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

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

3. 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
Major water resources infrastructure commissioned is as follows:
Inyaka waste water works
Vaal River Eastern Sub-system Project (VRESAP)
Berg River Water
Dam Safety and Rehabilitation Programme (DSRP) was initiated in Inspection based on the Dam Safety regulations indicated the need to rehabilitate the infrastructure. To date:
29 dams completed
20 dams under construction
In addition to water services - Increase in the provision of basic services
1.01 million people with access to water supply infrastructure
1.35 million people with access to basic sanitation services
buckets eradicated
1.6% increase in the provision of free basic water 3

4. Key highlights: year under review
Programme
Key highlights
Forestry
Forestry Sector BBBEE Charter was finalised and signed
The million trees programme planted 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
Forestry Charter was signed in May 2008 by the Minister and industry 4

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Thank you 11