MOPANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

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MOPANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

• TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
• N.L. RAMATHOKA

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Vision of Mopani

• To be the food basket of Southern Africa and a
  Tourism destination of choice.

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Key features of the district

• Extent about 11427.85 km² (1,14mil ha) plus the
  District Management area (being Kruger National
  Park, north of Lepelle river).
• Overall population number is 1 223 747.
• It is part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier
  park, the park that combines South Africa,
  Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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Geographical location of MOPANI district
municipality

• Located in Limpopo province, within north-eastern
  quadrant of the province.
• Bordered in the east by Mozambique,
• In the north by Zimbabwe and Vhembe District
  municipality,
• In the south, by Mpumalanga province through
  Ehlanzeni District municipality,
• In the west by Capricorn and Vhembe DM
• And in the south-west, by Greater Sekhukhune
  District municipality.

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Key features of the district

• Island with natural wilderness
• Home to the Big Five
• Food basket of the country
• Baobab tree confirmed to be the biggest in the
  world with the height of 24 metres and the
  circumference of 39 metres
• Home to the Rain Queen
• The District has been named Mopani because of the
  abundance of the nutritional mopani worms.

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Mopani District Context

• The district consists of five local
  municipalities.
• Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality
• Greater Giyani Municipality
• Greater Letaba Municipality
• Greater Tzaneen Municipality
• Maruleng Municipality and
• The District Management Area.

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WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE WSDP

• WSDP pages 138 to 149 caters for water
  quality information.
• Main focus is on the water plants.
• Retail distribution networks and end user points
  not regularly sampled.

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WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE WSDP CONT..

• Some bulk water distribution networks are
  regularly sampled.
• VIPs mainly in rural areas as a basic service.
• Water borne system s mainly in urban areas.
• Two well equipped laboratories.

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WATER TREATMENT WORKS
Middle Letaba 21.6 Ml/day
Mapuve 3.6 Ml/day
Giyani 29.4 Ml/day
Nondweni 1 000 kl/day (500 kl/day AADD)
Politsi (Vergelegen Dam) 6.1 Ml/day (peak)
Georges Valley (Tzaneen) 9.0 Ml/day
Tzaneen Dam (Tzaneen) 6.0 Ml/day
Modjadji 7.4 Ml/d (2005)
Thapane Water Works 4 100 kl/day
Ritavi Nkamboko (Letaba) 3.13 Ml/day
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WATER TREATMENT WORKS CONT..
Nkowankowa Water Works 24 Ml/day
Thabina Water Works Conventional Plant 6900 kl/day
Tours Water Works 2 x 2 280 kl/day modules
Olifants River Barrage W 63 Ml/day
Nkowankowa Water Works 24 Ml/day
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CHALLANGES

• Insufficient surface water.
• VIPs posing threats on ground water protocol.
• Inadequate personnel to monitor water quality.

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RELATIONSHIP OF VARIOUS ROLE PLAYERS

• DWAF provides regulatory support.
• Province coordinates compliance by WSA.
• DEAT monitors environmental related matters and
  implement law enforcement.
• WSAs monitors water quality and implement by law
  enforcement.

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AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

• The water demand management strategy include
  awareness campaigns on
• Health and hygiene
• Water pollution
• Safe use of water.
• There is a joint implementation by DWAF, the
  municipality and the Lepelle northern water
  board.

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MONTHLY REPORTS TO DWAF

• Not yet complied.
• We are currently being assisted to be able to
  respond on the format.

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BUDGET ALLOCATION

• R1.5 million set aside from OM.
• This excludes personnel budget.

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TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SKILL S TO PURIFY WATER.
MDM DWAF LNW
4 water quality technicians 2 water quality technicians 2 water quality technicians
4 Lab assistants
5 Satellite Managers
Plant Managers 4 Plant Managers
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WATER QUALITY TESTS

• The following tests are performed in our 2
  laboratories
• Physical Tests
• Chemical Tests
• Bacteriological Tests

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ROLE AND SUPPORT BY OTHER ROLE PLAYERS

• National DWAF-Develop policies, water quality
  regulations and standards.
• Regional DWAF-coordinate provincial support to
  WSAs and funding.
• DPLG-provide policies and guidelines.
• LNW Board- share the implementation with MDM.

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Thank You