1. Towards a Joint Action Plan to continue to improve the Quality of Life of South Africa’s People through Improved Water Quality
20 June 2006

2. Outline Links between water quality and quality of life
Defining water quality
Research priorities
Resources for research

3. Water quality and quality of life
Sustainable development
Response
Driver
Pressure
Impact
State

4. Water quality and quality of life
Socio-economic development
Response
Driver
Pressure
Impact
Sink-
Source
State

5. Water quality and quality of life
Socio-economic development
Response
Driver
Sewage
Effluent
Runoff
Pressure
Impact
Domestic
Industries
Agriculture
Mining
Recreation
State

6. Water quality and quality of life
Scope
Chemical
Physical
Microbiological
Biotic
Response
Driver
Pressure
Impact
State
Surface water
Groundwater
Marine

7. Water quality and quality of life
Water quality assessment: current
Implementation
Market-related
EMPs
Response
Driver
WARMS
Licensing
Upstream/downstream
Pressure
Impact
River health programme
Eutrophication monitoring
State
National surface WQ
Reserve

8. Water quality and quality of life
Water quality assessment: gaps
Policy review
Adaptive management
Implementation
Regulations
Process technologies
Financial incentives
Market-related
EMPs
Response
Driver
WARMS
Licensing
Upstream/downstream
Non-point sources
Pressure
Impact
River health programme
Eutrophication
Microbiological
Drinking water quality
State
National surface WQ
Reserve
Groundwater
Marine
Mercury
Radio-activity
Endocrine disruptors
Organics
Toxicity

9. CSIR research in support of priorities
Optimise WR-based socio-economic development
Policy, strategy & instruments for DWAF
Elands River: Maximise socio-economic benefits
Water and food security
Secure safe drinking water
Free State drinking water and wider implementation
Rural drinking water (point of supply vs. point of use)
Technology transfer, technical assistance, dissemination of information
State of Rivers reports
School activity books
Drinking water quality

10. Resources for research
DST – 1% of GDP on research
Private sector incentives
DST – Sector Research and Development Planning
DWAF – WRC
CSIR
TEIs
International
World Water Council
European Union
Academia

11. CSIR resources for research
CSIR capacity and strategy
Water resources (40 researchers)
Groundwater
Ecosystems
Governance
Health
Pollution and waste (55 researchers)
Waste water treatment
Integrated waste management
Coastal pollution
Air quality management