DWAF STRATEGIC PLAN 2007/8 – 2010/11

RegionsRegions

Minister

WUAWUA

WSAWSA

WSPWSPMunicipal Municipal

EntityEntity

WaterWater BoardsBoards

Regulatory & Support

NWRIANWRIA

WRCWRC

Representation &Cooperation Contractual

Accountability

Cooperation & consultation

Cooperation & consultation

+TCTA+TCTA

Contractual

Statutory & Accountability

Statutory & Accountability

Statutory & Accountability

KEY:

NWRIA National Water Resource Infrastructure WUA Water User AssociationTCTA Trans-Caledonian Tunnel Authority WSA Water Services AuthorityWRC Water research commission WSP Water Services ProviderCMA Catchment Management Agency

DWAF Head OfficeStatutory & Accountability

Statutory & Accountability

Bodies for International Agreements

CMAs Science Science CouncilsCouncils

Cooperation & consultation

Statutory & Accountability

DWAF Legislation

1) National Water Act

2) Water Services Act

“Summarized Mission”

• Safe Water for All for Ever

• Resource Protection

• Discharge Treatment

• Treatment of abstracted Water

Branch: Policy and Regulation

Chief Directorate: Water Resource Information Management (WRIM)

4- Directorates:

Hydrological Services

Information Programmes

Surveying and Maping (GIS)

Resource Quality Services

Resource Quality Services

• Resource Quality Monitoring

• Analytical Services

• Resource Quality Information

• Administration and Support Services

6 Monitoring Programmes run by RQS (With various R&D, Emerging

New Monitoring Prog)

• National Chemical Monitoring Programme

• National Microbial Monitoring Programme

• National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme

• River Health Programme

• National Radioactivity Monitoring Programme

• National Toxicity Monitoring Programme

National Chemical Monitoring Programme

• Sample collection and registration

• Sample analysis (macro, trace metals, nutrients, pH, conductivity)

• ISO 17025 accreditation

National Toxicity Monitoring Programme

• 12 Persistent Organic Pesticides (POP’s)– e.g. DDT (malaria control) dieldrin, HCB,etc.Pesticides used in Agriculture: -e.g. Atrazine, Simazine, carbamates etc.

+ Biological tests: 1) Zebra fish embrio toxicity2) Water Flea (Daphnia

pulex) toxicityPesiticides in sediments ( needs analysis)

National Microbial Monitoring Programme

• Colilert (E.coli) Bimonthly reports at strategic sampling sites.

• Faecal coliforms

• Faecal Stretococci.

• Cholera (Medical Research Institute) - type O1 Endemic in hotter parts of South Africa

National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme

• Orthophosphate and total phosphorus

• Kjeldhal Nitrogen and NO3.

• COD

• pH

• Ammonia

• Chlorophyll-a

• Algal identification and enumeration

National Eutrophication Monitoring

• Status and trends of algal blooms, PO4 and total P in impoundments.

• Problem of toxic blooms ( eg Microcystin from cyano-bacteria and Cylindrospermopsin in Orange River)

• Phosphate removal technology (UP-pilot testing).

National Radioactivity Monitoring

• Screening for Gross alpha, Gross beta and chemical uranium

• Further testing depending on alpha/beta ratio

• Association of uranium with gold mining wastes.

National Toxicity Monitoring

• Toxicants and toxicity tests

• Stockholmn convetion (DEAT/DWAF)

• EDC (WRC/DWAF)

• In Pilot implementation phase

• CG-MS analysis for 10 of 12 POP’s plus commonly used pesticides in Agriculture (DEAT and DA).

River Health Programme

• Habitat, riparian Vegetation, wetlands, SASS index (South African Scoring System for aquatic invertebrates, indicating state of river health), Fish index, etc.

• Data from NCMP on chemical toxicants

• Data from NTMP for organic pesticides

• River classification system (A to D).

Adopt a River Programme Adopt a River Programme

WMS

• Water Quality Data Management System

• Link to Google Earth

• Role of GIS mapping section (IP)

End

• Enjoy visit to labs and IP section.