IT’S WAY TOO SOON TO PANIC!!!!

1. IT’S WAY TOO SOON TO PANIC!!!!

2. DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR WATER ALLOCATIONS THE FRAMEWORK WILL HELP PROMOTE THE BENEFICIAL USE OF WATER IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

3. 1) TO PROMOTE REDRESS (RACE & GENDER) 2) TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT 3) TO SUPPORT POVERTY ERADICATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROWTH 4) TO ENSURE RESOURCE PROTECTION IN BALANCE WITH EQUITY AND GROWTH WHY DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK? National Water Policy for SA; NWA preamble; s2(b,c,d,e); s3(2); s9(e,h); s27; s43-48

4. WHAT ARE THE UNDERLYING CONSIDERATIONS? • THE WAY WE ALLOCATE WATER CAN HAVE SEVERE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES. 2) WHERE WE MUST RE-ALLOCATE WATER – MINIMISE THE IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY (beneficial use in public interest) 3) WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT “ NEW ” & EXISTING USERS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO USE THE WATER PRODUCTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY 4) WE MUST SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT – BUT IN AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY

5. FROM THIS WE DISTILL “BENEFICIAL USE OF WATER IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST” AS:- • WATER ALLOCATION MUST PROMOTE: • ECONOMIC GROWTH & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT • JOB CREATION • EQUITABLE ACCESS TO WATER • SOCIAL STABILITY • INVESTOR CONFIDENCE • PROTECTION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS • EFFICIENT AND NON-WASTEFUL USE OF WATER • A BALANCE BETWEEN SECTORS

6. HOW DO YOU PROMOTE BENEFICIAL USE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST? • PROMOTE APPLICATIONS FROM, AND AUTHORISATIONS TO, DISADVANTAGED USERS COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE USES CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE USES FACILITITATING AUTHORISATIONS WITH A HIGH PUBLIC INTEREST PROMOTING BEE AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES

7. WATER ALLOCATIONS AND REALLOCATIONS MUST BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. MINIMISE THE IMPACTS ON THE EXISTING LAWFUL USERS PROMOTE THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BENEFITS OF PRODUCTIVE WATER USE

8. MUST PROMOTE BENEFICIAL, PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE. SUPPORT LIVELIHOODS BUT NOT SUSTAINABLE POVERTY CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE USES INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME PER DROP USED PROMOTE A BALANCED USE OF WATER IN A VARIETY OF SECTORS CAPACITY BUILDING AND AWARENESS wrt THE MOST BENEFICIAL USES

9. MUST BALANCE IMPACTS WITH PUBLIC INTEREST. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BALANCES CURRENT NEEDS WITH FUTURE NEEDS AIM TO SECURE A MINIMUM LEVEL OF ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING FIRST GRADUAL MOVEMENT TO IMPROVED FUNCTIONING AGREED BY STAKEHOLDERS ACCEPT PROVISIONAL DETERMINATIONS OF LIKELY IMPACTS IF PUBLIC INTEREST IS HIGH

10. LOW COMPULSORY LICENSING DETAILED PROCESS PUBLIC INTEREST RAPID PROCESS GENERAL AUTHOR. SCHED 1 HIGH LOW HIGH IMPACT • MUST SPEED UP PROCESSING OF HIGH PUBLIC INTEREST – LOW IMPACT APPLICATIONS [S 27]

11. LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT MUST VARY BETWEEN CATCHMENTS.

12. MID- COMP. LIC / W-ALLOCATION PREPARATORY POST- M & E Consolidation of prep-phase information for public engagement RDM Verification of existing lawful use Water Balance Initiate Communications Campaign Engagement with other spheres of Govt Internal Strategic Perspectives / Situational Assessments Monitoring impact of process & outcomes (socio-economic indicators) RDM Public Engagement - RDM & Allocation Plans + Schedules(incorporated into Catchment Management Strategies) - HOW DO WE GO ABOUT THIS?

13. HOW DOES IT ALL FIT TOGETHER? Existing lawful use Water Availability (Model) Water use licensing Reserve scenarios ISP WC & DM Public Awareness License applications CMA & WUA establishment Interactive developing of reconciliation options Develop Catchment Management Strategy Future use scenarios NWRS Public Participation Water required for equity, rural development Recommendations Installed Modeling System Ecological class & Reserve Allocation schedule CMS Publication, Appeals, etc Process to finalise Process to finalise Process to finalise

14. WHAT APPROACHES DO YOU USE? COMPULSORY LICENSING THE CATCHMENT IS APPROACHING CLOSURE WATER IS NOT LIMITED HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT WATER ALLOCATION IN DIFFERENT CATCHMENTS?