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Portfolio Committee 4 June 2003. Free Basic Water “DORA 2003 & Free Basic Services”. By: Sugandree Muruvan . DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES REGULATIONS. DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY
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Portfolio Committee 4 June 2003 Free Basic Water “DORA 2003 & Free Basic Services” By: Sugandree Muruvan DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES REGULATIONS
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES DWAF team DDG: Operations – Mr J Potloane Chief Director: Water Services – Mr H Muller Manager : Transfers – Mr T Balzer
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Purpose • To provide a status report on the Free Basic Water & Sanitation Policies • DORA : FBW&S and DWAF’s role • Response to issues raised by PC members
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Content of Presentation • Purpose • Free Basic Water: • Implementation Status • LG Support • Further policy/strategy development • Free Basic Sanitation Policy development • DORA 2003 : • LG Funding breakdown • Monitoring Processes - DWAF & DPLG & NT
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES The National Task Team • Established in December 2000 • Chaired by SALGA • Co-ordinated & Secretariat – DWAF • Members : SALGA, DPLG, National Treasury, DMEA, DWAF, Mvula Trust, SAAWU, DBSA • Committed to ensuring that FBW & FBS policy & strategy is developed in a consultative manner
Implementation Status DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES 91% 45% 58% 99% 66% 54% 97% 45% 43% 69.6%
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES LGPROVIDINGFREEBASICWATER ProvinceTotal Local Authorities providing TotalProviding FBW% Providing Western Cape302997 % Eastern Cape432967 % Northern Cape312787 % Free State212095 % KwaZulu-Natal553971 % North West272178 % Gauteng131292 % Mpumalanga271659 % Limpopo271970 % Totals26220779.0 %
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES LG Support • Provincial Support Units established in July 2001 to : • provide proactive technical & financial planning assistance in developing sustainable local FBW strategies • monitor implementation of FBW using technical & financial indicators • act as communication conduit for new FBW related policies/strategies
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Communication Strategies • “Continued process” of communicating • Target audiences identified – consumers & local government • Initiated in 2001……………ongoing • Local government workshops – 3 series in 2001…. • Ongoing communication & support taken forward by Provincial Support Units
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Further Policy/Strategy Development • Rural strategy developed & disseminated in 2002 • Disconnections/Cut-offs – White Paper Review • Farm Dwellers • Multiple dwellings/ Flats – Guidelines in place
Free Basic Sanitation • National FBW & S Task Team : chaired by • SALGA • Policy to be finalised by December 2003 • Consultative process is being adopted • - National Stakeholders -June ‘03 • - Provincial Stakeholders -Aug/Sep ’03 • Deliverables : Policy & Implementation • Guidelines & Tools • LG Support to be rolled out in 2004
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES A Re-Cap: Funding for FBW&S • Cross-subsidisation • Equitable Share • To accelerate the delivery of FBS the following additional allocations were made from the fiscus for the 2003/04 financial year: Free Basic Energy Grant R 300 m Free Basic Services Grant R822m • these grants are allocated as a separate window to the Local Govt. Equitable Share
Policy/Strategy development • Communication • Support to LG • Monitor implementation [& DORA ’03] • includes the monitoring of usage of ES for FBW&S subsidisation • Align with DPLG’s & NT’s monitoring mechanisms DWAF’s role in FBW&S
Key Issues raised in PC session DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Appreciation of successes & Acknowledgement of gaps that have to be addressed Partnerships required
Key Issues raised in PC session DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES • Data – DWAF schemes, definition of poor h/holds etc • Indigents policy • Disconnections policy • WSA / WSP contracts • Progressive implementation of FBW • FBW and the poor? • Cost recovery – WRC findings • Basic Water Requirements – 25 v 60 litres • Partnerships on policies • Flexible policies
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES Thank you For further information : www.dwaf.gov.za/freebasicwater 012- 336 6508/11 vbe@dwaf.gov.za