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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR WATER SERVICESFOR WATER SERVICES

Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & ForestryCommittee on Water Affairs & Forestry


Outline of presentationOutline of presentation

• BackgroundBackground

• Process to get to SFProcess to get to SF

• Document Structure Document Structure

• Policy highlights and issuesPolicy highlights and issues

• Way Forward Way Forward


BackgroundBackground• More than 11 million, including 9 million rural More than 11 million, including 9 million rural

people served by all spheres of government since people served by all spheres of government since 1994 with access to a safe water supply : 1994 with access to a safe water supply : substantial achievement.substantial achievement.

• Sanitation high priority and increasing speed of Sanitation high priority and increasing speed of delivery. delivery.

• Efficient services essential for economic growth Efficient services essential for economic growth and poverty eradication.and poverty eradication.


Water Supply Perspective(All figures are based on Census 2001 updated to Mar 2003)

Total population : 46.2millionTotal population : 46.2million

28.3 m28.3 m(61.3%)(61.3%)

6.7 m6.7 m(14.5%)(14.5%)

6.2 m6.2 m(13.4%)(13.4%)

5 m5 m(10,8%)(10,8%)

..

5 m5 m

(10,8%)(10,8%)

11.2 m11.2 m

(24,2%)(24,2%)17.9 m17.9 m

(38,7%)(38,7%)

Water in house or in yardWater in house or in yard

Standpipes Standpipes less than less than

200m200m

Standpipes Standpipes further than further than

200m + 200m + boreholesboreholes

UnacceptableUnacceptableRiver, pool, River, pool, dam, streamdam, stream

Note : These figures reflect access to infrastructure, not necessarily effective services e.g water quality, flow & sustainabilityNote : These figures reflect access to infrastructure, not necessarily effective services e.g water quality, flow & sustainability


Sanitation Perspective(All figures Census 2001 updated to Mar 2003)

Total population : 46.2millionTotal population : 46.2million

24 m24 m51.9%51.9%

4.1m4.1m8.9%8.9%

18.1m18.1m39.2%39.2%

18.1 m18.1 m

(39.2%)(39.2%)

22.2 m22.2 m

(48%)(48%)

Flush toilet (connected to Flush toilet (connected to sewer systems or septic sewer systems or septic

tank)tank)

VIPVIP

UnacceptableUnacceptableNone, pit latrine, None, pit latrine,

buckets, chemical (1.8 buckets, chemical (1.8 m buckets)m buckets)

Note : These figures reflect access to infrastructure, not necessarily effective servicesNote : These figures reflect access to infrastructure, not necessarily effective services


Process to get to SFProcess to get to SF• ““Issues and options” document and Issues and options” document and

consultation on that - April 02-June 02consultation on that - April 02-June 02• Draft ‘White Paper” – Sept 02Draft ‘White Paper” – Sept 02• Second round of consultation Second round of consultation • Review with Core Group (DWAF, SALGA, Review with Core Group (DWAF, SALGA,

SAAWU, DPLG, NT) – Jan-May 2003SAAWU, DPLG, NT) – Jan-May 2003• Inputs Minister-Final edits – Jul-Aug 03Inputs Minister-Final edits – Jul-Aug 03• Approved by Cabinet as Strategic Approved by Cabinet as Strategic

Framework-17 Sept 03-now official national Framework-17 Sept 03-now official national policypolicy


Document GeneralDocument General

General structure of chaptersGeneral structure of chapters• VisionVision

(and informing principles)(and informing principles)• Key policiesKey policies

(to enable achievement of vision)(to enable achievement of vision)


Style of documentStyle of document

• 10 year vision for sector (not only 10 year vision for sector (not only DWAF)DWAF)

• Comprehensive framework (replaces Comprehensive framework (replaces 1994 WP)1994 WP)

• Summary of key policies whilst Summary of key policies whilst leaving out “guidelines" & detail leaving out “guidelines" & detail


Document structureDocument structure• Preface by minister & sector overviewPreface by minister & sector overview1.1. IntroductionIntroduction2.2. Sector vision, goals and targetsSector vision, goals and targets3.3. Institutional frameworkInstitutional framework4.4. Financial frameworkFinancial framework5.5. Planning frameworkPlanning framework6.6. National norms and standards National norms and standards 7.7. Regulatory frameworkRegulatory framework8.8. Support & monitoring frameworkSupport & monitoring framework9.9. ConclusionConclusion


Policy highlights 1Policy highlights 1 Targets Targets

• Bold step: targets for sector with dates and Bold step: targets for sector with dates and responsibilitiesresponsibilities

• Developmental targets - Examples:Developmental targets - Examples:– Access to basic services - 2008 / 2010Access to basic services - 2008 / 2010– Free basic services - 2005 / 2010Free basic services - 2005 / 2010– Transfers - 2005Transfers - 2005

• sector Invest 0.75% of GDP annuallysector Invest 0.75% of GDP annually• Institutional reform – 2013 (strategy 2004)Institutional reform – 2013 (strategy 2004)• DWAF reports annuallyDWAF reports annually


Policy highlights 2Policy highlights 2MandatesMandates

• Municipalities:Municipalities: ensuring ensuring access,planning,regulation and provision.access,planning,regulation and provision.

• DWAF:DWAF: policy,regulation,support & policy,regulation,support & information management.information management.

• Water Boards:Water Boards: regional WSP’s for bulk regional WSP’s for bulk regulated by DWAF and retail WSP’s regulated by DWAF and retail WSP’s (regulated by contract with WSA)(regulated by contract with WSA)


Policy highlights 3Policy highlights 3Institutional reformInstitutional reform

• Agreed that reform is requiredAgreed that reform is required• objectives, principles and approach definedobjectives, principles and approach defined• reform process set outreform process set out

– national leadershipnational leadership– bottom-up approachbottom-up approach– case by casecase by case– national institutional reform strategy + finance for national institutional reform strategy + finance for

implementationimplementation

• diverse outcomes likelydiverse outcomes likely


Policy highlights 4Policy highlights 4FinancesFinances

– Decentralised fiscal frameworkDecentralised fiscal framework

– MIG (also sector specific conditions)MIG (also sector specific conditions)

– Tariff policy & setting (use of ES)Tariff policy & setting (use of ES)

– Credit controlCredit control

– Financial sustainabilityFinancial sustainability


Policy highlights 5Policy highlights 5Principles in credit control (p32)Principles in credit control (p32)

– CompassionCompassion

– CommunicationCommunication

– Fair and transparent processFair and transparent process

– warningwarning

– restricting and not disconnectedrestricting and not disconnected


Policy highlights 6Policy highlights 6disconnection of water suppliesdisconnection of water supplies

– sensitive issue -balancing rights and sensitive issue -balancing rights and responsibilitiesresponsibilities

– consumers and municipalitiesconsumers and municipalities

– tamperingtampering

– interference e.g. after a restrictioninterference e.g. after a restriction

– DWAF will monitor and interveneDWAF will monitor and intervene


Policy highlights 8Policy highlights 8PlanningPlanning

• Importance of planning (IDP and Importance of planning (IDP and WSDP)WSDP)

• Integrate WS with WR planningIntegrate WS with WR planning

• Water conservation and water demand Water conservation and water demand strategy part of WSDPstrategy part of WSDP

• Plan for ongoing operations and Plan for ongoing operations and maintenancemaintenance


Policy highlights 9.1Policy highlights 9.1Stepping up the ladder (p25)Stepping up the ladder (p25)

– Provision of basic services most important Provision of basic services most important and immediate priority butand immediate priority but

– Basic services- only first step up the Basic services- only first step up the ladder (RDP)ladder (RDP)

– water services authorities expected to water services authorities expected to provide intermediate and higher levels of provide intermediate and higher levels of serviceservice



– higher levels of servicehigher levels of service

– wherever it is practical and wherever it is practical and

– provided it is financially viable and provided it is financially viable and

– sustainable to do sosustainable to do so



– DWAF will work with National DWAF will work with National Treasury, DPLG, SALGA and other Treasury, DPLG, SALGA and other institutions to design appropriate institutions to design appropriate financial instrumentsfinancial instruments

– Definition of what is a basic water Definition of what is a basic water service will be revised by national service will be revised by national governmentgovernment


Policy Highlights 10.1Regulation

Objectives of regulation: (p 43)

•Ensure compliance with minimum national standards

•Ensure good performance and efficient use of resources

•Ensure good contracting practice


Policy Highlights 10.2Regulation

Local regulation by WSA

National regulation – oversight

Format of national regulator to be investigated

Regulation of regional WSPs

Regulatory strategy to be developed


Policy Highlights 11mechanisms of support

Capacity building grant

knowledge networks (peer to peer)

advisory service (expertise on demand)

guidelines and tools (practical)

strategic support initiatives

skills development (education,training and capacity building)


Way ForwardWay Forward• Communication roll outCommunication roll out• Review of sector legislation ( amendments Review of sector legislation ( amendments

to WS Act)to WS Act)• Working with sector stakeholders to develop Working with sector stakeholders to develop

strategies forstrategies for– RegulationRegulation– Institutional reform Institutional reform – Support Support – Monitoring & evaluationMonitoring & evaluation

• Publish state of sector reportPublish state of sector report• Guidelines & toolsGuidelines & tools


Water is Life !Water is Life !Sanitation is Dignity !Sanitation is Dignity !

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