Water Services Targets Portfolio Committee 16 August 2006 Water Services Targets

Sector Targets The national sector targets are very ambitious- but it helps to focus and prioritise They far exceed the MDG goals, which is to halve the proportion of people that were without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 1990, by 2015. As will be shown, SA has already met the MDG target for water supply and is well underway to meet the sanitation MDG as well.

Sector Targets TARGET RESPONSIBILITY Access to services 1 All have access to a functioning basic water supply facility by 2008. WSAs supported by DWAF. 2 All have access to a functi oning basic sanitation facility by 2010. WSAs supported by DWAF and national sanitation task team. 3 All schools have adequate and safe water supply and sanitation services by 2005. Provincial Education Departments supported by National DoE & DPW. 4 All clinics have adequate and safe water supply and sanitation services by 2007. Provincial depts of health supported by National DoH and DPW. 5 All bucket toilets are eradicated by Dec 07. 6 Investment in WS infrastructure in the sector totals at l east 0.75% of GDP. National Treasury.

Sector Progress – basic water Backlog more than halved

Sector Progress – Basic Sanitation 1994 2001 2006 Access to 48% 57% 69% Backlog 52% 43% 31%   40% Improvement

Sector Progress Schools - Water backlog reduced from 4785 in Sept 04 to 2688 (additional 10% of schools) by March 06. In total 2478 schools were served. San. backlog has been reduced from 4300 in Sept 04 to 1822 by March 06. ± 2 100 clinics lack acceptable basic water supply (48% of all clinics).

Sector Progress Bucket eradication: Buckets in formal settlements as surveyed in June 2006 was 165 912 and we are on track to wipe this out by December 2007. This will be done through replacing of 74 000 buckets this year and 91 912 next year. It is estimated that SA currently invests at least 0.55% of GDP in the water and sanitation sector. Money in the sector

Sector Targets

Sector Progress One mechanisms to measure % of households with safe sanitation practices, is to measure decline in water borne illnesses-there was a decline. Or surveys. Free Basic Water – 74 % of the total population have access to FBW. Target to reach 78% of population by March 2007. Free Basic Sanitation – Implemented in some metros and cities, but practical problems delay implementation in all areas.

Sector Targets

Sector Progress The national institutional reform strategy has been developed and is being discussed with sector partners. The institutional reform process has started in 3 priority areas. With 58% of schemes transferred to date, optimistic of meeting target of 2008. DWAF produced model bylaws for municipal use, but is not yet able to monitor this. Will be done once regulator fully operational. DWAF annual reporting consistently done but more specific reports were drafted.

Sector Targets

Sector Progress 86% of WSAs have completed WSDPs; ongoing DWAF support to complete as well as to improve. DWAF produced a model WSA-WSP contract for municipal use. Last survey showed 67% of municipalities started negotiating. Closer monitoring will be done once regulator fully operational. DWAF, as part of its regulatory process, has started in 2005 with SALGA a benchmarking process that will enable WSA’s to adopt and report on a set of Key Performance Indicators, e.g. DWQ standards.

Sector Challenges WSA lack of capacity, especially tech & financial Financial constraints financial non-viability of some municipalities cost of supplying dispersed consumers and cost of waterborne san in dense urban areas. Poor cost recovery caused by inadequate financial administration Bulk infrastructure funding gap Sustainability – targets set as infrastructure delivery, thus municipalities neglect O&M and Infrastructure Asset Management Informal settlements

Sector Challenges Urbanisation & growth in hhold numbers due to reduction in hhold size FBW specific challenges Communication – lack of awareness of FBW by officials, councillors and community Targeting and prioritising of the Poor for FBW Sanitation specific challenges Changing WSA sanitation planning to reflect 2010 target Prioritisation of sanitation Capacity constraints: creating sufficient support capacity in the regions to support municipalities effectively. Municipalities lack implementation capacity. Insufficient funding of sanitation to meet targets and slow MIG expenditure.

Sector Actions Operation Gijima – Sanitation acceleration Appointment of 21 engineers at municipalities to help with san Bucket program acceleration Special fund of R 1,2 bn allocated over 3 financial years. Total bucket backlog 165 912 (june 06) 63 602 buckets will be eradicated by Dec 06 and 102 310 by Dec 07 Currently 85 450 buckets are assigned funding, the remaining 80 462 buckets will be registered by end August 2006 35 contracts in place (to eradicate 29 055 buckets by Dec 06) Contracts for remaining 34 547 buckets, will be in place by Aug 06 If R600 mill is re-allocated to 06/07, contracts can commence immediately to eradicate 102 310 buckets earmarked for Dec 07

Basic Water Supply and Sanitation Conclusions If we observe the current rate of population and household growth and compare it with the current implementation rate, we can make the following conclusions: South Africa is making very good progress, however Indications are that at the current implementation rate, and should this current rate not improve, that the sector may not address all basic water and sanitation backlog challenges in all municipalities, as per the targets.

Sector Conclusions Budget for basic services inadequate to meet all targets. Bucket target only applies to those in established (formal) areas, thus in reality there will still be buckets in informal settlements after Dec 07 to be addressed by other subsequent programs. Bulk infrastructure needed and this to be integrated with water resource development. Essential to facilitate the use of other sources of funding for higher levels of service (such as house connections and water borne sanitation).

Sector Conclusions Basic services in informal settlements can only be addressed in partnership with housing programs; Urbanisation and migration play a major role in the growing demand for services (and often formal human settlements in urban areas need over and above just basic services.)

Way Forward Reach agreement on differentiated service levels e.g. interim / rudimentary in deep rural areas Water and especially sanitation delivery must be accelerated. Likewise the municipal capacity building initiatives and support programmes are essential. Cost recovery, dependent on good financial administration, must receive attention as it is an important source of funding.

Way Forward DWAF to monitor not only taps and toilets installed but functionality, so as to ensure sustainability.—DWAF’s regulatory function Comprehensive reports on municipal performance as well as total sector performance to be published as a transparent annual measure of performance against all targets. THANKS

Sector Progress– Bucket Eradication