Water Management Institutions

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Water Management Institutions Presentation to
Portfolio Committee 22nd June
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INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SERVICES
Department of Water Affairs and
Forestry Regulation, policy, support etc
NATIONAL
Possible NWRIA
REGIONAL
CMA Regional catchment management and regulation
Water Board Bulk potable water distribution
LOCAL
Water User Association Groups of users with a
common purpose Primarily irrigation
Water Services Authority and Water Services
Provider Retail Water Services Provision
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DWAFs Role w.r.t water resources

• Broadly DWAFs role at a National level is to
• Develop policy, strategies, norms and standards
• Plan and assess water resource availability
• Ensure implementation by CMAs
• Regulate the sector
• However, there are particular strategic issues
  that DWAF will continue to perform in line with
  its role as the resource custodian

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Water resources infrastructure

• Two options for management and development of
  national water resources infrastructure
• National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency
• Proposal to Cabinet soon on options
• If approved would operate as parastatal under
  Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry
• Benefits are largely in financing of
  infrastructure
• Ring-fenced branch within DWAF (currently being
  put in place)

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CMAs 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 and stakeholders in
  water resource management

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WUAs role

• Manage localised water resources for common
  purpose
• Three categories
• Existing institutions with government owned
  infrastructure or government guaranteed loans
• Existing and viable institutions with privately
  owned infrastructure
• New and existing institutions for resource poor
  farmers

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CMA
Local Govt.
WSA
WSP
Cooperation on Planning
Catchment Management strategy
IDP WSDP
Water abstraction authorised by CMA/DWAF
Rivers
Dams
Water Supply
Sanitation
Ground Water
Wastewater discharge authorised by DWAF/CMA
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Developmental Imperatives

• Pro-poor, developmental CMAs represent interests
  of all stakeholders, especially poor/
  marginalised
• More poor women and men using more water more
  productively- farming, livestock, fisheries,
  forestry
• Better sharing in benefits of water-based
  large-scale enterprises- farming, mining,
  forestry, tourism
• Flood protection

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Time Frames- CMAs taking up Functions
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Inkomati
Mvoti Breede Croc West
Thukela Usuthu Gouritz Olifnts/Doorn
Olifants Upper Vaal Berg
Middle Vaal Levuvhu Limpopo Fish
Upper Orange Lower Orange Lower Vaal Mzimvubu
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The Establishment Process

• THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT (1-2 years)
• THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION (8 months)
• MINISTERS 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

AVERAGE 3 YEARS
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Restructuring resource implications

• Staff
• 200 DWAF officials to be transferred
• Increased staffing required
• Funding for CMAs
• 170 million over next 8 years
• To be paid from Trading Account except for start
  up/once off costs
• Water resource management charge -less than 4 of
  the total water charge
• Fully functional CMA- 5 yrs

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Challenges

• Transformation of Irrigation Boards
• Human resources
• Restructuring transition
• Revenue collection (and implementation of waste
  discharge charging strategy)
• CMA credibility/viability
• Governance and management
• Consultation with marginalised communities

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• Thank you