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Provincial Blue Drop Challenges: Water Quality Compliance Workshop

Join Lusanda Nxodo at Rand Water for a workshop on the challenges faced in meeting the Blue Drop Assessment Criteria and ensuring water quality compliance. Discover the regulatory documents governing drinking water quality, required information for Blue Drop assessments, identified challenges, and mitigation measures.

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Provincial Blue Drop Challenges: Water Quality Compliance Workshop

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  1. Provincial Blue Drop challenges Presented by: Lusanda Nxodo at Rand Water, Water quality compliance workshop Date:19 April 2017

  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS • Regulatory documents that are governing drinking water quality. • Required information per Blue Drop Assessment Criteria. • Blue Drop current trend • Identified challenges during assessments. • Mitigation measures

  3. REGULATORY DOCUMENTS THAT GOVERN DRINKING WATER • Water Service Act of 1997 • Regulation 2834 • Draft Regulation 813

  4. REQUIRED INFORMATION PER BLUE DROP ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

  5. REQUIRED INFORMATION PER BLUE DROP ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (CONT)

  6. REQUIRED INFORMATION PER BLUE DROP ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (CONT)

  7. NATIONAL TRENDS SINCE INCEPTION

  8. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES • Uploading of data on Blue Drop System (BDS) • Limited application of Water Safety Plan • Lack of commitment from top management • Water Services Authorities solely depending on Water Services Providers. • Inadequate preparation from the WSA’s • Monitoring programme that is not risk informed.

  9. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont)Uploading of data on Blue Drop System (BDS) and Application of Water Safety Plan • During Blue Drop Progress Assessment Tool (BDPAT) the Municipal Information Spread sheet (MIS) and BDS are used as source of information. • Partial uploading • Not updating documents • Late submission of data

  10. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont) Challenge per BD application criteria -Risk based monitoring programme -Credibility of data -Incident management (poor incident register documenting, no corrective and preventative actions taken during water quality failures.) Time frames and Implementation. Risk listed – no mitigation measures. Risk still remain in red after 3 reviews of a document.

  11. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont)Inadequate preparation and Monitoring programme that is not risk informed • Inadequate preparation for assessment • WSIs are requested to email Portfolio of Evidence and information prior to assessment, however during assessments the documents are not readily available. • No adherence to deadline on requested information. • Full SANS 241 analyses not done per annum.

  12. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont)Lack of Commitment from top management • Contributes 10% to the scoring • Non-approval of Blue Drop regulatory documents. • No service level and Performance agreement in place. • No budget allocation for maintenance and training of personnel.

  13. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont)Water Services Authorities solely depending on Water Services Providers • Absence of Contractors/ service providers, WSA can not respond to some questions. • No involvement of WSA official to the development of Blue drop regulatory documents. • No skill development

  14. IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES (cont) Challenge per BD Application DWQ Process-WSA’s don’t indicate the operators and supervisors which lead to wrong scoring. Drinking Water Quality compliance: -WSA not monitoring as per the registered monitoring programme. Asset management: -Qualifications -no updated process audits reports No updated O and M manual, budget and expenditure (MIS-distribution network).

  15. Mitigation Measures • Request action plans of key results areas that affected their scoring. • Conduct Regional PAT assessments • Write Report with recommendations and monitor progress. • Engage with other sections within DWS to assist. • Grants is based on the business plans and prioritisation.

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