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PROGRESS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CMAS Regional Steering Committee for the establishment of Olifans CMA 19 July 2013

PROGRESS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CMAS Regional Steering Committee for the establishment of Olifans CMA 19 July 2013. POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT. As the public trustee of the nation's water resources the National Government, acting through the Minister,

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PROGRESS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CMAS Regional Steering Committee for the establishment of Olifans CMA 19 July 2013

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  1. PROGRESS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CMASRegional Steering Committee for the establishment of Olifans CMA 19 July 2013

  2. POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT • As the public trustee of the nation's water resources the National Government, acting through the Minister, • must ensure that water is protected, used, developed, conserved, managed and controlled in a sustainable and equitable manner, for the benefit of all persons and in accordance with its constitutional manner. • The Minister may establish suitable institutions to perform water resource management functions.

  3. POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT • CMAs are established in terms of section 78(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998). • Statutory bodies established in terms of Chapter 7 of the National Water Act and listed as schedule 3a entity under the PFMA-service delivery Public entity • Provisionally In the absence of established CMA’s, legislation allow DWA undertakes these functions.

  4. REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING CMAs 2. To achieve sustainable use of water 3. To achieve efficient use of water 1. To achieve equitable access to water Delegate water resource management to the regional or catchment level and to involve local communities within the framework of the National Water Resources Strategy

  5. Water Management Areas Limpopo Olifants Inkomati- Usuthu Vaal Orange Pongola-Mzimkulu Berg-Olifants Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Breede-Gouritz

  6. HIGH LEVEL PROJECT PLAN FRAMEWORK Aug13-July 14 Aug 14-July 15 and beyond Aug12-July 13 CMA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Approach Operation Phase Sustain & Improve Establishment Phase Preparatory Phase Implementation of Initial Functions Delegation of functions Gazetting of WMAs 1 Month Project Phases Cross Cutting Activities Approval of Business Cases by NT and listing under PFMA Finalising Business Cases Office Accommodation 2 Months Setting up of National Steering Committee 8 Months Gazetting of CMAs Human Resources Setting up of Regional Steering Committees Appointment of Governing Board Systems 1 Month Appointment of dedicated team Appointment of Chief Executive Budget secured MTEF PHASE 1 : Breede-Gouritz, Inkomati-Usuthu and Pongola Mzimkhulu Time Frames PHASE 2 : Berg-Olifants-Doorn , Vaal , Olifants and Limpopo PHASE 3 : Orange, Mzimvubu-Keiskamma Aug12-July 13 Aug13-July 14 Aug14-July 15 and beyond

  7. CORE BUSINESS TOP TEN RISKS

  8. CORE BUSINESS TOP TEN RISKS

  9. DG PROJECT GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS PROJECT GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Inkomati-Usuthu Berg- Olifants Project Sponsor Pongola-Mzimkhulu Breede-Gouritz Flagship Projects WSLG Inkomati-Usuthu Olifants DDG Policy & Regulation Regional Steering Committees Minister Business Process Review Committee Project Champion CD Institutional Oversight Need for PMO Project Leader Project Manager & Selected Officials National STEERING COMMITTEE Project Office Olifants Breede-Gouritz Vaal Limpopo Orange

  10. GOVERNANCE • Oversee institutional establishment; • Oversee governance (manage board appointment processes, training etc.); • Oversee shareholder compact; • Oversee business plans, quarterly performance reports and financial statements etc. Parliament Minister DWA Institutional oversight (national & regional) Portfolio Committee reviews reports and plans (hearings, visits) Minister appoints boards; approves shareholder compact Public institutions report to the public and Parliament through Annual Reports and Annual Financial Statements and to the Department with quarterly performance reports WRC TCTA NWRI CMA 1 CMA 2 CMA 9 Water board 3 WB 2+1 WB 3 279 WUAs &Irrigation Boards 10

  11. PROGRESS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCIES • Fast track development of business cases • Require to develop Vaal and Orange business cases asap • Eastern Cape RO initiated MzimvubuTsitsikamma • Western Cape RO will finalise Berg-Olifants business case • Meeting with National Treasury to list InkomatiUsuthu and BreedeGouritz CMAs • Amendment of the process to appoint governing board in the National Water Act • Finalise the Starterpack • Established 4 task teams Monitoring and information, delegation of functions, HR and Financial arrangements.

  12. COMMENTS/QUESTIONSTHANK YOU

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