PRESENTATION TITLEPresented by:Name SurnameDirectorateDate

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2 IMPLEMENTATION

ADOPTING A SECTOR SPECIFICIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO WATER

MANAGEMENT IN SA

DEPARTMENT OF WATERAND SANITATION

July 2015

OUTLINE Introduction NWRS2

• Overview of NWRS2

• Implementation Approach

• Progress in DWS Implementation: implementation plan

• Proposed role of WSSLG

• Way forward on NWRS2 implementation

KZN drought situation Conclusion

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2

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NWRS2

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2

INTRODUCTION• Legislative requirement: National Water Act requires NWRS to be regularly

reviewed/updated

• Process of developing NWRS2

• Legislative process - consultation;

• Strategy redrafted to take into account comments and alignment with Government’s objectives and existing frameworks, NDP

• Finalised in June 2013

• Policy issues, policy positions drafted, consultation with water users, Cabinet approval in Dec 2013

• Involvement of DWS Chapter Leaders in drafting and implementing NWRS2 • Implementation:

• Sector approach• DWS Sector Leaders • Usage of WSSLG as platform• Success of Skills Task Team in drafting implementation plan for NWRS2 Chapter 15 4

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2

• South Africa’s Vision for 2030 demands sufficient water resources

• Water must provide for growth & development

• Our water resource is already stressed

• Water scarcity threatens energy production, food security, economic growth & quality of life

• This strategy addresses current & future water demands for 2030 vision and simultaneously ensure the sustainability of our water resource

NWRS2: OVERVIEW OF SA WATER RESOURCES

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Alignment with National Development Plan“Equity, Growth and Development”

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2

NWRS2 Strategic objectives are now aligned to National Water Act and NDP, ensuring that: • Water supports development and elimination

of poverty and inequality• Water contributes to the

economy and job creation• Water is protected, used,

developed, conserved & managed

• Water is controlled sustainably and equitably

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Vision of NWRS2Sustainable, equitable and secure water for a better life and environment for all

GoalWater is efficiently and effectively managed for equitable and sustainable growth and

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EXISTING WATER USE

NWRS PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS

Achieving Equity and Water Allocation

Reform

Water Conservation and Demand management

Institutional establishment and

governance

Compliance monitoring and enforcement

Planning, infrastructure

development and O&M

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NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPROACH TO NWRS2 IMPLEMENTATION• Participatory approach with emphasis on citizens’ participation and

implementation commitment by all water users and sector stakeholders• Partnerships with private sector and civil society (the success of the

NWRS2 is dependent on all stakeholders not just the public sector)• Good governance including transparency, accountability, equity,

responsiveness, predictability, integrated sectoral planning, clarification of roles and responsibilities

• Centrality of water in planning and decision making where all sectors consider water availability in their development planning

• NWRS2 Implementation Framework will guide development of Implementation Plans to operationalise the Strategy Developed in collaborative manner with sector stakeholders and water

users - per water use type and group: strong sector orientation

CATEGORISATION & INTERFACE

• Planning Commission

• SAAWU• SALGA• SWPN• WSSLG• Other

• International • Provincial priorities• Developmental nodes• 24 Priority Districts• Community

• Local government• Agriculture• Energy• Mining• Private • Skills

• WCWDM• Equity• Planning, Infrastructure & O/M• CME• Institutional Establishment & governance

Thematic Sector

Institution/ Engagement

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IMPLEMENTATION ROLL-OUT: PROGRESSNO ACTIVITY TIME FRAME 1 DG approval of Implementation approach 18 Dec 2013 2 National capacitation workshop: DWS National & Provincial offices,

Water Boards and WRC 19 & 20 Feb 2014

3 Preliminary and ongoing sessions: organised representatives of the different sectors

March 2014- March 2015

4 National Interdepartmental workshop 10 April 2014 5 Capacitation of 9 DWS Provincial Offices Aug 20146 Sector workshops to develop draft Sector Implementation Plans Sept 2014 7 Draft sector implementation plans produced Oct 20148 Provincial multi-sectoral workshops Oct, Nov 2014 9 Finalisation of comprehensive Comments Registers including proposed

Indicators for inclusion in Implementation Plans Dec 2014

10 Draft additional plans Jan–March 2015

11 Finalise consultations on Implementation Plans Jan–March 2015

12 Finalise the Consolidated Implementation Plan and associated Monitoring Framework

March 2015

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CONSULTATION MEETINGS• Agriculture: meetings with Agricultural Sector Unity Forum (ASUF); AgriSA; Agbiz• Energy: meetings with Eskom, Energy Intensive User Group, EIUG; SAREC;

Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office • Mining: meetings with Chamber of Mines (CoM)• Private/Business: meetings/conference calls with Strategic Partnership Network,

SWPN; Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG); Business Unity SA (BUSA); Black Business Council (BBC)

• Local government: meetings/brainstorming with SALGA• Government: Intergovernmental Workshop; DoE; DoA• Other: Civil Society Organisations (CSO); World Wildlife Forum (WWF), CSIR, WRC• All sectors: Lower Orange River Forum (LORF); Olifants River Forum; World

Wildlife Forum• Capacitation workshops: held nationally and in 9 Provincial offices• Sector meetings: Mining (combined with private); Private (combined with mining);

Energy; Skills Task Team• Provincial Multi-Sectoral Provincial Workshops

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STATUS: DRAFT SECTOR AND THEME IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

Business and Mining AgricultureLocal Government ForestryEnergy Water Resource Protection

(Chapter 5)Skills (Chapter 15) Research and Innovation

(Chapter 14)

PROGRESS IN DRAFTING NWRS2 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

Private sector /Business & Mining1. Infrastructure development, planning & O/M - a) Engage in Water for

urban development; Water re-use; AMD: b)Explore potential for PPP arrangements in water supply, WTW and WWTW operation and maintenance

2. Equitable water allocation - a) Raise water allocation reform profile ; b) Ensure that all stakeholders understand and support the approach;

3. Water conservation and demand management - a) Practical interventions by all sectors: Support municipalities in maintain and operating water systems; b) Introduce metering for all water consumption starting with larger volumes;

4. Institutional establishment and governance a) Participate in establishment of and support in operations of CMAs and Regional Water Utilities; Support CMA’s in water management;

5. Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement - a) Engage on Amendment of National Water Act , Water Regulatory Framework and Economic regulation; b) Explore the potential for water offsetting.

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Local Government1. Planning, Infrastructure development and O&M a) Align both

developmental and infrastructure plans to achieve greater efficiency and integration within all planning frameworks – reconciliation strategies, Master Plans & WSDP b) All WSAs develop and update water infrastructure asset management plans preferably GIS based on an annual basis

2. WCWDM a) IWA water balance and strategy to address WCWDM (No Drop) b)All water use license application includes a WCWDM plan c) Set targets for water loss reduction

3. Institutional establishment a) LG support the establishment of CMA’s and participate within the catchment management forums for improved governance and management of water resources within specific area of jurisdiction. b) Support RWU regional plans to achieve greater efficiency in the management of regional schemes

4. Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement a) Comply to the Blue, Green and No Drop system b) Municipalities comply and adhere to licence conditions for water use

5. Achieving equity including water allocation reform a) Provide water for multiple use e.g. stock watering, economic activities and development etc.

Agriculture1. Planning, development & O/M - a) Evaluate current and future

agricultural water needs and ensure existing allocation to agriculture are maximised in the context of associated impacts on food security and growth and development; b) Ensure integrated planning and co-ordination of irrigation infrastructures rehabilitation

2. WCWDM – a) Implement water allocation and water use authorisation that entrenches WCWDM; b) Ensure water loss interventions planned & implemented; Conduct WCWDM education & awareness campaigns

3. Equitable water allocation - a)Promote joint planning by DWS, DAFF and DRDLR through agreed structure/s to match available water with available land for possible expansion of and/or developing of new irrigation schemes, through WAR & align with other government programmes; b) Accelerate Implementation of WAR profile

4. Institutional Establishment – a) Support the establishment of CMAs and Local Water Management Entities;

5. Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement - a) Improve regulation on irrigation and support equitable and effective water use authorisation; b) Ensure timeous and appropriate response to DWS directives on illegal water use

Energy1. Infrastructure Development, planning & O/M – a) Support

development & maintenance of Recon Strategies for balancing water availability in water-scarce catchments; b) Support Hydro-electricity generation commissioned investigation of the prospects for retrofitting hydroelectric generation equipment at the existing DWS dams with hydroelectric power potential

2. WCWDM – a) Implement water allocation and water use authorisation that entrenches WCWDM b) Monitor set water use performance targets for all the power stations

3. Equitable water allocation – a) Formalising and accelerating implementation (WAR)

4. Institutional Establishment – a) Support establishment of water management institutions and support in consolidating capacity their capacity b) Support to water service provision function and enhance capacity of Municipalities to deliver water services.

5. Compliance monitoring and enforcement – a)Ensure that all Eskom power stations and linear projects have water use licence b) Monitor, track and report on the water use licence progress for all the Eskom’s water use licences

Forestry

1. Infrastructure Development, Planning & O/M – a) Ensure participation of DAFF: South Africa in DWS Reconciliation Studies in relevant catchments in order to understand the situation regarding water availability and implement relevant interventions

2. WCWDM – a) Promote clearing of riparian areas, wetlands and required buffers of SFRA species. b) Revision of the Forestry South Africa Environmental Guidelines for Commercial Afforestation in South Africa as an awareness raising tool and promotion of best management practices

3. Equitable water allocation – a) Support the implementation of WAR4. Institutional Establishment - a) Support and participate in the lawful

establishment water management institutions (CMA's, RWU, Infrastructure Agency, Local Water management) b) Support initiatives to provide consolidated capacity to water management institutions

5. Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement – a) Development of Regulations for water use authorisations; b) Promote and comply with conditions attached to water use authorisations

Water Resource Protection

• Rehabilitate strategic water ecosystems to support water quantity and water quality

• Manage for sustainability using RDM • Ensure well established monitoring programmes for the

protection of the ecological health as per water use authorisation

• Protect riparian and wetland buffers and critical groundwater recharge areas

• Conduct sewage plant audits within various sectors (aligned to green drop) to ensure compliance

Skills • Establishment of a coordinated skills planning, funding

and monitoring mechanism• Develop a well structured skills development and

capacity building programme incorporating experiential knowledge

• Strengthening linkages between education and training institutions and places of work

• Promote Intergovernmental relations, sector collaboration and partnerships

• Agreement reached on specific interventions to made by the private sector in terms of skills development

• Conduct Public awareness and water literacy campaigns

MODUS OPERANDI OF THE WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR LEADERSHIP (WSSLG) GROUP

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Note latest discussions for proposal for the following WSSLG Theme Task Teams (7) to be established: WCWDM; Sanitation; Institutional Establishment and Governance;

Planning, Infrastructure Development and O&M; Resource Protection, CM&E; Achieving Equity and Water Allocation Reform; Skills and Financing the sector

KEY MILESTONES: IMPLEMENTATION: WAY FORWARD

ACTIVITY TIME FRAME

Develop annual NWRS2 Implementation Progress Report:Role of DWS Chapter, Sector and Provincial Leaders

June 2015

Produce NWRS2 Mid-Term Review Report Dec 2016Prepare for review of NWRS2 June 2016Finalise National Water and Sanitation Strategy 1 June 2018

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CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE NEW DWS

• Focus for the next year will be on policy and law reforms to ensure full integration between water and sanitation

• The NWRS2 and the Strategic Framework for Water Services remain relevant and sections can be updated as needed

• The Department will indicate in the comprehensive Water and Sanitation Policy review and associated Water and Sanitation Bill what will be required in terms of a strategy

• The trend is to develop 10 year plans/strategies

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Way forward on NWRS2 implementation: WAY FO

ACTIVITY TIME FRAME

Finalise consultations on Implementation Plans Jan – March 2015

Refine Consolidated Implementation Plan and associated Monitoring Framework

May 2015

Monitor NWRS2 Implementation Progress: Annual Report 1, approval by DWS Top Management, presentation at WSSLG, publishing

March 2016

Prepare for review of NWRS June 2016

Produce NWRS2 Mid-Term Review Report Dec 2016

Finalise National Water and Sanitation Strategy 1 June 2018

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KZN DROUGHT

NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL RAINFALL AND DAM STORAGE TRENDS

KWAZULU-NATAL

• Average rainfall for May 2015 was 3.9 mm which was lower than the 30.3 mm average rainfall for April 2015

• Percentage water storage in the province has not significantly changed from the previous week but dropped significantly as compared to the previous year’s storage at this time

• The KwaZulu-Natal reservoir trends, shows all the June averages since 1980, with the red bar being the June 2015. The graph above indicates that the current storage is ranked amongst the 7th lowest since 1980 at nearly 48 percent reservoir storage

Kwazulu-Natal: Dams

Station Reservoir River WMAFull Supply Capacity 106m3

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W4R001 Pongolapoort Dam Phongolo River Usutu/Mhlatuze 2267.07 1322.63 78.4 58.7 58.3

V1R003 Woodstock Dam Tugela River Thukela 373.25 339.12 97.4 91.2 90.9

W1R001 Goedertrouw Dam Mhlatuze River Usutu/Mhlatuze 301.26 122.12 79.1 41.2 40.5

U2R003 Albert Falls Dam Mgeni River Mvoti/Umzimkulu 288.14 188.65 94.5 67 65.5

V1R001 Spioenkop Dam Tugela River Thukela 270.64 254.41 100.1 94.9 94

U2R004 Inanda Dam Mgeni River Mvoti/Umzimkulu 237.40 223.62 98.4 94.5 94.2

U2R001 Midmar Dam Mgeni River Mvoti/Umzimkulu 235.42 179.14 93.1 77.4 76.1

V3R001 Ntshingwayo Dam Ngagane River Thukela 194.56 146.7 89 76.4 75.4

V3R003 Zaaihoek Dam Slang River Thukela 184.63 155.03 96 84.5 84

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Status of Hazelmere Dam on 06 July 2015

Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was developed to monitor the occurrence of droughts

from rainfall data. The index quantifies precipitation deficits on different time scales and

therefore also drought severity. It provides an indication of rainfall

conditions per quaternary catchment based on the historical distribution of rainfall.

NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT COST AMOUNT1 Procurement of Water Tankers No. 96 R 1 286 979.17 R 123 550 000.00

2 Operational cost for water tankering per month

Months 6 R 2 448 333.33 R 14 690 000.00

3 Supply and installation of storage water tanks complete with stands

No. 1905 R 10 320.21 R 19 660 000.00

4 Protection of Existing Springs No. 119 R 92 974.79 R 11 064 000.005 Refurbish and upgrade water

supply infrastructureNo. 50 R 1 663 294.16 R 83 164 707.95

6 Water tankering reduction programme

No. 1 R 8 000 000.00 R 8 000 000.00

7 Siting, drilling, testing, equipping of boreholes and construction of bulk infrastructure, reticulation and stand taps

No. 116 R 807 146.55 R 93 629 000.00

TOTAL R 353 757 707.95

ALLOCATION OF DWS KZN DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDS

CONCLUSIONS

M LigthelmDirector: Strategy

E-Mail: ligthelmm@dws.gov.zaTel. No: 012 336 7067

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