Water Allocation Reform with regard to Riparian Rights and Licensing in order to bring about Sustainable Livelihoods. Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & Forestry 23 August 2006 Ashwin Seetal – Director: Water Allocation Johan van Aswegen – Regional Director: Mpumalanga

A Brief Recap & Update … Phase I: Vision & ApproachPhase I: Vision & Approach Position Paper: “Water Allocation in South Africa A Framework for Water Allocation Reform” (Finalised end-May 2006) Phase II: ImplementationPhase II: Implementation 1. Toolkit for Water Allocation Planning – A Manual for Race & Gender Reform (Draft 4 completed) 2. DWAF Regional WAR Champions (nominated May 2005 – Training June, October & December 2005) 3. Regional Implementation Plans (drafts compiled; currently being finalised – original target end-June 2006) 4. Licensing Processes (being streamlined, simplified & consolidated where necessary)

Phase III: Monitoring, Auditing & Evaluation (framework currently under development) Phase III: Monitoring, Auditing & Evaluation (framework currently under development) 1. Baseline Assessments 2. Informed Target Setting 3. Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Audits 4. Project Review

THE WAR PROCESS PRE-POSITIONING PHASE “What is going on” IDENTIFY CATCHMENT PREPARE A CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR YIELD ENHANCEMENT  UNLAWFUL USE UNLAWFUL USE  VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS  ALIEN VEGETATION ALIEN VEGETATION  DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS  PROMOTE EFFICIENT USE PROMOTE EFFICIENT USE VERIFY EXISTING LAWFUL USE [S32-35] IDENTIFY INEFFICIENT USE & ALIEN VEG (WCDM & WfW) EXAMINE NWRS/CMS/ISP/ RDM OPTION 1 RAPID PROCESS OPTION 2 DETAILED PROCESS

Validation & Verification Costs: R / user DWAF Resources: 8-10 months Project Duration: months WCDM Costs: R M DWAF Resources: 12 months Project Duration: 1-3 years Improved Yields & Operations Costs: R 5-10 M DWAF Resources: 12 months Project Duration: 2-5 years ESTIMATED COSTS OF WATER ALLOCATION REFORM PER WMA PREPARATION & PLANNING (cost range = R 8.5 to 17 million) Develop a Catchment Assessment Report Costs: R500K DWAF Resources: 1 person month Project Duration: months Decide on an approach to Water Allocations Develop a Draft Water Allocation Plan Costs: R500K DWAF Resources: 6 months Project Duration: 6-10 months Option 1: RAPID PROCESSOption 2: DETAILED PROCESS Develop a Draft Water Allocation Plan Costs: R 1.5 M DWAF Resources: 12 months Project Duration: months

OPTION 1 – WHERE THERE IS SUFFICIENT WATER AVAILABLE AFTER YIELD ENHANCEMENT PREPARE A DRAFT WATER ALLOCATION PLAN FOCUS ON UPTAKE OF AVAILABLE WATER BY HDIs RESOURCE SPECIFIC GENERAL AUTHORISATIONS LICENCES TO HDI ENTERPRISES SUPPORT EXISTING HDI ALLOCATIONS

OPTION 2 – COMPULSORY LICENSING ANNOUNCE CL [43 (2)] IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRODUCTIVE USE BY NEW USERS (FOCUS ON HDI) CALL FOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS [S43(3) & S44] SET ASIDE WATER [S45 (3)] USE INSTALLED MODELING SYSTEM TO RECONCILE DECIDE ON CURTAILMENTS INITIATE CATCHMENT WIDE RDM ID LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT RESOURCES RDM SCENARIOS EMPOWERMENT CAMPAIGN DEVELOP FRAMEWORK FOR (RE)ALLOCATION INITIATE CATCHMENT WIDE RDM ID LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT RESOURCES RDM SCENARIOS EXISTING USERS INTEREST GROUPS MEDIA ORG COOPER. GOVERN. EXISTING LICENCES

WAR PROGRESS (1) I.VALIDATION & VERIFICATION PROJECTS A.In Progress Mhlathuze Catchment (WMA 6 – KZN) Inkomati WMA (WMA 5) Olifants WMA (WMA 4) Jan Dissels Catchment (WMA 17) Upper Vaal WMA (WMA 8) Mokolo Catchment (WMA 1) B.To Commence Shortly Upper Orange (WMA 13), Lower Orange (WMA 14), Middle Vaal (WMA 9, Lower Vaal (WMA 10), Breede (WMA 18), Luvubu & Letaba (WMA 2), remainder of Limpopo (WMA 1)

WORK PROGRESS WORK PROGRESS WORK IN PROGRESS TO COMMENCE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR

HOWEVER, ……ANY EXPANSION OF WATER USE SINCE OCTOBER 1998 IS POSSIBLY UNLAWFUL IRRIGATION IN THE INKOMATI WMA OOO ha ha – 19 OOO ha ha – 14 OOO ha ALL CROPS ha ha – ha ha – ha SUGAR

THE DWAF REGIONAL OFFICE HAS BEEN HOLDING BACK SOME ha OF APPLICATIONS FROM EMERGING USERS BECAUSE THERE IS “INSUFFICIENT WATER”

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WAR PROGRESS (2) II.SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROJECTS A.Resource Specific General Authorisations (October 2006) Identification of local / regional development & reform initiatives (eg Land Reform projects, Integrated Development Plans, etc) Specific intervention for poverty eradication & sustainable livelihoods Obviates the need for licencing specific “small” water uses B.Empowerment Strategy (March 2007) Targeted beneficiary development & support C.Cooperative Government Protocols (March 2007) Local, Provincial, National spheres Between departments Formal, informal & relationship building *** A, B & C are interlinked projects

THE COMPULSORY LICENSING PROCESS FOR THE INKOMATI WATER MANAGEMENT AREA

Proposed Programme Roll-out: Overview (Feb 2006)

TASKS …… VALIDATION OF EXISTING WATER USE CORRECTNESS OF REGISTERED WATER USE R3.5 MILLION COMP. FEB 2006 VERIFICATION OF ELU LAWFULNESS OF EXISTING WATER USE R 1 MILLION COMP. START MAY 2006 TASKWHATCOST DEVELOP A CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT CURRENT USE, RETURNS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE R 0.5 MILLION COMP. AUG 2006

TASKS CONT…… DEVELOP A DRAFT WATER ALLOCATION PLAN OUTLINES GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDRESS & CONSTRAINTS SEPT 2006EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES BUILD CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE R 2 MILLION START JAN 2007 TASKWHATCOST DEVELOP WATER RESOURCES MODEL DETERMINES THE WATER BALANCE R MILLION COMP. AUG 2008

TASKS CONT…… DEVELOP RECONCILIATION OPTIONS RECONCILES DEMANDS WITH AVAILABILITY R 2 MILLION START SEPT 2007 RDM STUDIES OUTLINES OPTIONS FOR THE RESERVE R 3 MILLION COMP + Ad Hoc - SEPT 2006 TASKWHATCOST ADMIN SUPPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT R 2 MILLION

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