Water Resource Management: Strategic Issues & Perspectives Fred Van Zyl

1. Water Resource Management: Strategic Issues & Perspectives Fred Van Zyl Department of Water Affairs 30 April 2013

2. Assessing 6x key dimensions of Water Management • Purpose & outcome • The water resource • The reconciliation business • Water governance and management • Enabling actions • Strategic, risk & success factors

3. The Water Resource Strategy & Management Model 2 Focus on resource 1 Focus on Outcome Surface Groundwater Re-use/return Sea Quantity & quality Prosperity Reconciliation 3 4 Impact Management & governance 5 Enabling

4. 1. Purpose, Outcome & Impact • Constitutional requirements, Legal purpose, Cabinet priorities • National Development Plan & implications • Water security: comfort vs concern • Socio-economic impacts and risks • Environmental impacts & development concerns • No clear macro alignment & integrated strategies • Water management model incomplete

5. Legal requirement 2: focus on purpose(as per NW Act)Water resources must be: Basic human needs Equitable access protected Redressing the past used Efficient, sustainable use To support (achieve) developed Social & economic development conserved protecting aquatic ecosystems managed Prevent pollution & degradation controlled Disasters, dam safety, international, growth valued

6. So........ • Outcome focussed: • Social • Economic • Environment • Integrated planning and management • Centrality of water • Strategic partnerships • Effective institutional arrangements

7. 2. Water Resource • Fresh water scarce country • Fresh water @ limit in most areas • Spatial challenges • Serious water quality and ecosystems concerns • Potential water available but @ cost and timeous effort • Viability implications for sectors/business/consumers • Major water loss, waste, pollution

8. So........ • Centrality of water • Improved value system • Stretching water • Water mix and water protocol • Resource protection (quality & habitat) • Sustainable management • Comprehensive investment strategy • Commitment

9. 3. Reconciliation • Water not central to developmental planning • Lack of integrated planning • Lack of integrated governance • Water management resource focused

10. So........ • Water account • Centrality of water in planning & decision making • Integrated planning & governance • Integrated programmes (SIPS, job creation, reform strategies, food security, energy, etc) • Reconciliation studies & management • Sector accountability

11. 4. Water governance and model • Present focus on fresh water resource (limited focus on successful outcome) • Focus on infrastructure solutions – poor life cycle management (sustainable managment) • Ad hoc development approach • Limited investment in information, skills, research • Inadequate sector involvement, accountability inadequate commitment to social & environmental management and output • Serious business and institutional viability challenges • Inadequate integrated governance • Consumer protection concerns

12. So........ • Improved planning & regulation • Integrated governance • Sector mobilization: private sector, civil society, communities • Institutional arrangements: • CMAs, regional water utilities, etc • Sustainable management • Sector leadership • Operational processes

13. 5. Enabling challenges • Institutional • Financial • Information • Research • Skills, capacity, capability • Policy • Enabling environment

14. So........ • Critical success factors • Sector approach • Investment strategy • Financing model

15. 6. Strategic • Why do people waste & pollute water? • Why are we not performing? • Why lack of will? • Water footprint • Good governance • Risk management: cost of pollution, water security, allocations, disaster management

16. So........ • Address: • Culture • Attitude • Will • Values • Obligations • Discipline • Advanced business planning & managment

17. 7. Tactical issues • Water financing vs other sectors financing • Centrality of water (why invest in water?) • Financing model (increased cost/ e-toll saga) • Need to address policy aspects (conditions, enforce asset management) • Management tools • Critical success factors: will ,drive, commitment, dedicated programmes, accountability • Affordability, viability ?

18. Sector message • Outcome focus & alignment (strategic partnerships) • Centrality of water • Water protocol: • Improved governance: sector involvement • Smarter management : water plans, water footprint • Sector obligations: commitment, planning, water management, resource protection • Master planning

19. Pilansberg • Resource balance • Economic & social growth area • Inadequate services • Water quality challenges • Reconciliation study and management • Reserve determination • Infrastructure master planning • Water protocol • Interventions (services) • CMA & forums • Water Boards

20. Pilanesburg Location vs Magalies Water area of supply

21. New Bulk Water Projects - Response to challenges AREA OF SUPPLY Limpopo Feasibility Study Additional Demand > 45 Ml/d Additional Demand 46 Ml/d New Klipvoor Dam Scheme Pilanesberg North R860 million New Additional Demands >>> 120 Mℓ/d Scheme!!! NorthWest PilanesbergBulk Water Scheme 70 Ml/d Additional Demand 22 Ml/d Pilanesberg South R300 million Vaalkop WTW 210 Ml/d KlipdriftWTW 18 Ml/d (25 Ml/d) Additional Demand 24 Ml/d Gauteng New Scheme to Marikana-Mooinooi, Rustenburg & Madibeng WallmannsthalWTW 12 Ml/d Cullinan WTW 16 Ml/d Additional Demand > 85 Ml/d Additional Demand < 15 Ml/d Additional Demand > 120 Ml/d 7

22. Extended development

23. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will”Vincent T. Lombardi