollution Critical source of pollution and extent of waste discharge in various water management areas identified. River health programme implemented in the Crocodile River and the Vaal River

Strategic goal 1: Key challenges Recommendations Shortage of dedicated technical personnel such as climate change specialists to develop and implement climate change programmes A directorate focusing on climate change issues has been established and personnel will be appointed to effectively perform this function in the next financial year. Inability to successfully address all identified compliance cases due to shortage of suitable personnel to carry out the functions successfully A directorate focusing on compliance, monitoring and enforcement has been established. Inability to finalise all water use license backlogs due to capacity constraints A project team that is fully resources has been established to ensure that all backlogs relating to water use license applications are eradicated during the next financial year. The review of the National Water Resources Strategy, 2004 was not finalised, however, an inception report was completed. This process will be carried over to the next financial year.

Strategic goal 3: build, operate & maintain infrastructure Programme 2: Water Resources Management Strategic goal 3: build, operate & maintain infrastructure

Branch: National Water Resources Infrastructure (NWRI) Strategic Objective: Develop and construct new infrastructure Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Implementation of new bulk water infrastructure to meet social water needs, economic growth and development Percentage completion as per project specification 50% Inyaka Water Treatment Works 57% complete 58% 6% Groot Letaba RWRP 4%

Branch: National Water Resources Infrastructure (NWRI) Strategic Objective: Asset management Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Maintenance of water resources infrastructure to meet water supply demands % maintenance of infrastructure availability 70% 80% availability 95% availability % of Resource Management Plans (RMPs) to ensure 2 RMPs completed 2 RMPs implemented but not completed (Fika Patso and Metsi Matso)

Branch: National Water Resources Infrastructure (NWRI) Strategic Objective: % maintenance of infrastructure as per maintenance plan Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement New bulk water resources infrastructure implemented # of projects completed One project commissioned Implementation of four projects under construction monitored Six regional bulk projects were implemented – EC (2), KZN (2) and MP (2) One project advanced to completion of project

Branch: National Water Resources Infrastructure (NWRI) Strategic Objective: Rehabilitation and refurbishment of water resources infrastructure Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Fully functional and sustainable schemes % of infrastructure that meet design standards 30% of infrastructure 50% of infrastructure 70% of infrastructure % of expenditure and number of dams in the construction phase 0% expenditure and number of dams in the construction phase 12% budget expenditure on planned projects(22) 80% budget expenditure spent on planned projects

Performance against targets Branch: Regions Strategic Objective: Ensure the provision of regional bulk water Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Fully functional and sustainable schemes % of transferred schemes refurbished by 2012 40% of the schemes refurbished 40% of the transferred schemes refurbished 63% (Regions) Regional bulk schemes implemented in all 9 regions to support access to water and sanitation programmes # of regional bulk schemes initiated 45 49 49 regional bulk schemes initiated

Strategic goal 3: Key challenges Recommendations Training of staff on dam safety issues Training of technicians regarding operating rules, operation and maintenance manuals and emergency preparedness plans Shortage of dedicated technical personnel (e.g. Climate Change Specialists, Water Plant Superintendents, Artisans, Technicians & Engineers) Implementation of the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) and the graduate development programme Drought situation in the Southern Cape as well as the Algoa System The situation needs to be managed and timely interventions implemented to ensure that adequate water supply continues Poor water quality negatively affecting irrigation farmers Develop a two-year cleaning programme for canals The delay in the finalisation of the strategy for the conversion of dams resulted in the delay to convert the three dams planned from single to multi-purpose use. The available draft strategy will be finalised and implemented during the next financial year.

Strategic goal 4: aligned and effective institutions Programme 2: Water Resources Management Strategic goal 4: aligned and effective institutions

Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R) Strategic Objective: Effective oversight of institutions Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Compliance (aligned and effective institutions) % of institutions business plans and annual reports submitted received and assessed 100% 100% achieved by all water sector institutions reporting to the Minister Implementation of the Institutional Realignment project Number of effective water institutions established as per guidelines 2 CMAs 14 water boards WUAs Institutional realignment project finalised 2 WUAs established 2 Water User Associations established

Strategic goal 4: Key challenges Recommendations Delay in the finalisation of the Institutional Re-alignment Project contributed largely to the slow process in establishing new CMAs and WUAs The project will be adequately funded and supported by policy makers (Parliament, relevant democratic institutions and Minister ) carried out in the new financial year.

Programme 3: Water Services Strategic goal 2: ensuring universal access to safe and affordable water services

Performance against targets Branch: Regions Strategic Objective: Ensure water service delivery through policy and regulation Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets 2009/10 Target Actual achievement Effective support provided to municipalities # of provincial plans supported 2 (Limpopo & FS) 4 5 provincial plans supported (EC, MP, NC, GP & NW) # of feasibility studies reported 11 11 feasibility studies reported # of Water Services Development Plans (WSDPs) supported 168 168 WSDPs supported Improved financing model to ensure accelerated and sustainable infrastructure development Inter-dept. consultation Draft revised MIG & Equitable Share Policy Inputs on the development of the Equitable Share Policy provided to COGTA

Strategic goal 2: Key challenges Recommendations Technical capacity challenges at municipal level Assist municipalities in adhering to the Blue Drop and Green Drop certification programmes. Dilapidating waste water treatment plants infrastructure Mobilise for funding for infrastructure refurbishment, operation and maintenance.

Overview of spending trends 2008/09 to 2009/10 Overview of financial trends Overview of spending trends 2008/09 to 2009/10

Overview of spending trends Programme 2008/09 financial year 2009/10 financial year Allocation R 000 Expenditure % spent Programme 2: Water Resource Management 3 499 812 3 001 348 85.8 4 112 603 4 072 090 99 Programme 3: Water Services 2 348 031 2 341 817 99.7 2 814 144 2 668 556 95 TOTAL 5 847 843 5 343 165 91.4 6 926 747 6 740 646 97.3

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