PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

• Old Assembly
• Presentation by
• Ms. Pam Yako
• Director-General
• Department Water Affairs
• 14 July 2009

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Outline of the Presentation

• Overview of the Department
• Overview of the Strategic plan
• Challenges

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Overview of the Department

• Vision
• Mission
• Values
• Organisational Structure
• Legal Mandate

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Vision

• A dynamic, people-centred Department, leading
  the effective management of the nations water
  resources, to meet the needs of current and
  future generations.

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Mission

• Make a positive impact to our country and its
  people as custodians of water resources, and as
  innovative and committed partners in the drive
  for sustainable development. We are
• Service and delivery oriented
• Lead our sector and enable our partners with
  knowledge
• Committed to innovation and use cutting-edge
  technology as a catalyst of positive change
• We have a heart that values our investment in our
  people.

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Values

• Core values
• Transparency
• Respect
• Excellence
• Everyone
• Easily remembered as TREE

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Organisational Structure
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Legal Mandate

• Water Services Act, 1998 (Act No.
  108 of 1997)
• National Water Act, 1998 (Act No.
  36 of 1998)
• Water Research Act, 1971 (Act No. 34
  of 1971)

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Overview Strategic Plan

• Strategic goals linked to Medium Term Strategic
  Framework (MTSF)

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Alignment Department to MTSF Priorities
MTSF Priorities Departments Strategic Goal
Sustainable Resource Management and use Ensuring sustainable and equitable water resources management
Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Ensure universal access to safe and affordable basic water
Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Build, operate and maintain infrastructure
Building a developmental state including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions Aligned and effective institutions
Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international cooperation Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international cooperation and development
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Alignment Department to MTSF Priorities
MTSF Priorities Departments Strategic Goal
Building a developmental state including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions Create a value driven, effective and responsive department
Speeding up growth and transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods Transformation
Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure. Transformation
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Challenges

• Water infrastructure universal access
• Water demand / water supply scenarios
• Compliance and enforcement
• Water Conservation Water Demand Management

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Water Infrastructure Universal Access

• Ageing water infrastructure periodic and
  systematic failures of water supply and
  sanitation systems
• Development of water resources infrastructure to
  ensure universal access
• Provision of bulk infrastructure upgrading and
  augmentation of municipal infrastructure
• 3.95 million households still do not receive
  water services
• Innovative ways of speeding up access to water
  and sanitation services

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Water Demand / Supply Scenarios
Scenario 2000
Scenario 2025
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Compliance and Enforcement

• Illegal water use is a significant problem in
  many areas the systems yields are exceeded
• Municipalities, industries and mines discharging
  non-compliant effluent
• Municipalities ability to manage waste water
  treatment plants
• Unacceptable high levels of pollution in rivers
• High nutrient loads from pollution

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Water Conservation and Water Demand Management
(WC/WDM)

• Strategic investment into WC/WDM
• Demand scenario shows shortage in 2013 and
  WC/WDM only measure available for mitigation
  until 2019
• Many South Africans still do not behave like
  South Africa is a water scarce country
• Large scale implementation a new experience
• WC/WDM implementation over various metros and
  towns
• WC/WDM implementation strategy urgently required

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Challenges (cont)

• Need for institutional reform to ensure a system
  that is accountable, decentralised but effective
• Addressing the capacity and skills challenges
  faced by sector especially at a municipal level

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Thank you