spending trends, challenges and achievements: selected programmes from the 2009/10 annual report

Spending trends, challenges and achievements: selected programmes

from the 2009/10 Annual ReportPresentation by

Department: Water Affairs22 March 2011

Presentation to the Select Committee: Land & Environment

Outline• Programme 2: Water Resource Management– Strategic goal 1: Ensuring sustainable and equitable water

resources management– Strategic goal 3: Build, operate & maintain infrastructure– Strategic goal 4: Aligned and effective institutions

• Programme 3: Water services– Strategic goal 2: Ensuring universal access to safe and

affordable water services

• Overview of expenditure trends

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STRATEGIC GOAL 1: ENSURING SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Programme 2: Water Resources Management

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Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R)Strategic Objective: Forecasting and balancing of water demand and supply

Outputs Performance indicator

Baseline Performance against targets2009/10 Target Actual

achievement

Plans on the four-river systems to reconcile Water requirements and available resources

# of strategies for priority areas/systems completed

Reconciliation strategy/studies smaller towns in the 5 planning areas initiated

Complete strategies in 3 areas

Recon strategies completed in 3 areas

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Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R)Strategic Objective: Ensure adequate information and knowledge to sustainably manage water resources



achievement

1 300 operational stations countrywide

# of operational monitoring stations

900 stations in good working condition

Monitor and maintain existing stations

All 900 stations are maintained and monitored

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Strategic Objective: Improve water use efficiencyImplement water conservation and demand management (WC/WDM)

Volume of water saved

None of the metros and river systems are fully implementing WC/WDM

40 million m³/ annum saved in all WMA

40 million m³

Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R)Strategic Objective: Improve water resource quality



achievement

River health programmes implemented in all regions (i.e. Crocodile, Olifants, Vaal & Umsunduzi)

Regulated water use as per license conditions in four polluted river systems

Target polluted river systems such as Vaal, Olifants, Crocodile West and Umsunduzi

Identify critical sources of pollution

Critical source of pollution and extent of waste discharge in various water management areas identified.

River health programme implemented in the Crocodile River and the Vaal River

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Strategic goal 1: Key challengesKey Challenges Recommendations

Shortage of dedicated technical personnel such as climate change specialists to develop and implement climate change programmes

A directorate focusing on climate change issues has been established and personnel will be appointed to effectively perform this function in the next financial year.

Inability to successfully address all identified compliance cases due to shortage of suitable personnel to carry out the functions successfully

A directorate focusing on compliance, monitoring and enforcement has been established.

Inability to finalise all water use license backlogs due to capacity constraints

A project team that is fully resources has been established to ensure that all backlogs relating to water use license applications are eradicated during the next financial year.

The review of the National Water Resources Strategy, 2004 was not finalised, however, an inception report was completed.

This process will be carried over to the next financial year.

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STRATEGIC GOAL 3: BUILD, OPERATE & MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE


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Branch: National Water Resources Infrastructure (NWRI)

Strategic Objective: Develop and construct new infrastructure



achievement

Implementation of new bulk water infrastructure to meet social water needs, economic growth and development

Percentage completion as per project specification

50% Inyaka Water Treatment Works 57% complete

58%

6% Groot Letaba RWRP

4%

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Strategic Objective: Asset management



achievement

Maintenance of water resources infrastructure to meet water supply demands

% maintenance of infrastructure availability

70% 80% availability 95% availability

% of Resource Management Plans (RMPs) to ensure

0 2 RMPs completed

2 RMPs implemented but not completed (Fika Patso and Metsi Matso)

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Strategic Objective: % maintenance of infrastructure as per maintenance plan



achievement

New bulk water resources infrastructure implemented

# of projects completed

One project commissioned

Implementation of four projects under construction monitored

Six regional bulk projects were implemented – EC (2), KZN (2) and MP (2)One project

advanced to completion of project

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Strategic Objective: Rehabilitation and refurbishment of water resources infrastructure



achievement

Fully functional and sustainable schemes

% of infrastructure that meet design standards

30% of infrastructure



% of expenditure and number of dams in the construction phase

0% expenditure and number of dams in the construction phase

12% budget expenditure on planned projects(22)

80% budget expenditure spent on planned projects

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Branch: RegionsStrategic Objective: Ensure the provision of regional bulk water



achievement

Fully functional and sustainable schemes

% of transferred schemes refurbished by 2012

40% of the schemes refurbished

40% of the transferred schemes refurbished

63% (Regions)

Regional bulk schemes implemented in all 9 regions to support access to water and sanitation programmes

# of regional bulk schemes initiated

45 49 49 regional bulk schemes initiated

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Training of staff on dam safety issues Training of technicians regarding operating rules, operation and maintenance manuals and emergency preparedness plans

Shortage of dedicated technical personnel (e.g. Climate Change Specialists, Water Plant Superintendents, Artisans, Technicians & Engineers)

Implementation of the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) and the graduate development programme

Drought situation in the Southern Cape as well as the Algoa System

The situation needs to be managed and timely interventions implemented to ensure that adequate water supply continues

Poor water quality negatively affecting irrigation farmers

Develop a two-year cleaning programme for canals

The delay in the finalisation of the strategy for the conversion of dams resulted in the delay to convert the three dams planned from single to multi-purpose use.

The available draft strategy will be finalised and implemented during the next financial year.

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STRATEGIC GOAL 4: ALIGNED AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS


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Branch: Policy & Regulation (P & R)Strategic Objective: Effective oversight of institutions



achievement

Compliance (aligned and effective institutions)

% of institutions business plans and annual reports submitted received and assessed

100% 100% 100% achieved by all water sector institutions reporting to the Minister

Implementation of the Institutional Realignment project

Number of effective water institutions established as per guidelines

- 2 CMAs- 14 water boards- WUAs

Institutional realignment project finalised2 WUAs established

2 Water User Associations established

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Delay in the finalisation of the Institutional Re-alignment Project contributed largely to the slow process in establishing new CMAs and WUAs

The project will be adequately funded and supported by policy makers (Parliament, relevant democratic institutions and Minister ) carried out in the new financial year.

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STRATEGIC GOAL 2: ENSURING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE WATER SERVICES

Programme 3: Water Services

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Branch: RegionsStrategic Objective: Ensure water service delivery through policy and regulation

Outputs Performance indicator Baseline Performance against targets2009/10 Target

Actual achievement

Effective support provided to municipalities

# of provincial plans supported

2 (Limpopo & FS)

4 5 provincial plans supported (EC, MP, NC, GP & NW)

# of feasibility studies reported

0 11 11 feasibility studies reported

# of Water Services Development Plans (WSDPs) supported

168 168 168 WSDPs supported

Improved financing model to ensure accelerated and sustainable infrastructure development

Inter-dept. consultation

Draft revised MIG & Equitable Share Policy

Inputs on the development of the Equitable Share Policy provided to COGTA

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Technical capacity challenges at municipal level

Assist municipalities in adhering to the Blue Drop and Green Drop certification programmes.

Dilapidating waste water treatment plants infrastructure

Mobilise for funding for infrastructure refurbishment, operation and maintenance.

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OVERVIEW OF SPENDING TRENDS 2008/09 TO 2009/10

Overview of financial trends

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Overview of spending trendsProgramme 2008/09 financial year 2009/10 financial year

AllocationR 000

ExpenditureR 000

% spent

AllocationR 000

ExpenditureR 000

% spent

Programme 2: Water Resource Management

3 499 812 3 001 348 85.8 4 112 603 4 072 090 99

Programme 3: Water Services

2 348 031 2 341 817 99.7 2 814 144 2 668 556 95

TOTAL 5 847 843 5 343 165 91.4 6 926 747 6 740 646 97.3

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spending trends, challenges and achievements: selected programmes from the 2009/10 annual report

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water use license backlogs

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