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VISION. A leading Municipality of excellence that empowers the community to prosper through service delivery MISSION
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VISION A leading Municipality of excellence that empowers the community to prosper through service delivery MISSION To enhance the quality of life of all people in the Nkomazi Local Municipality through a sustainable developmental system of local Government and rendering of efficient, effective and affordable services
WATER SERVICES GOALS The Nkomazi WSA is committed to eradicating water and sanitation backlogs and the progressive improvement of levels of services. The water services sub-goals provide an indication of how the WSA intends to give effect to its constitutional obligation of ensuring the right of everyone within its jurisdiction to access to water and sanitation services. The Nkomazi WSA will further ensure that the achievement of these goals will be undertaken in a sustainable manner, within the resources available to the WSA.
PHYSICAL & SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE REGIONAL SETTING The Nkomazi Local Municipality is the authorized as the Water Services Authority for the Nkomazi Area, effective 1 July 2003
REGIONAL SETTING The Nkomazi population increases at an average rate of 5.5% per year.
PHYSICAL PROFILE • The Nkomazi Water Services Authority comprises an area of 3 219 km2 • 60 Residential settlements • Urban areas are concentrated around the southern sector of the region and on the northern side of the Maputo Corridor • Agriculture is the predominant economic activity
The male female ratio in the Nkomazi WSA area is balanced at 47% male and 53% female. • Approximately 41% of the population is estimated to be under the age of 14 years. • The primary economic activity is in agriculture Employment profile Labour force profile
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE Average monthly family income Average monthly individual income
SERVICE LEVEL PROFILE • The Water Services Development Plan assessed the impact of different levels of services on the water services profile of the Nkomazi Water Services Authority and concluded that the preferred option should be to provide yard connections to all customers and increased sanitation services, where appropriate. • The provision of an increased level of service is motivated as follows: • Supports the Nkomazi Integrated Development Plan visions and goals for a higher level of service • To promote the development of the local communities • To ensure that the service is equitable and accessible • To promote long-term financial sustainability • To promote economic development, by creating opportunities to those communities which are marginalized • To promote economic development, through job creation • To promote cost recovery • Minor impact on resource utilization (the additional water required to be obtained from water loss savings)
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFILE Water Sanitation
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFILE Delivering water ……. .
WATER RESOURCE PROFILE • Water is abstracted for municipal use from several water sources, including: • Crocodile River– primary supply to Malelane, Mhlati Kop, Hectorspruit, Marloth Park and Komatipoort water schemes • Driekoppies Dam– primary supply to the Driekoppies water scheme • Mlumati River– primary supply to the Langeloop and Nyathi water schemes • Nkomati River– primary supply to the Tonga, Madadeni, Sibange, Magudu and Masibekela water schemes • Mbuzini Dam– primary supply to the Mbuzini water scheme ( DWAF, ICMA AND Dala to intervene for a long term solution due to silting) • Boreholes – primary supply to the Louieville, Kaapmuiden and Mkwaru-kwaru water schemes; secondary supply to certain towns in the Driekoppies, Langeloop, Tonga, Magogeni and Figtree water Schemes • Water tankers– primary supply to the Stentor, Goba, Mtata, Mbangwane, Mbekisburgh, Block B (Joe Slovo), Mangweni, Sikhwahlane, Block C (Dindela),Hoyi, Magogeni, Boschfontein (Gomora), Jeppesreef, Schuzendal, Buffelspruit, part of Langeloop, Mbuzini, Thambokhulu and part of Schoemansdal. (Being phased and looking at Boreholes for interim solution)
WATER RESOURCE PROFILE • Future Water Sources • The following conclusions are made with regards to the future water source requirements: • It is estimated that the total present volume of water loss(due to leakages, illegal water connections, etc.)is unacceptably high. By reducing water losses, the future demand on the existing surface water resources can be greatly reduced. It is proposed that a comprehensive water loss/management strategy be launched. • Sufficient water is available from the respective sources to address the future municipal requirements. It is proposed that a comprehensive water resources study be launchedto confirm the longer term adequacy of the main water sources including consideration of agricultural requirements • The reliance on boreholesas a primary water source should be minimised wherever possibleby the provision of formal surface water infrastructure • Formal water sourceswould have to be investigated and established for the Stentor community which cannot be served from the main municipal infrastructure • A long-term surface water source for the Kaapmuiden community from the Crocodile River would have to be investigated and established
WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION • Several water quality and environmental pollution concerns require urgent attention, specifically when considering the Environmental Legislation applicable to Water Services Authorities: • Compliance with legislation in terms of water quality monitoring and reporting, specifically for: • Insufficient water quality monitoring in bulk water and reticulation systemsto ensure an acceptable standard delivered to customers, specifically in the rural towns • The quality of groundwater is monitored monthly to ensure the fitness for human consumption • Water quality monitoring of wastewater effluentfor Malelane, Hectorspruit and Komatipoort sewage treatment plants is undertaken (Upgrading of the plants is in process to improve quality) • Insufficient capacity to monitor and manage environmental pollution is of concern, specifically when considering: • Pollution of local rivers by run-off from agricultural land • Stormwater runoff from urban areas such as Malelane and Komatipoort.
WATER CONSERVATION / DEMAND MANAGEMENT WATER LOSSES (UNACCOUNTED)
WATER SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE • The main concerns with the existing infrastructure profile are: • The average age of some individual infrastructure components exceed the typical design life of 30 years • Insufficient provision is made at the municipal level to replace or refurbish the existing infrastructure • Limited resources are allocated to maintaining the assets. The total maintenance budget is less than 1% of the replacement value of assets • No capacity to perform preventative maintenance on assets • Limited availability of process diagrams and manuals required to operate efficiently
OWNERSHIP ISSUES • The ownership of infrastructure is distributed amongst the Nkomazi Municipality and various state and private entities. • As a Water Service Authority, it is required that infrastructure ownership be consolidated. Infrastructure that must be transferred, include: • The Kaapmuiden water scheme, currently owned by Spoornet • The Stentor water scheme, currently privately owned by the Kaapmuiden Citrus community • The Mkwaru-kwaru water scheme, currently privately owned by the Mkwaru-kwaru community • The Schoemansdal North water sub-scheme, currently owned by the Komati Basin Water Authority • The Louisville sewerage plant is operated by the Local Government
WATER SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE • The Water Services Development Plan indicates the following institutional concerns: • The Nkomazi water services business is not completely ring-fenced(absence of Kaapmuiden, Stentor & Mkwaru-kwaru infrastructureand re-structuring would be required to comply with legislation • The Nkomazi indirect (overhead) costof at least 45% of total operating expense does not make sufficient provision for these areaswhich are presently served by others • Nkomazi will have to obtain additional funding of R634 million over the next five years in order to deal with the water services challenges. • Nkomazi will have to establish additional institutional capacityto perform the Water Services Authority functions and responsibilities.; such as exploring additional and or external mechanisms. • High Water losses (unaccounted water), due to illegal connections and system failures. Strategies are now in place such as water services by-laws which are currently dealt with in the form of workshops and consultations
FINANCIAL PROFILE Capital investment – Water: The required investment ( R253 m) in capital projects - in order to eliminate the backlog in basic water supply and to meet the demand in population growth within the next five years - cannot be funded internally (revenue or loans) without substantial grant funding Capital investment – Sanitation: The required investment ( R381 m) in capital projects, in order to eliminate the backlog in basic sanitation and to meet the demand in population growth within the next five years - cannot be funded internally (revenue or loans) without substantial grant funding Operating budget – Water: The operating budget for water services will not be sustainable without the provision of external O&M subsidy funding, in addition to the Equitable Share allocation towards water services. Operating budget – Sanitation: The operating budget for sanitation services will not be sustainable in the short term and will need to be cross-subsidized by other retail services. The analysis indicates that the service will probably only be sustainable from Year 5 (2013/2014)
SUMMARY • The majority of customers within the authority area (70%) are classified as indigent and therefore not able to pay for water and sanitation services. Intergovernmental grants and subsidies would be required to support the water business. • There are 86 000 customers (495 000) people in the area of the Nkomazi WSA of which 22 000 (26%) DO NOT have access to basic water supply infrastructure and 57 000 (67%) DO NOT have access to basic sanitation facilities • Nkomazi WSA lacks the appropriate level of institutional, administrative, systems, processes, resources management, customer care, operations and maintenance capacity and adequate resources to provide the required water services to its customers • Sufficient water resources is available to accommodate the municipal water demand of the Nkomazi region. The needs of the agriculture sector and the resulting impact on the water resources must be considered • Existing infrastructure is valued approximately at a R 699 million replacement value. Certain infrastructure components are extremely old and a comprehensive assessment of the required capital investment is urgently required to replace ageing infrastructure • Insufficient allocation of resources to perform preventative maintenance is of concern.
The WSDP proposes the establishment of R 253 million of new water infrastructure within five years and R 381 million of new sanitation infrastructure within ten years, amounting to a total capital input of R 634 million. The WSA would have to procure an additional R 563 million of grant funding over the next ten years to give affect to the water services development plan (R 5145 per household served) • The WSA is severely restricted, due to limited capacity, to be able to render the complete water services function • Insufficient processes, systems and resources are currently available to ensure an adequate level of customer care. The re-engineering of the customer care function is urgently required • The assessment is concerned with regards to the indirect cost and available capacity of the WSA to render the water services. It is suggested that the provision of water services through a secondary service provider has been assessed and reflected that a municipal entity must be created as a water service provider for the Nkomazi Local Municipality.
