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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee: Water & Environment Summary of all aspects in the 2011/12 strategic plan

This presentation provides an overview of the Department of Water & Environment and the strategic plan for 2011/12. It covers constitutional context, DWA mandate, legislative framework, high-level organizational structure, delivery approach, spending areas, alignment to government priorities, and program details.

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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee: Water & Environment Summary of all aspects in the 2011/12 strategic plan

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  1. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee: Water & Environment Summary of all aspects in the 2011/12 strategic plan Presentation byMs T MbassaActing Director-General 26 - 27 January 2011

  2. Outline Section A: Overview of the Department Section B: Overview of the Strategic Plan - Main Exchequer Account (MEA) 2

  3. Section A Overview of the Department 3

  4. Constitutional context The constitution Addresses the rights of individuals to access basic water and sanitation Sets out the institutional framework for provision of services; Gives municipalities executive authority and the right to administer the provision of water services within their areas of jurisdiction Gives national and provincial government the authority to regulate the effective performance of local government in terms of water services the obligation to support and strengthen the capacity of local government to provide services. 4

  5. DWA mandate Water Sector Leader by: Regulating the sector nationally Developing national policy, norms & standards and guidelines Providing targeted support to municipalities (where necessary) in line with the regulatory function Information management 5

  6. 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.” 6

  7. Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997) The objective of the Act is to provide for the rights of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation by setting national standards and norms. Section 156, read in conjunction with Part B of Schedule 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) vests the executive authority and responsibility to the Minister to support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to manage their own affairs, to exercise their powers and to perform their functions. Legislative Framework 7

  8. National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) The objective of the Act is to ensure that South Africa’s water resources are protected, used, developed, conserved, managed and controlled in a sustainable and equitable manner, for the benefit of all persons. The Act provides that the National Government, as the public trustee of the nation’s water resources and acting through the Minister , has the power to regulate the use, flow and control of all water in the Republic. Legislative Framework (Cont…) 8

  9. Water Research Act, 1971 (Act No. 34 of 1971) The purpose of the Act is to provide for the promotion of research in connection with Water Affairs and, for that purpose, to establish the Water Research Commission and Water Research Fund, the Minister appoints members of the Commission and exercise executive oversight in regard to the Commission. Legislative Framework (Cont…) 9

  10. High level organisational structure 10

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  12. Creation of a conducive environment for delivery Water as an enabler and catalyst for development Sustainability of water services in South Africa The need to adopt a different Approach to delivery- the New Outcomes Based Approach The need for a renewed approach to “ Support to Local Government” Support to Rural Development and Job Creation High Level Overview of DWA 12

  13. Infrastructure development and maintenance Regional bulk infrastructure Natural Resource Management Programme (NB: this programme will be transferred to the Department of Environmental Affairs) Maintenance of transferred water schemes Integrated planning and water resource monitoring Compensation of employees Top spending areas 13

  14. Alignment to government priorities 14

  15. Alignment to government priorities 15

  16. Alignment to government priorities 16

  17. Organisation of the strategic plan Organised around the budget structure as follows: Programme 1: Administration Programme 2: Water Sector Management Programme 3: Water Resources Infrastructure Management Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support Programme 5: Water Sector Regulation Programme 6: International Relations 17

  18. Section B Overview of the Strategic Plan- Main Exchequer Account (MEA) 18

  19. Programme 1: Administration priority issues 19

  20. Programme 1: Administration 20

  21. Programme 1: Administration 21

  22. Programme 1: Administration 22

  23. Programme 1: Administration 23

  24. Programme 1: Administration 24

  25. Programme 2: Water Sector management priority issues 25

  26. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 26

  27. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 27

  28. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 28

  29. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 29

  30. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 30

  31. Programme 2: Water Sector Management 31

  32. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support priority issues 32

  33. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 33

  34. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 34

  35. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 35

  36. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 36

  37. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 37

  38. Programme 4: Regional Implementation and Support 38

  39. Programme 5: Water Sector Regulation priority issues 39

  40. Programme 5: Water Sector Regulation 40

  41. Programme 5: Water Sector Regulation 41

  42. Programme 5: Water Sector Regulation 42

  43. Programme 6: International Relations priority issues 43

  44. Programme 6: International Relations 44

  45. Programme 6: International Relations 45

  46. Challenges and proposed interventions

  47. Challenges and proposed interventions

  48. Challenges and proposed interventions

  49. End

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