DIRECTORATE: RESOURCE QUALITY SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS (What is WMS used for and what any “new” system should be able to perform as a minimum) SA. National Surface Water Resource Quality Monitoring BR.Madikizela DWAF:RQS 30/05/2006

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION The Mission of the D:RQS The Design of National Monitoring Programs Different levels and role players in Monitoring, Objectives How and Where WMS fits into business Monitoring support (D/A and D/M, systems involved) Current / Future Business needs, incl. Management reports – WMS or ? Financial Implications to RQS (WMS +) Warning – Fear of the Unknown !!!

THE MISSION OF THE D:RQS WITHIN THE CD:WRIM “To provide the national water resource management function with resource quality information, necessary to address the strategic and operational requirements for the assessment, reporting and protection of water resource quality”

Information Generation and Dissemination Data Storage and Management Data Acquisition Programme 1 Programme 2 Programme n Information users Functional Components of a Monitoring Framework Operation Design IT Infrastructure (H/W, S/W, Applications) Monitoring must be USER centric

National / Strategic information Regional/Provinci al information Water Boards, Municipalities, etc Hierarchy of information requirements for management of water resources. Roles and Responsibilities

WMS, LIMS: Resource Quality Monitoring 1. Assess and Report on Quality of the National Water Resources 2. Develop and Coordinate WRQ Monitoring Programmes 3. Develop Guidelines, Procedures and Assessment Methods 4. Provide Diverse Scientific and Technical Support 5. Provide Training Activities WMS Systems KFA 9:Develop empowered, skilled and representative staff and capacitate stakeholders and general public to achieve integrated water resource management. (9.3 To establish, implement and maintain the National Monitoring and Information Management System) Monitoring Programmes: National Microbial Monitoring Programme NMMP National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme NEMP National Toxicological Monitoring Programme NTMP National Radioactivity Monitoring Programme NRMP National Salinity / Chemical Monitoring Programme Nat Aquatic Ecosystem Biomonitoring Prog ( RHP) KFA 6: Ensure reliable and equitable supply of water for sustainable economic and social development including the eradication of poverty, (6.2 Ensure effective and efficient use of water) KFA 7: Ensure the protection of water resources. (7.2Ensure protection of inland and estuarine based ecosystems) KFA 7 KFA 6KFA 9

Basic operational arrangements regarding monitoring and responsibilities WMS Laboratories (AS) National Monitoring Program Managers (RQM) Sample Reception (RQI) Training and Operational Support (RQM) Regional Monitoring Units Samples And Packing lists Sample schedules and Equipment. Quality Controlled Data/LIMS Water Quality Data and compliance Reports Training requests Sample schedules Operational Monitoring (RQI) Sampling & Analysis compliance & Problem Reports Sample & Analysis Support. Analysis Compliance & Problems Sampling & Analysis compliance & Problem Reports Program Administration & Consolidation Monitoring Program Registration & Maintenance Day to day problem follow-up Provide training Major problem solving

Responsible. Organ. Sampling Compliance Report: Management Need (Jan – Jun 2004) Scheduled Received%ReplicatedNon- Programme RQS Free State Gauteng KZN W/Cape DWAF-HO E/Cape N/Cape Lesotho Limpopo Mpumalanga N/West National Summary Sampling Compliance Report

COSTS BREAKDOWN PER FUNCTIONAL MONITORING COMPONENT USING SURFACE WATER QUALITY PROGRAMMES

Support a sustainable change WRFMC DWAF-HO hierarchy Further Developmental work, e.g. RHP database Stabilize WMS during transition Change for betterment !! Ensure training and capacity by all users (Local municipality - HO) Linkages with other systems within DWAF (e.g. Flow data~HYDSTRA, etc) and outside, e.g. Water Boards Data extraction by clients made easy (accessible)

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