Water Quality Management Assisting Local Government by Leveraging Existing Good Practise

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Water Quality Management Assisting Local
Government by Leveraging Existing Good Practise

• Thabisa Manxodidi
• Grant Mackintosh

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Main Objectives

• Current Situation Challenges
• Examples of co-operative governance in water
  sector Free State
• Examples of supportive tools for use by Local
  Government via Sector Initiatives
• Lets think Innovatively Open Source Tools

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Importance of Water Quality Management

• Drinking-water sanitation ? significant impact
  on community health
• WHO considers DW as biggest impact on Primary
  Health
• Water Quality is Cost-effective Indicator of
  Local Government Water Services
• Guides Effective Assistance to Local Government
• Capacity Development
• Infrastructure Development
• Operations and Management

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Governance Overview

• Local Government
• WSA (municipality) ? local regulator of water
  services
• Sets local policies, promulgates by-laws, plans
  service provision (WSDPs), sets tariffs, etc
• Provincial Government
• Oversee and support Local Government
• Municipal planning, water and sanitation
  services,etc
• National Government (DWAF)
• Sector Leader
• Overall national regulator

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Water Services Business (Fred van Zyl, DWAF)
Consumers
Water Resource
Reticulation
Domestic
Groundwater
Bulk supply infrastructure
Industrial
Sanitation Services
Surface water
Treatment
Discharge
Water, sewerage and effluent infrastructure
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WSA Self Assessment on Drinking Water Quality
2006
  Total of WSAs WSAs perceiving that they comply to drinking water quality WSAs perceiving that they comply to drinking water quality No of WSAs confirming that they monitor drinking water quality No of WSAs confirming that they monitor drinking water quality No of WSAs confirming to all constituents to SABS (A) standard No of WSAs confirming to all constituents to SABS (A) standard No. of WSAs using a laboratory No. of WSAs using a laboratory No of WSAs in compliance with all 4 Criteria used No of WSAs in compliance with all 4 Criteria used
EC 17 10 59 14 82 11 65 16 94 9 53
FS 21 19 90 21 100 21 100 21 100 19 90
GP 13 12 92 11 85 11 85 12 92 10 77
KZN 14 8 57 14 100 12 86 14 100 7 50
LP 11 6 55 10 91 10 91 11 100 6 55
MP 20 17 85 17 85 16 80 19 95 12 60
NC 30 20 67 23 77 13 43 26 87 6 20
NW 14 11 79 10 71 6 43 12 86 6 43
WC 30 25 83 25 83 23 77 30 100 19 63
National 170 128 75 145 85 123 72 161 95 94 55
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WSA re Waste Water Management

• 2005 South Africa representative survey of WWTPs
  found
• 30 require immediate intervention to avoid
  crisis situations such as an outbreak of
  waterborne disease
• 66 require short to medium term intervention
• 2005 Free State Survey of Waste Stabilisation
  Ponds found that 24 out of 47 (51) were failing
  and discharging to the environment

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Legs of the Service Table
Effective Sustainable Water Quality Management
System
Legislation, Policy, Regulations
Human Resources
Monitoring, Labs, Logistics
Infrastructure
Water Resource
Management
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Automated transmission of Information Acquisition
dataset to national regulator
WSA Water Quality Management Information System
Test results captured (Sound Practice Training)
Problems reported
Community Perspective Can I drink the water in my
area? What is being done about my complaint?
Management Perspective Tracking Service Quality
Response versus Spending
Technical Perspective Optimizing technical
performance
Top Management / Councilors Role (Assuring
Quality enabling budget)
Community Role (Feedback on Service Delivery
Quality)
Technical Management Role (Service Delivery)
Governance interactions
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Free State Water Quality Management Collaboration
Success
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Free State WQM Case Study

• Department of Local Government and Housing Free
  State
• Carries out monthly consultative audit
• Communicates findings to Local Gov, Prov Gov,
  DWAF
• Consultative Audit
• Monitor DW quality treated WW discharge quality
  
• Carry out Risk Profiles of DW and WW works
• Identify and address problems and solutions
• Outcomes used to Direct Support to Local
  Government, eg
• Short term Crisis Interventions
• Infrastructure improvement, OM, asset management
• Capacity building of municipal staff
• Outcomes used to Monitor Progress in addressing
  Challenges
• WQM shared throughout Sector via eWQMS system

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Auto- email Failures
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Monthly Auto Reports Province WSA
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Free StateSupportive Intervention Approach

• Site Specific Crisis Intervention Action Plan
• Provision of Essential Test Equipment
• Plant Optimisation and Operator Training
• Water Quality, Hygiene and Sanitation Awareness
• Management, senior technical staff, councilors

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Tokologo LM
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Tokologo LM
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Free State Bacteriological DWQ
Well within SABS 241 lt 4 failure - Excellent by
national standards
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Sector Developed Tools for Assisting Local
Government
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Roll out of eWQMS to all WSAs
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Cederberg LM
  December 2004 December 2004 January 2005 January 2005 March 2005 March 2005
Area Samples Complied Compliance Samples Complied Compliance Samples Complied Compliance
Cederberg LM 8 / 22 36 9 / 22 41 18 / 19 95
Citrusdal 4 / 4 100 4 / 4 100 3 / 4 75
Clanwilliam 1 / 5 20 2 / 5 40 4 / 4 100
Elands Bay 0 / 4 0 0 / 4 0 3 / 3 100
Graafwater 3 / 3 100 3 / 3 100 3 / 3 100
Lamberts Bay 0 / 4 0 0 / 4 0 3 / 3 100
Leipoldtville 0 / 2 0 0 / 2 0 2 / 2 100
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Supported by DBSAs LG NET

• eWQMS accessible via DBSAs LGNET
• LGNET already available at 220 LMs
• Gap Analysis to ensure adequate WQ connectivity

 
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Water Research Commission Risk Management Tools

• Located on WSAs eWQMS system
• By Which
• self-management by WSAs
• Guides provincial and National support
• In Brief
• Simple, Robust, Reliable
• Can be completed by range of people with same
  outcome
• Identifies assesses Key Areas of Risk
• Allows for comparative assessments
• Guides Proactive Supportive Intervention

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Example Design Scoring
1. Design (Max Score 8)  
1.1 Are the ponds properly lined for their purpose
1.2 Does the pond meet recommended depth criteria (1.0-1.5m and 3m for anaerobic)
1.3 Is the design capacity of the pond known
1.4 Is the size of pipes suitable for effluent volumes
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Example Maintenance Scoring
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Regional Drinking Water Overview
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Open Source eWQMS

• Open Source approach is powerful new way of
  generating knowledge and economic value
• Mark Shuttleworth Presidents Office note this
  an area of strategic opportunity for South Africa
• Available at little or no cost (eg WSAs eWQMS)
• Used in SA by inter alia Treasury, SARS, Dept of
  Agriculture
• CSIR's Meraka Institute using OSS to take
  computing to the community , eg Soweto and
  Limpopo
• Also used by Peru, France, Mexico, Brazil,
  Peoples Republic of China, Scandinavian
  countries, USA, NASA and US Navy, Pakistan,
  Australia, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Argentina,
  UK Government and European Union

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In Conclusion

• Need exists for one view that adequately
  conveys overall status of Water Systems to
  different stakeholders
• Roll out of eWQMS to all WSAs will help
  considerably
• Supportive Simple, Robust, Reliable Tools can
  guide Provincial Sector and WSAs to address Gaps
• Bottom up Consultative development of WSA
  oriented tools helps ensure success thereof
• Best Practice examples exist to guide
• Open Source approach provides great opportunity
  for sector collaboration

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• THANK YOU!
• ANY QUESTIONS!!
• Thabisa Manxodidi/Grant Mackintosh
• thabisam_at_emanti.co.za,
• grantm_at_emanti.co.za