1 / 9

Western Cape Water Sector Plan

Western Cape Water Sector Plan. Mr R Dyantyi MEC for Local Government & Housing (DLG&H) May 2007. Overview. Introduction 5 Strategic Objectives Conclusion. 1. Introduction. Water Sector Plan DLG&H supports the purpose of the Water Sector Plan

thimba
Download Presentation

Western Cape Water Sector Plan

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Western CapeWater Sector Plan Mr R Dyantyi MEC for Local Government & Housing (DLG&H) May 2007

  2. Overview • Introduction • 5 Strategic Objectives • Conclusion

  3. 1. Introduction Water Sector Plan • DLG&H supports the purpose of the Water Sector Plan • Important to achieve National targets for water & sanitation service delivery • Alignment of the Water Sector with the Provincial Growth & Development Strategy

  4. 2. Strategic Objective No 1 Basic & sustainable service delivery to all • Important that all spheres of Government integrate plans & resources to achieve targets • DLG&H & DWAF have undertaken a joint study into the sanitation backlog • DLG&H & DWAF work together to eradicate the sanitation backlog of 410 000 households

  5. 2. Strategic Objective No 2 Water Sector Reform • Water is a scarce resource, studies into global warming indicate that the Western Cape will be the worst affected Province • Water sources must be protected & managed; DWAF to do resource studies & keep municipalities informed • Water allocations must address development & environmental priorities • Water Demand Management is crucial • Consider use & reuse of waste water & encourage desalination • Capacity problems with bulk services, increase the Bulk Services Fund

  6. 2. Strategic Objective No 3 Water for sustainable growth & development • Work in partnership with municipalities & DLG&H to improve regulation of water abstraction & discharges • SMME development support • Focus on Operations & Maintenance of water resources & services infrastructure (implement Asset Management practices that comply with the MFMA)

  7. 2. Strategic Objective No 4 Integrated support to Local Government & skills development • Excellent cooperation between DWAF & DLG&H in the field of Capacity Building • R8,5m programme focusing upon: • Water & Sanitation Master Plans • Water Demand Management • Training of municipal water & sanitation staff • Asset Management Planning & training

  8. 2. Strategic Objective No 5 Establish Water Management Institutions & regulate water use • Good progress being made with the establishment of 2 of the 4 Water Management Institutions for the Western Cape • With water being a scarce resource, important that DWAF enforce the lawful use of water • Important that DWAF have capacity to assist municipalities that are not complying with water & waste water quality standards

  9. 3. Conclusion DWAF & DLH&H must build on the excellent working relationship that has developed between the two Departments in order to ensure the success of the Western Cape Water Sector Plan

More Related