Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs

1. Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs 02 September 2009 Support Provided to Local Government Department of Water Affairs: KwaZulu Natal

2. Introduction to KwaZulu-Natal – 9,2 million people

3. Past Achievements

4. Past Achievements (continued) • Community Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Programme • Implemented 1995 to 2004 across the Province • Guided, funded and managed development of water and sanitation infrastructure in Rural Areas (R 2,3 billion) • Support in needs assessment • Support in prioritisation • Support in Planning • Support in Implementation • Guidance on Operation & Maintenance

5. Past Achievements (continued) • Implementation of Sustainable Water Institutions Programme (ISWIP) (R30 million) • Implemented 1999 to 2005 • Improve Capacity in 13 x WSA municipalities • Funded a Water Services Authority support unit(4 x Staff members per WSA Municipality) • Trained and developed unit to comply with requirements as per the Constitution and Water Services Act • Entrenched taking of responsibility for service delivery by WSA municipality

6. Past Achievements (continued) • Establishment of uThukela Regional Bulk Services Utility (R24 million) • Establishment Phase 2000 to 2004 • Guided and funded development of municipal partnership bulk services utility at 4 x Thukela Basin WSA municipalities: • Needs identification • Consultation • Establishment • Initial Operational Costs

7. Past Achievements (continued) • Municipal Management Systems Interventions (R9 million) • Implemented 2000 to date at 13 x WSA municipalities • Guided and funded development of municipal management systems at WSA municipalities: • M&E systems • Asset management systems • Infrastructure Development Planning and Implementation management systems • Section 78 analyses • Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and management systems

8. Institutions KZN Institutions in water service provision KZN Institutions in water service provision

9. Water Infrastructure – Umgeni Water

11. DWA Planned & Ongoing Interventions

12. Planning (Regulation) KZN Sector Advisory Committee • Technical, social and financial feasibility of projects reviewed • Ensures compliance with national policies, norms and standards • Recommends all WS projects for MIG funding and approves for DWAF funding • WSA allocate >80% of MIG for water and sanitation projects 2008/09 feasibility report recommendations

13. Access to water (Regulation) KZN Water Backlog – 3,54 million people in 698,000 houses Funding Required – R 10,500 million for RDP Level Funding Available – R 1,000 million per annum (MIG) WSA Capacity 2006/07 - 88% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (R935m) - 97% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized 2007/08 - 81% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (R992m) - 96% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized 2008/09 - 81% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (Rm) - 98% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized

14. Access to sanitation (Regulation) KZN Sanitation backlog - 966,000 Households Funding Required – R 4,600 million Funding Available – R 260 million per Annum (MIG) Capacity Programme is held back by Lack of Funding => Some Municipalities only implementing for 6 months per year

15. Access to FBS (Regulation) • All 14 WSAs have policies for free basic water provision • All WSAs providing free basic water • Some providing FBW to all not just to indigent • FBS guideline developed • Working with DPLG and Provincial DTLGA to guide their Special Intervention Programme • Access to FBW limited by access to infrastructure

16. Operations (Regulation) • Assistance provided to WSAs to develop Water Service Provider plans • Monthly reporting by WSA on WSP performance • Water and waste water quality reported monthly on eWQMS

17. Special programmes • School Water and Sanitation • 08/09 & 09/10 DWA budget of R45.7m & R72.3m allocated to assist DOE • Negotiated an IA agreement with Water Boards • Implementation underway • Target December 2009

18. Special programmes • Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme • To connect all stand alone Distribution and Reticulation Schemes to reliable and sustainable Sources • 8 of 14 WSA have adopted bulk water plans • Consolidated WSA bulk planning into provincial perspective – requires updating • Approx R18 billion CAPEX required • Check Water Resource Availability • Check PSGDS needs • Access additional funding

19. Special programmes • Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme • Implementation of the first 5 Schemes Started in 07/08 • Implementation of 7 Schemes started in 2009/10 • Funding

20. Special programmes - Bulk (R‘000)

21. Water availability Coastal Metro Reconciliation Strategy • To identify, evaluate and prioritise interventions to reconcile the water requirements with the available water resources up to 2030 • Develop a flexible strategy to accommodate changes in use • Assess potential savings through WDCM • To integrate augmentation and bulk supply options

22. Study Supply Areas Lower Thukela Supply Area Mvoti Supply Area Mdloti Supply Area Mgeni Supply Area

23. Water availability Reconciliation Strategies for rest of KZN • Recon strategy development for balance of towns / dense settlements • “Crisis” areas: Kokstad, Greytown, Mtubatuba, Highflats, Ixopo, Bulwer identified as priorities and nearly complete • Screening for other priority areas • All to be complete by end 2010

24. Challenges • Engineering & Technical skills • Sienza Manje deployees are enhancing the capacity • “Non-Core” Programme Coordinating capacity • Schools Water Services Programme management • Regional Bulk Schemes Programme management • Regional Bulk Scheme implementation – lagging behind • WSA and WSP capacity • DLGTA intervention • Ability of DWAF to intervene • Financial (Lack of sufficient Funding) • Some WSAs have consistently utilised their allocations and can accelerate implementation if Funds were available

25. Thank you