SA. National Surface Water Resource Quality Monitoring BR.Madikizela DWAF:RQS 30/05/2006

1. DIRECTORATE: RESOURCE QUALITY SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS (What is WMS used for and what any “new” system should be able to perform as a minimum) SA. National Surface Water Resource Quality Monitoring BR.Madikizela DWAF:RQS 30/05/2006

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION • The Mission of the D:RQS • The Design of National Monitoring Programs • Different levels and role players in Monitoring, Objectives • How and Where WMS fits into business • Monitoring support (D/A and D/M, systems involved) • Current / Future Business needs, incl. Management reports – WMS or ? • Financial Implications to RQS (WMS +) • Warning – Fear of the Unknown !!!

3. THE MISSION OF THE D:RQS WITHIN THE CD:WRIM • “To provide the national water resource management function with resource quality information, necessary to address the strategic and operational requirements for the assessment, reporting and protection of water resource quality”

4. Monitoring must be USER centric Functional Components of a Monitoring Framework Data Acquisition Data Storage and Management Information Generation and Dissemination Information users Programme 1 Programme 2 Programme n IT Infrastructure (H/W, S/W, Applications) Design Operation

5. Roles and Responsibilities National / Strategic information Regional/Provincial information Water Boards, Municipalities, etc Hierarchy of information requirements for management of water resources.

6. 1. Assess and Report on Quality of the National Water Resources 2. Develop and Coordinate WRQ Monitoring Programmes 3. Develop Guidelines, Procedures and Assessment Methods 4. Provide Diverse Scientific and Technical Support 5. Provide Training • Monitoring Programmes: • National Microbial Monitoring Programme NMMP • National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme NEMP • National Toxicological Monitoring Programme NTMP • National Radioactivity Monitoring Programme NRMP • National Salinity / Chemical Monitoring Programme • Nat Aquatic Ecosystem Biomonitoring Prog ( RHP) WMS, LIMS: Resource Quality Monitoring Activities Systems WMS KFA 7 KFA 9 KFA 6 KFA 7 KFA 9 KFA 6: Ensure reliable and equitable supply of water for sustainable economic and social development including the eradication of poverty, (6.2 Ensure effective and efficient use of water) KFA 7: Ensure the protection of water resources. (7.2Ensure protection of inland and estuarine based ecosystems) KFA 9:Develop empowered, skilled and representative staff and capacitate stakeholders and general public to achieve integrated water resource management. (9.3 To establish, implement and maintain the National Monitoring and Information Management System)

7. Basic operational arrangements regarding monitoring and responsibilities Laboratories (AS) Sample & Analysis Support. Analysis Compliance & Problems Operational Monitoring (RQI) Sampling & Analysis compliance & Problem Reports Program Administration & Consolidation Sampling & Analysis compliance & Problem Reports Quality Controlled Data/LIMS Monitoring Program Registration & Maintenance WMS National Monitoring Program Managers (RQM) Water Quality Data and compliance Reports Samples And Packing lists Sample schedules Training requests Sample schedules and Equipment. Provide training Training and Operational Support (RQM) Regional Monitoring Units Sample Reception (RQI) Day to day problem follow-up Major problem solving

8. Sampling Compliance Report

9. COSTS BREAKDOWN PER FUNCTIONAL MONITORING COMPONENT USING SURFACE WATER QUALITY PROGRAMMES

10. Support a sustainable change • WRFMC • DWAF-HO hierarchy • Further Developmental work, e.g. RHP database • Stabilize WMS during transition • Change for betterment !! • Ensure training and capacity by all users (Local municipality - HO) • Linkages with other systems within DWAF (e.g. Flow data~HYDSTRA, etc) and outside, e.g. Water Boards • Data extraction by clients made easy (accessible)

11. End • I THANK YOU !!!