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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee Presentation to the Portfolio Committee of Water & Environmental Affairsof Water & Environmental Affairs

Waste Water Services in South AfricaWaste Water Services in South AfricaPresentation by: Presentation by:

The Department of Water AffairsThe Department of Water Affairs

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Waste Water Services RegulationWaste Water Services Regulation

• The Department intensified waste water services regulation with the objective of stimulating effective management and operations of waste water systems (collection (collection + treatment).+ treatment).

• Introducing additional means to facilitate improvement of waste water services: Within a realm of funding constraints;Outside of lengthy litigation processes;

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Waste Water Services RegulationWaste Water Services Regulation

• DWA embarked on a 3-pronged regulation approach regarding Waste Water Services:

EnforcementEnforcement

Leading to LitigationIncl. Directives

Incentive-based Incentive-based RegulationRegulation

Green Drop Green Drop CertificationCertification Risk-based Risk-based

Targeted Targeted RegulationRegulation

Assess risks and Assess risks and prioritise appro.prioritise appro.

Intervention according Intervention according to Cumulative to Cumulative

Risk RatingRisk Rating

Parallel Mutual

Initiatives

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Conventional Regulation v.s. Green Drop Certification

Conventional RegulationConventional Regulation

1. Effluent Quality Compliance Monitoring.

2. Process Controlling skills in terms of Regulation 2834 (Minimum Minimum RequirementsRequirements).

3. Reactive action required once non-compliance is detected.

Incentive Based RegulationIncentive Based Regulation

1. A list of 11 criteria part of GD Certification process

2. Standards Set at levels of Excellence.3. Benchmark set higher than usual

(Essential Criteria for Excellent WW Management).

4.4. Considers/promotesConsiders/promotes Sustainability Sustainability of Waste Water Operations; includes a wider spectrum of elements towards the improvement of Management and Operations.

5. A more proactiveproactive approach.

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Green Drop Certification Green Drop Certification 20092009

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What is the Green Drop Report?

• It’s the end-productend-product of the Waste Water Services Incentive-Incentive-based Regulationbased Regulation.

• To give public recognitionpublic recognition to those institutions/municipalities that proved excellence during assessment.

• But also to serve as a waste water management performance performance barometer, barometer, in terms of stringent criteria set.

• The report focus on Waste Water Services ManagementWaste Water Services Management; instead of only looking at: Functionality of WWTW; State of Infrastructure; etc.

• The Green Drop process marks an important milestone with a significant improvement in understanding of waste water management and operations aspects amongst managers and decision-makers.

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•Transparently Facilitating the indication of Regulator’s confidence in municipal waste water services management.•Status achieved if wastewater services comply with relevant legislation and good practice requirements, as measured according to a set of stringent criteria:

Incentive-based Regulation

GREEN DROP REQUIREMENTS 2009 towards 2010South African Municipal Waste Water Services Incentive-based Regulation

No Criteria

1 Operations (Process Control), Maintenance and Management Skill 10%2 Waste Water Monitoring Programme 10%3 Waste Water Sample Analysis (credibility) 10% ( 5%)

4 Submission of Waste Water Quality Results 10% ( 5%)

5 Effluent Quality Compliance 35% (27%)

6 Waste Water Quality Failure-Response Management 20% (10%)

7 Storm water and Water Demand Management 0% 8 Bylaws 0% (5%)

9 Waste Water Treatment Facility Capacity 10%10 Publication of Waste Water Management Performance 0% (5%)

11 Waste Water Asset Management 0% (13%)

Incentive-based Incentive-based RegulationRegulation

Green Drop Certification

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Green Drop Criteria• Each criterion has been carefully selected to

promote excellence. • While Effluent Quality remains the most

prominent criterion (35% weighting), other elements such as Process Controlling skills; Treatment Capacity; Bylaws to protect the sewer operations, etc, contribute towards a more holistic management approach in stead of the traditional monitoring alone.

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Green Drop Score Spread

7%

38%55%

Attained GD Score from 90% and above (Excellent) [32]Attained GD Score from 50 - 89% (Acceptable to Good) [174]Attained GD Score of < 50% (Requires Attention) [250]

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2009 Green Drop Performance2009 Green Drop Performance

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Waste Water ServicesRisk AbatementRisk Abatement

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Required a credible and scientific information base re the status Required a credible and scientific information base re the status of the entire municipal wastewater treatment in SA. of the entire municipal wastewater treatment in SA.

Targeted Risk-based Regulation

1. treatment technology2.2. design capacity (hydraulic) and design capacity (hydraulic) and

receiving flowreceiving flow3. license status4. plant classification5. longitude/latitude 6.6. Reg 2834 skills required versus Reg 2834 skills required versus

actualactual7. OHS appointments and compliance8.8. effluent quality compared to effluent quality compared to

permitted standardspermitted standards9. receiving water resource

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Distribution of Municipal WWTWs in SA

While macro and large While macro and large WWTWs account for about WWTWs account for about 17% of the number of 17% of the number of plants, it is responsible for plants, it is responsible for about 60% of the total about 60% of the total volume of effluent volume of effluent discharged. discharged.

Small & Micro plants were Small & Micro plants were found to be responsible for found to be responsible for 10% of the total daily 10% of the total daily effluent but account 46% of effluent but account 46% of the number of WWTWs in the number of WWTWs in the country.the country.

This implies that Large and This implies that Large and Macro works should be Macro works should be regarded as high risk regarded as high risk facilities. facilities.

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49Ml/d

• Inflow into small WWTW exceeds

Design cacapcity by almost 100%

• Larger Plant spare capacity might look

look promising but reduced cap

as result of maintenance rundown

and ineffective operations

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Waste Water Improvement Actions Waste Water Improvement Actions Undertaken 1Undertaken 1

• Waste Water Risk Abatement Regulation Initiative

The risk-based targeted approach required the assessment of all WSAs in the country;

Each Water Services Authority was supplied with their own waste water risk profile; to inform development planning (WSDP & IDP processes).

Turn around possible through these targets ; (Local Government Turn Around Strategy [LGTAS]).

This process revealed that Waste Water Capacity and Optimization should never be considered in isolation as it is closely related to water demand management, revenue enhancement and integrated asset management.

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Waste Water Improvement Actions Waste Water Improvement Actions Undertaken 2Undertaken 2

• Localised Risk Abatement Initiative (Berg River); A joint effort is made between 6 municipalities (discharging into

Berg catchment) University of Stellenbosch & WRC is to partner this initiative Two UK waste water specialists assisted the Municipalities to

do proper risk assessments and to develop Waste Water Risk Abatement Plans (WWRAP).

DWA Regional Office is leading/facilitating this process with support from National.

All of the 6 received Notices of Non-compliance in terms of Section 19 of NWA.

To date 4 of the 6 made significant progress The next compliance assessment is due in June. Similar initiatives will commence in other catchments.

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Waste Water Improvement Actions Waste Water Improvement Actions Undertaken 3Undertaken 3

• Partnered Provincial initiatives to intensify Municipal Management focus on Waste Water Management; Gauteng MEC (Local Government) hosted a meeting with all

mayors Mpumalanga: partnership between the Netherlands and Provincial

Government (incl. DWA)

• DBSA deployed engineers under the Siyenza Manje initiative to avail technical skills to relevant municipalities

• Programmes have been developed to address skills shortage through the Learning Academy and other programs e.g. World Water Monitoring Day

• Process controllers trained in Gauteng with funds from LGSETA

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Other Noteworthy Initiatives• As South Africa is facing major waste water

challenges it has moved to the foreground of innovative regulatory approaches, South Africa now participates in the development of international ISO standards for effluent discharge limits and re-use practices (SABS with DWA input).

• The Waste Water Risk Abatement Plan (W2RAP) initiative has been noted by Regulators affiliated to the World Health Organization for their input. WRC has committed to subject this for pier review by November 2010.

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Waste Water Services Turn Around PlanWaste Water Services Turn Around PlanThe way forward 1The way forward 1

1. Continuation and Intensifying of the Waste Water Risk Abatement Programme;• Implementation on a national basis with the target to

provide for a pragmatic risk reduction initiative by every Municipality in the country.

• Infrastructure Refurbishment initiatives – including Regional Bulk Fund

• Setting of practical targets for improvement.

2. Targeted Coaching Programme.1. Utilise a highly specialized skills resource pool to coach

current placements • Option of Practical Training Centers to be established at

indentified excellent municipal treatment facilities

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Waste Water Services Turn Around PlanWaste Water Services Turn Around PlanThe way forward 2The way forward 2

3. Introduction of Alternative Waste Water Treatment technologies.

4. Continuation and Intensifying of Regulatory Intervention including litigation.

5. Waste Water Awareness Programme for municipalities and the public

6. Contracting public or private providers to operate and maintain where municipality fails.

7. Alternative Refurbishment Funding Options.

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Green Drop 2010/11

• Workshop 20 May 2010• Training of Assessors. 100 applications (June

2010)• Allocation of WSAs to Assessment Panels• Pre-Assessments and Site Audits (July – Aug

2010)• Final Assessments (end Sept – Nov 2010)

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Green Drop Certification sets Targets of Excellence opposed to the conventional strive Green Drop Certification sets Targets of Excellence opposed to the conventional strive towards compliance with Minimum Requirements.towards compliance with Minimum Requirements.

We have established the benchmark- Turn Around is possible!We have established the benchmark- Turn Around is possible!

THANKSTHANKS