Water Management InstitutionsWater Management Institutions

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

6 SEPTEMBER 2006

DWAF’s RoleDWAF’s RoleBroadly DWAF’s role at a National level is to: Develop policy Facilitate implementation Regulate

However, there are particular strategic issues that DWAF will continue to perform in line with it’s role as the resource custodian

CMAs RoleCMAs Role

• Manage water resources in a defined Water Management Area (WMA)

• Co-ordinate the functions of other institutions involved in water related matters

• Involve local communities in water resource management

Water User Associations roleWater User Associations role

• Operate at a localised level

• Pooled resources and mutual benefit

• Localised implementation of the Catchment Management Strategy

STATISTICS ON TRANSFORMATION OF WUAsSTATISTICS ON TRANSFORMATION OF WUAs

• 279 Initial number of irrigation boards

• 68 Transformed irrigation boards

• 211 Irrigation boards to be transformed • 38 WUAs from transformed IBs

• 23 New WUAs

Progress of CMA establishmentProgress of CMA establishmentCMAS GAZETTED

FORESTABLISHMENT

AC PROCESS INITIATED

AC PROCESSFIN

BOARD APPOINTED

INKOMATI 19 March 2004

March 2004

October 2004

July 2005

BREEDE September 2004

September 2005

September 2006

CROC WEST 17 August 2005.

Jan 2006 October 2006

MVOTI 20 May 2005.

Jan 2006 October 2006

USUTU TUKELAOLIFANTSDOORN GOURITS

July 2006 Dec 2006

Developmental Developmental ImperativesImperatives

• pro-poor, developmental WMI represent interests of all stakeholders, especially poor/ marginalised

• More poor women and men using more water more productively- farming, livestock, fisheries, forestry

• (Re-) allocation of water• Better sharing in benefits of water-based large-

scale enterprises- farming, mining, forestry, tourism

• Flood protection• Water is an economic good;

water use by the poor for multiple purposes is priority ‘beneficial use’

• Community-based integrated water management for livelihoods is corner stone of the WMI

Time Frames- CMAsTime Frames- CMAs

20062006 20072007 20082008 20092009 20102010 20112011Inkomati Mvoti

BreedeCroc West

ThukelaUsuthuGouritzOlifnts/Doorn

OlifantsUpper VaalBerg Middle Vaal

LevuvhuLimpopoFish Upper Orange

Lower OrangeLower VaalMzimvubu

The Establishment ProcessThe Establishment Process

THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT (1-2 years)

THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION (8 months)

MINISTER’S APPROVAL (4 weeks)

PROPOSAL GAZETTING FOR COMMENTS (60 days) AND REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE (1 month)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT (2 weeks)

ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS (3-4 months)

GOVERNING BOARD TRAINING (2weeks)

GB FIRST MEETING

AV

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AG

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YEA

RS

Restructuring resource Restructuring resource implicationsimplications

• Transfer of staff -200 people• Funding for CMAs- 170 million over

next 8 years• Fully functional CMA- 5 yrs• WRM tariff-less than 4% of the

total water charge

VISION FOR WATER USER VISION FOR WATER USER ASSOCIATIONSASSOCIATIONS

• Redress

• To support socio and economic development, especially among the poor

• Inclusive membership organisations that provide services to the benefit of all its members, especially for productive water uses

• Public awareness to maximise the ability of water user groups to use the WUA, especially among individuals who do not have access to water for productive uses.

INTERNAL CHALLENGESINTERNAL CHALLENGES• No sufficient capacity in Regional Offices to

prioritise transformation of IB and new establishments of WUA

• Policies not in place by the time the due date of transformation completed

• Interpretation of policies by both Head Office and Regional Offices not aligned

• Establishment of WMI not in a coherent manner

• Water allocation (entitlements) to HDI not in place

EXTERNAL CHALLENGESEXTERNAL CHALLENGESFarmers are reluctant to establish due to

challenges facing the future of the institutions, e.g.– Absence of financial support and after

care to WUAs – Drought impacts upon viability– Successes of WUAs depends on the

business of agriculture (Department of Agriculture)

– All water users need land in order to use water (Department of Land Affairs)

EXTERNAL CHALLENGESEXTERNAL CHALLENGES

Redress

• HDIs do not have access to water and do not see benefits of joining WUA if they do not have water

• Time is needed to promote equal understanding of

IWRM

• Capacity building requires time and money-

• Irrigation boards align transformation with political agenda of disempowering commercial water users

• Non transformation of IBs maintains status quo ito water entitlements

FAST TRACKING ESTABLISHMENTFAST TRACKING ESTABLISHMENT

• DWAF is assisting irrigation boards to transform (consultation/ public participation ) and is

investigating seed funding possibilities

• Focused Pilot projects are in KZN and Mpumalanga regions-aligned with CMA establishment

• DWAF is reviewing the chapter on WUA in the NWA

• Improved policies on WUAs need to be developed and implemented

• Alignment in interpretation of policies between HO and regional staff is critical

STRATEGIES FOR WATER USER STRATEGIES FOR WATER USER ASSOCIATIONSASSOCIATIONS

• Clear and agreed policy direction• Facilitation of acquisition of water use

entitlements by the HDIs• Fostering co-operative governance• Community mobilisation• Providing support by Government

(establishment and aftercare)

ChallengesChallenges Transformation of Irrigation boards

Human resources

Restructuring transition

Revenue collection

CMA credibility/viability

Governance and management

Creation of partnership with civil society