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Overview of the Situation and Challenges Overview of the Situation and Challenges for Water Quality Monitoring and for Water Quality Monitoring and
Reporting in South AfricaReporting in South Africa
Wandile Nomquphu
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Pretoria
South Africa
Work Session on Water Statistics, Vienna 20-22 June
PRESENTATION OUTLINEPRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. Introduction
2. National Water Quality Monitoring Programmes
3. Coordination and Integration of Water Resources Monitoring Programmes
4. National Reporting Initiatives
5. Conclusion
1.1. IntroductionIntroduction
Development in a water scarce environment New policy and legislative imperatives eg:
Constitution Act 108 of 1996
Water a human rights issue and need for water quality reporting
National Water Policy of 1997
All water is publicUnit of hydrological cycleState of water resources report
National Water Act 36 of 1998
Sustainability & equityChapter 14 monitoring responsibilitiesEstablish National Water Resource Strategy
National Water Resource Strategy
Framework for water resources managementEstablish water management institutions
National Environmental Management Act 108 of 1998
State of rivers reportState of environment report
International obligations for data and information reporting eg WWAP, MDG, UNEP-GEMS Water, etc
Need for systematic data collection
2. Overview of National Water Quality Monitoring Programmes
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N E M PN E M PNational Eutophication Monitoring Programme
3. Coordination and Integration of 3. Coordination and Integration of Water Resources Monitoring Water Resources Monitoring ProgrammesProgrammes
• Need for holistic strategy to harmonize monitoring• Publication of Strategic Framework document to
ensure monitoring programmes are compliant with new legislation. Its basic dimensions are:Information user-centric approach: need clients for
monitoring informationScope of monitoring: data acquisition, data
management and storage, and information generation and dissemination
Information
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Data Storage
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Programme 2
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Information users
Functional Components of a Monitoring Framework
Operation
Design
IT Infrastructure (H/W, S/W, Applications)
• Institutional set-up for monitoring governance: three tiers of monitoring governance depending on the resolution of data and information required:
National Monitoring Programmes (status and trends) for national and international reporting requirements.
Regional or Catchment Monitoring Programmes – at catchment level to ensure compliance with water use licensing, impact assessment, etc, and
Local Monitoring Programmes mainly for process control, such as flood control, etc by water boards, local authorities, etc.
National / Strategic
information
Regional / WMA /
Catchment information
Water User / local information
Hierarchy of information requirements for management of water resources.
4. National Reporting Initiatives4. National Reporting Initiatives
Effective governance of the process to ensure delivery of information to three management tiers
The governance process to ensure:– Common standards– implementation of common quality assurance
criteria– Coordination of relevant stakeholder activities
5. Conclusion5. Conclusion Major shift from individual data collection
programme to integrated client-focused approach Need for good water quality information to
– effectively manage limited water resource– respond to policy and legislative requirements– Provide information for decision-making– Contribute data and information for national and
international reporting requirements Produce a ‘single version of the truth’ reporting
about the status of the country’s water resources.
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