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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

This presentation provides an overview of the Department of Water Affairs, its strategic plan, and the challenges it faces in managing water resources. It highlights the department's vision, mission, values, and organizational structure. It also discusses the legal mandate and strategic goals of the department, focusing on water infrastructure, universal access, compliance and enforcement, water conservation, and demand management. The presentation concludes with a discussion of the capacity and skills challenges faced by the department.

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Old Assembly Presentation by: Ms. Pam Yako Director-General Department: Water Affairs 14 July 2009

  2. Outline of the Presentation • Overview of the Department • Overview of the Strategic plan • Challenges

  3. Overview of the Department Vision Mission Values Organisational Structure Legal Mandate

  4. Vision “A dynamic, people-centred Department, leading the effective management of the nation’s water resources, to meet the needs of current and future generations.”

  5. Mission Make a positive impact to our country and its people as custodians of water resources, and as innovative and committed partners in the drive for sustainable development. We are: • Service and delivery oriented; • Lead our sector and enable our partners with knowledge; • Committed to innovation and use cutting-edge technology as a catalyst of positive change; • We have a heart that values our investment in our people.

  6. Values Core values: • Transparency • Respect • Excellence • Everyone Easily remembered as TREE

  7. Organisational Structure

  8. Legal Mandate • Water Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 108 of 1997) • National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) • Water Research Act, 1971 (Act No. 34 of 1971)

  9. Overview: Strategic Plan Strategic goals: linked to Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF)

  10. Alignment: Department to MTSF Priorities

  11. Alignment: Department to MTSF Priorities

  12. Challenges Water infrastructure & universal access Water demand / water supply scenarios Compliance and enforcement Water Conservation Water Demand Management

  13. Water Infrastructure & Universal Access • Ageing water infrastructure: periodic and systematic failures of water supply and sanitation systems • Development of water resources infrastructure to ensure universal access • Provision of bulk infrastructure: upgrading and augmentation of municipal infrastructure • 3.95 million households still do not receive water services • Innovative ways of speeding up access to water and sanitation services

  14. Water Demand / Supply Scenarios Scenario 2000 Scenario 2025

  15. Compliance and Enforcement: • Illegal water use is a significant problem in many areas – the systems yields are exceeded • Municipalities, industries and mines discharging non-compliant effluent • Municipalities’ ability to manage waste water treatment plants • Unacceptable high levels of pollution in rivers • High nutrient loads from pollution

  16. Water Conservation and Water Demand Management (WC/WDM) • Strategic investment into WC/WDM • Demand scenario shows shortage in 2013 and WC/WDM only measure available for mitigation until 2019 • Many South Africans still do not behave like South Africa is a water scarce country • Large scale implementation a new experience • WC/WDM implementation over various metros and towns • WC/WDM implementation strategy urgently required

  17. Challenges(cont) • Need for institutional reform to ensure a system that is accountable, decentralised but effective • Addressing the capacity and skills challenges faced by sector especially at a municipal level

  18. Thank you

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