Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs

1. Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs Support Provided to Local Government Presented by Ms Nomonde Mnukwa Regional Head, Department of Water Affairs: Eastern Cape

2. Contents • Introduction • Achievements • Institutions in Water Provision • Planned and Ongoing Interventions • Challenges • Interventions to Challenges

3. 1. Introduction to Eastern Cape – 6.51 million people

4. 2. Past Achievements

5. Past Achievements (continued) • Community Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Programme • Implemented 1995 to 2004 across the Province • Guided, funded and managed development of water and sanitation infrastructure in Rural Areas (R 2,6 billion) • Support in needs assessment • Support in prioritisation • Support in Planning • Support in Implementation • Guidance on Operation & Maintenance • Transfer of infrastructure & staff

6. Past Achievements (continued) • Implementation of Sustainable Water Institutions Programme (ISWIP) (R24 million) • Implemented 2000 to 2008 • Improve Capacity in 17 x WSA municipalities • Funded a Water Services Authority support unit(25 Staff members appointed to WSA Municipality- 5x UKDM; 5x OR Tambo; 3x ANDM; 2x ADM; 3x CHDM; 2xBCM; 2xCDM) • Trained and developed unit to comply with requirements as per the Constitution and Water Services Act • Entrenched taking of responsibility for service delivery by WSA municipality

7. Past Achievements (continued) • Municipal Management Systems Interventions (R18 million) • Implemented 2003 to date at 5 district WSA municipalities (Sustainability audit and GIS clearing house) • Guided and funded development of municipal management systems at WSA municipalities: • M&E systems • Asset management systems • Infrastructure Development Planning and Implementation management systems • Section 78 analyses • Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and management systems

8. Past Achievements (continued) • Transfer of Water Services function • All water services infrastructure transferred to 6 WSAs based on functional assessments completed in 2003 and transfer agreements signed by 2005. • Refurbishment agreed to with WSAs based on refurbishment project plans (Budget Allocation R58,2 million) • O & M assistance provided by DWA for the first 3 years of the transfer with a declining support of 30% per annum over the next three years (Total allocation R340,8 million) • Refurbishment completed in 4 WSAs. Remaining WSAs (O R Tambo DM & Amathole DM) to be completed by June 2010. • 601 staff transferred to the WSAs by 2008. Transferred staff have been given training funding, R5000 per person, to fill the gaps that have been identified through the skills audit done by WSAs (Total budget +-R3m) • An after care programme has been set up with WSAs which continues for the period of the transfer agreement

9. Past Achievements (continued) Regional Bulk Services Provision • Amatola Water well established in the Amathole DM and Buffalo City LM • Assets that they were operating that belonged to DWA has been transferred to AW. • AW expanding area of operation to Chris Hani DM and Ukhahlamba DM • Albany Coast Water Board is the only institution in the province that operate a Reverse Osmosis. Provision of water and sanitation in clinics • 214 Clinics provided 2007/2008 @ R43m Councillor Induction • All WSA’s since 2005to todate

10. Past Achievements (continued) Water Conservation and demand management • Funded development of Business Plans (CHDM, ORTDM, ANDM, NMBMM) Continuously providing guidance to PERCCI • Funded training and employment of community plumbers and trainers @ Ndlambe LM R700 000. Provision of water and sanitation in schools • 81 schools in 2008/9 @ R69m Water Quality Monitoring • Koukamma & iKhwezi R500,000

11. Past Achievements (continued) Working for Water (Poverty alleviation, Resource Management & Climate Change mitigation) • 4667 people employed in 2008/2009. 56% F, 24% Y; 19% PLD & 20 people (war veterans in EL) • 44 871 ha cleared of invasive alien plants • Facilitation of registration of 3 co-operatives- (Kartberg Community Co-op succesfully got Public Works tender in EL; Ikhamanga co-op being tourist choice – hosted 20 American guests) River health • Rivers monitored for ecological health indicated fair to natural state Vision 2020 Programme 920 Schools reached in 2008/2009, • ANDM - Mt Frere school Position 1 at National Baswa Le Metse competition and • Cacadu DM, Blue Crane school position 2 at National SAWYP

12. Past Achievements (continued) Drinking Water Quality

13. Past Achievements (continued) Umzimvubu Development Zone (Food Security) • Funded training and provision of household irrigation water for food security 2008/2009 R9,000,000 (ORTDM, ANDM, ADM). Establishment of Sanitation Resource Centres & Appropriate technology Manuals • BCM, ORT, ADM, CHDM & UKDM Dam safety Rehabilitation • Belfort Dam safety rehabilitation and O&M – R6m • Belfort and Ntenetyana Dams O & M –R1.3m • Gcuwa & Toleni Dams – R50m • Gamtoos Scheme (Cacadu & NMBMM areas) R150m by end 2009/2010 Human Resources Development • 146 Process controllers trained and placed in UKDM, ANDM & ORTDM

14. Past Achievements (continued)

15. Past Achievements (continued)

16. Access to FBS (Regulation) • All 17 WSAs have policies for free basic water provision • Not all WSAs providing free basic water • Some providing FBW to all not just to indigent • FBS guideline developed • Working with COG&TA and Provincial DLG&TA to guide their Special Intervention Programme – Koukamma LM and Ndlambe LM • Access to FBW limited by access to infrastructure

17. Irrigation Schemes • Shiloh Irrigation Scheme • Refurbished in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture. • DWA is responsible for the refurbishment of the bulk supply infrastructure while the DoA is responsible for the refurbishment of the distribution system. • The scheme will supply water to irrigate 420 ha. Most of the bulk refurbishment is complete and now at commissioning stage. • R15m spent by DWA on the refurbishment of the scheme. • Qamata Irrigation Scheme • Rehabilitated in partnership with Eastern Cape Development Agency (ECDA). • The scheme receives water from Lubisi Dam and 1 959 ha can be irrigated once the refurbishment is complete. The scheme consists of 25 km of canal and 37 balancing dams. • Rehabilitation work 9 balancing dams completed and further 4 being rehabilitated. • To date R 30m has been spent by DWA on the rehabilitation with a further R60m budgeted to complete the rehabilitation. The target date for completion is 2013. • The Ncora Irrigation Scheme • The scheme receives water from Ncora Dam and 2 490 ha can be irrigated once the refurbishment is complete. • Rehabilitation work have commenced on 3 balancing dams this year. • R5m spent by DWA with a further R40m budgeted to complete the rehabilitation. The target date for completion is 2012.

18. Special programmes • School Water and Sanitation • 08/09 & 09/10 DWA budget of R69m & R79m allocated to assist DOE • Negotiated an IA agreement with Amatola Water Boards and Mvula Trust • Implementation underway (183 schools)

19. Special programmes • Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme • 5 of 17 WSA have adopted bulk water plans • Consolidated WSA bulk planning into provincial perspective – this requires updating to align with • Water Resource Availability • PGDS needs • Access additional funding

20. Planning (Regulation) EC Technical Report Assessment Panel • Technical, social and financial feasibility of projects reviewed • Ensures compliance with national policies, norms and standards • Recommends all WS projects for MIG funding. • DWA and MIG bilateral forum established and hold monthly meetings • WSA allocate >80% of MIG for water and sanitation projects 2008/09 feasibility report recommendations

21. 3. EC Institutions in water service provision KZN Institutions in water service provision

22. EC Institutions in water service provision Cont KZN Institutions in water service provision

23. Institutions (continued)

24. 4. DWA Planned & Ongoing Interventions

25. Access to water (Regulation) EC Water Backlog – 4,7 million people in 1,179,215 houses Funding Required – R 10,604 billion for RDP Level Funding Available – R 1,448 billion per annum (MIG) WSA Expenditure Capacity 2006/07 - 52% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (R1,072b) - 87% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized 2007/08 - 55% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (R1,413b) - 91% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized 2008/09 - 51% of WSA’s MIG utilized for Water Services (R1,541b) - 96% of WSA’s MIG allocation utilized

26. Access to sanitation (Regulation) EC Sanitation backlog - 966,000 Households Funding Required – R 2,800 billion Funding Available – R 358 million per Annum (MIG) Drought interventions (2007/8) R36.4m in all DM’s Water Security (Planning) • Algoa Reconciliation Study (NMBMM) R4.7m 2008-2010 • Amathole Recon Study (BCM & ADM) R3m 2008-2010 • All towns Recon (134 Towns, 2600 Villages) R4.90m 2009-2011

27. Special programmes • Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme • R94 million allocated to EC (Ukhahlamba, Chris Hani, Alfred Nzo, O R Tambo, Amathole DMs, Ndlambe LM & Nelson Mandela Bay Metro) • Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme • Implementation of the first Scheme Started in 07/08 (CHDM) • Implementation of the second Scheme Started in 08/09 (Mthatha) • Implementation of 5 Schemes started in 2009/10 in 3 WSAs • Funding

28. Regulation • Issued Pre-Directives • Koukamma Municipality on Pollution • ORT DM – pollution Mthatha • Koukamma LM • DPLG, and Cacadu DM intervention –R140m • ORT DM • EC Provincial (DLG&TA) intervention R10.6m • DWA intervention R25m

29. 5. Challenges • Lack of Engineering (incl Planning); Geohydrologists & Technical skills • Institutional Arrangements and capacity to perform functions • DLGTA intervention • Ability of DWA to intervene • Financial • WSA’s dependence on Grant funds • Dilapidated infrastructure • Meeting the MDG’s • Stressed Water Sources • Holistic Integrated Planning

30. Challenges (Cont..) Raw water debt by WSA’s to DWA

31. 6. Proposed Interventions to Challenges • Recent Water Indaba Provincial Water Plan • to enable resource mobilisation • To strengthen both DWA & WSA regulation • To strengthen IGR and role of Province on Water issues • Responding to government plan of action Drought intervention • Provincial plan approved by EC Cabinet • Process to declare disaster underway

32. Thank you!