‘Limitless Momentum’ PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL PERFOMANCE FOR THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE OF WATER AND SANITATION BY DR THOMAS GYEDU-ABABIO ACTING CEO INKOMATI-USUTHU CMA

This presentation IUCMA Strategic Objectives Understanding the IUCMA Overview Performance Description

IUCMA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Ensure Effective, Efficient and Sustainable Management of Water Resources Ensure Collaborative and Co-Ordinated IWRM for Wise Socio-Economic Development Ensure Effective and Efficient Management of ICMA Resources Promote Knowledge Generation and Distribution Promote and Pursue an International Developmental Agenda 2 IUCMA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMMES Achieving Equity Water Availability & Flow Management Managing Water Quality Generating & Managing Knowledge Achieving Compliance and Enforcement Generating Revenue

Water Management Areas Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Usuthu in RSA: 8087km^2 Inkomati in RSA: 28590km^2 Total in RSA: 36676lm^2 THE NINE (9) WMAs Olifants Limpopoo Inkomati- Usuthu Vaal Orange Pongola-Mzimkulu Berg-Olifants Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Breede-Gouritz

UNDERSTANDING THE IUCMA

OVERVIEW Delegation of further functions by the Minister; Progressive development of corresponding capacity in terms of personnel to enable effective implementation; Verification and Validation; Water Quality Management; Knowledge generation and sharing at a global level; Sharing knowledge and expertise on hydrological data network, sources and data acquisition; REMCO conference on water resources management; Water Week activities; and Strategic adaptive management for river operations. Water Use licensing; WARMS functionality at IUCMA.

OVERVIEW Building partnerships for sustainable IWRM; Accomplishing reporting requirements; Management of risks; Supporting Water Management Institutions; Empowering stakeholders; and The Usuthu-Footprint.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS GOVERNANCE In the year under review, all meetings were convened in accordance with the 2014/15 APP;

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WACO TOTAL BENCH-MARK BENCHMARK 1 3 2 GB INAUG GB ORD GB SPEC GB W/S GB S/H AUDIT GCSC WACO TOTAL BENCH-MARK BENCHMARK 1 3 2   Ms TP Nyakane-Maluka N/A 11 Mr MS Mthembu 10 Dr JB Molwantwa 8 9 Dr PE Molokwane Ms SD Wiggens Mr PA Tshabangu Mr PJ Venter Mr J Mathebula L Dr TK Gyedu-Ababio (Ex officio)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE IUCMA received new delegated functions from the Minister of DWS (2 May 2014); 2015/16-2020/21 Strategic Plan was developed and submitted to the Department; On request from DWS the APP for 2015/16 had to be revised and had to be submitted by not later than 13 February 2015.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION Due to the demand more projects were advertised through utilisation of National and Local Electronic and Print Media that include: River Classification Project on request of DWS; Media partnership with National Water Week; TSB career expo; and International water resource management engagements. the Inkomati Flows that was published in the 4th quarter. The IUCMA received extensive media exposure due to events hosted in the province as well as internationally;

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE 200 monitoring sites were sampled on monthly basis to assist in decision making; Annual Water Quality Status Report which was shared with a wide range of stakeholders enabling the institution to account properly to its stakeholders; The report showed not only the status of the water resource, but also profiled all wastewater treatment facilities in its jurisdiction; The discharge of wastewater from these facilities poses by far the highest risk to water quality, river health as well as the health of the communities; and River Health Monitoring studies undertaken in the Komati Catchment

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE Outputs Performance Indicator Baselin e Annual Target Annual Perform ance Reason for Variance Remedial Action Discharge and water resource quality effectively sampled/moni tored   Number of samples taken per annum to monitor water quality 1968 2268 2175 Some of the monitoring sites in the Inkomati WMA did not have flow and therefore could not be sampled. During the 4th quarter, the water quality monitoring of Usuthu WMA only commenced in February 2015 with the assistance of DWS office in KZN. Usuthu catchment will be monitored monthly from the new financial year.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE TTC Manhole (Before) TTC Manhole (After)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE Twin City pump Station (before) Twin City Pump Station (After)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION The 25 reported pollution incidents were responded to within 24 hours as per the IUCMA working procedures. The target is demand-driven. EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE MONITORING A total of 200 inspections were conducted as compared to the planned 145 inspections for the quarter. The higher number of compliance reports were due to the number of follow up inspections conducted to ensure that corrective actions were taken to remedy the effects of pollution.

Water Management Areas Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Usuthu in RSA: 8087km^2 Inkomati in RSA: 28590km^2 Total in RSA: 36676lm^2 THE NINE (9) WMAs Olifants Limpopoo Inkomati- Usuthu Vaal Orange Pongola-Mzimkulu Berg-Olifants Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Breede-Gouritz

Wastewater challenge Green Drop score (score out of 100) Note: challenging areas & support required Legend 30% of LMs have a score below 30 (purple) a further 20% of LMs score below 50% (red)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT (SCHEDULE 3, S19,20) 29 Notices and 31 Directives to non-compliant water users had to be issued according to the operational requirements. STAKEHOLDER EMPOWERMENT & INTERACTIONS More stakeholder empowerment workshops and stakeholder interactions took place than planned. 28 HDIs empowerment workshops were planned but 38 were conducted. 36 instead of 48 sector interactions took place. These are demand driven by stakeholders. The IUCMA remains committed to interactions between the institution and its stakeholders.

Stakeholder Empowerment

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION Validation of existing water users completed in the former Inkomati WMA The Validation project also determined the HDI status of Water Use by volume of water use. Verification of ELU commented in Feb 2015

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS CATCHMENT HDI % by Volume Irrigation outside Irrigation Districts Irrigation inside Irrigation Districts Stream Flow Reduction Activities (Forestry) X1 59.0% 63.8% 17.3% X2 6.2% 31.0% X3 27.5% 21.6% 38.9% WMA 36.0% 45.7% 23.9%

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Systems for integrated planning and operations of river systems effectively implemented Two operating systems developed; The operating committee for the Crocodile River (CROCOC) is fully operational and the reporting of water quality has been added to the agenda during the year.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS An example of the flow alert levels defined for each River Flow Gauging station during the year

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Real Time User interface for the IUCMA DSS

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Authorized Water Use 8 applications were recommended for approval and one general authorisation confirmed; The WARMS (Water Authorisation and Registration management System) Office has been set up and the link to the WARMS software hosted at DWS finalised; The WARMS Coordinator and a data capturer post have been finalised and the office is now functional.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE 9 EIAs received were evaluated within the set timeframes which was also the case with the 63 EMPs received during the year under review.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INTERNATIONAL LIAISON The Komati Joint Operations Forum (KJOF) of KOBWA was actively supported during the year; The IUCMA presented a report on recommendations to improve the operating rules for the Komati system to KJOF; and The forum agreed that the IUCMA will run our own model in conjunction with that of KOBWA for a period of one year to compare; The IUCMA also has a twinning relationship to share mutual knowledge with Waterschap Groot Salland in the Netherlands.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS INTERNATIONAL LIAISON This mutual learning has resulted in a Hydronet Water control Room Project that will develop an operational radar and satellite rainfall product with real time calibration against rainfall gauges; Setup a satellite dish GEONetCast remote sensing data acquisition portal at the IUCMA, develop an operational governance dashboard and investigate the use of Remote Sensing data for a water auditing application; REMCO conference and IT solutions for river operation in place as well as strategic adaptive management; Dutch VNG international local government capacity conference in the Netherlands. Our presentation won 2nd prize.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Operational radar and satellite rainfall product for use by the IUCMA

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WATER RESOURCES PLANNING A preliminary investigation into the foundation conditions of a possible weir site just below the failed Sibange pump station was carried out; Based on the findings of the report it was discovered that none of the three sites that were investigated had bed rock on both sides of the river section nor could the depth to the bed rock in the river tunnel be estimated; Dam safety inspections of La Motte Dam and Lake Millstream Dam were conducted and evaluation reports for the Dam Safety Office were compiled; A project for the Drilling and Testing of Boreholes in the Nkomazi area was successfully completed;

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT There has not been any variance from the expected performance with regard to effective internal controls and risk management. The quarterly risk registers were produced and submitted to the governing board via the audit committee. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT  Sound financial services rendered as exemplified by the IUCMA checklist having been fully compliant with PFMA. In keeping with the spirit of PFMA, the IUCMA has timeously submitted the required financial performance reports. 100% (4/4 to Minister and 4 to NT on its template) Unqualified Audit Opinion The answer is for percentage personnel. 54 (Total staff compliment) X 20% (Total target per quarter) = 10.8 total staff target per quarter. 20%  divide by 10.8 = 1.85. The answer is 1.85% of 20% personnel trained.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Statement of Financial Performance   2015 2014 R Revenue 54,116,905 32,273,864 Other income 114,472 4,221,870 Operating expenses (49,458,304) (43,464,737) Operating surplus (deficit) 4,773,073 (6,969,003) Investment revenue 734,241 513,469 Finance costs (55,246) (44,393) Surplus (deficit) for the year 5,452,068 (6,499,927) The answer is for percentage personnel. 54 (Total staff compliment) X 20% (Total target per quarter) = 10.8 total staff target per quarter. 20%  divide by 10.8 = 1.85. The answer is 1.85% of 20% personnel trained.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2015   2015 2014 R Assets Current Assets Receivables from exchange transactions 552,430 219,171 Cash and cash equivalents 21,580,260 14,609,441 22,132,690 14,828,612 Non-Current Assets Property, plant and equipment 2,915,250 2,984,607 Deposits 210,600 195,900 3,125,850 3,180,507 Total Assets 25,258,540 18,009,119 The answer is for percentage personnel. 54 (Total staff compliment) X 20% (Total target per quarter) = 10.8 total staff target per quarter. 20%  divide by 10.8 = 1.85. The answer is 1.85% of 20% personnel trained.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2015 Liabilities 2015 2014 R Current Liabilities Finance lease obligation 209,375 193,333 Payables from exchange transactions 5,122,648 6,374,790 Provisions 915,261 671,433 Deferred Income 6,400,000 3,401,000   12,647,284 10,640,556 Non-current Liabilities 194,559 403,933 Total Liabilities 12,841,843 11,044,489 Net Assets 12,416,697 6,964,630 Accumulated surplus The answer is for percentage personnel. 54 (Total staff compliment) X 20% (Total target per quarter) = 10.8 total staff target per quarter. 20%  divide by 10.8 = 1.85. The answer is 1.85% of 20% personnel trained.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS – HR Employment Equity Occupational Level AM CM IM WM AF CF IF WF FOREIGN M FOREIGN F TOTAL Top Management    0 Senior Management-E Band  1 1 2 Professionally qualified and experienced specialists & mid Management-D band 4 12 Skilled technical & Academically qualified workers (Jnr management, supervisors, foreman & superintendents - C Band 17 15 35 Semi-skilled & discretionary decision making-B Band 3 Unskilled & defined decision making- A Band 22 5 23 53

CHALLENGES AND MITIGATION EFFECTIVE RIVER OPERATING SYSTEMS With the Kaap River Operating Rules drafted, but not implemented due to the priority to upgrade the server software first. It is anticipated that the Kaap River Operating Rules will be implemented during 2015/16 financial year. WATER ALLOCATION REFORM  Water Allocation Reform is part of the Water Allocation Plan which can be done only after completion of the validation and verification of the existing lawful water uses. Due to the delay in the completion of the validation project by the loss of cadastral data in the Office of the Surveyor General it is anticipated that the WAP will commence in 2016.

CHALLENGES AND MITIGATION DISCHARGE AND WATER RESOURCE QUALITY EFFECTIVELY MONITORED Pollution problems emanating from WWTWs poses serious health risks. Apart from the notices, directives and police cases, interactive structures have been established with relevant structures to find solutions together; SALGA, COGTA, etc.  

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