Overview: 2008/2009 Annual report Presentation by Ms N Ngele the Acting Director- General Department: Water Affairs (DWA)

Key highlights Key challenges Available options Presentation Outline Key highlights Key challenges Available options 2

Key highlights: year under review Programme Key highlights Water resources management Construction of new infrastructure to increase capacity for water security 3 major water resources infrastructure commissioned 29 dams rehabilitated and refurbished Cabinet approval of Water for Growth and Development Framework Water services Strengthening of enforcement Regional support to local government in drinking water quality Blue and green drop certification programmes initiated 3

Key highlights: year under review Programme Key highlights Forestry Forestry Sector BBBEE Charter was finalised and signed The million trees programme planted 1 850 000 million trees (fruit and ornamental indigenous) nationally Administration Register for both movable and immovable assets Debtors book cleaned Launch of women’s organisation Transformation journey Graduate training programme 4

Key challenges Inadequate investment and funding Water resources infrastructure Water Conservation & Water Demand Management Deterioration of transferred infrastructure to municipalities Funding for refurbishment of category B and C plantations Funding for forest enterprise development 5

Key challenges Regulation Compliance and enforcement Monitoring Curbing unlawful water use Enforcing raw and drinking water quality standards Monitoring Compliance to standards Internal capacity to monitor Reducing forest fires 6

Key challenges Support to local government Balancing the support to municipalities whilst executing the regulatory obligations Delays in finalising transfers of infrastructure to municipalities Skills shortage – cross cutting (technical) 7

Key challenges Transformation of the sector Implementation water allocation reform Land reform and post settlement support to communities (including the uncertainty on long-term ownership of forest lands) Financial viability of water management institutions Alignment of systems and processes 8

Available options Implementing the Water for Growth and Development Framework Review current funding model Participate in the current discussions held by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on amending legislation Learning academy Occupation Specific Dispensation Programme (OSDP) 9

Available options Continue and accelerate institutional realignment project Alignment of water, land reform and rural development programmes Invest in Systems capacity building for management leadership and talent management Alignment of business planning processes with performance management Response plan to issues raised by the Auditor-General 10

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