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SSC Meeting on 30 April 2013,Bundu Lodge, Nelspruit

Crocodile River Catchment

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Water Demand Centres In The Crocodile River Catchment

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• Nelspruit• White River• Karino Plaston• Nsikazi South• Matsulu• Elandshoek,

Ngodwana and Kaapsehoop

Overall Water Balance – no intervention scenario

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Overall Water Balance – with interventions

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Overall Water Balance Crocodile - Conclusions

• Overall, it appears that a water balance can be achieved without a new dam,

but• Local deficits occur and water cannot always easily be

transferred between WDCs

• Most significant interventions that will make the biggest difference in terms of reconciliation:− Water use conversions (existing applications to convert

irrigation entitlements into licences for domestic use)

− Removing invasive alien vegetation from the Kwena and Primkop Dams’ catchments

− WC/WDM

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Generic Actions For All WDCs In The Crocodile Catchment

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Action Responsibility TimelineComplete the validation and verification exercise & eliminate illegal water use

DWA Regional Office: ICMA

Ongoing

Develop a policy for reallocation of water entitlements

DWA Policy and Regulation

Immediately (Urgently required)

Individual WDCs in Crocodile River Catchment

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Nelspruit

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Urgent Actions Needed For Nelspruit

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Action Responsibility TimelineImplementation of a WC/WDM plan

MLM (Sembcorp?) Start immediately and plan fully implemented by 2019. 

Approval of licence applications.

DWA As soon as possible.

Removal of Invasive Alien Plants in Catchment Area of Kwena Dam.

Working For Water Teams of Department of Environmental Affairs

Start 2014, remove and maintain for the rest of the planning period

Urgent Actions Needed For Nelspruit (Continued)

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Action Responsibility TimelineGroundwater development for short term water shortages.

MLM (Sembcorp?) Start 2014 and abstract water in that same year.

Dam development study for Boschjeskop Dam

DWA in collaboration with MLM

Start immediately – dam should be commissioned by 2018.

Dam development studies for Mountain View and Strathmore Dams

DWA: OA Start immediately – dam should be commissioned by 2022 if it turns out to be preferred to Boschjeskop.

White River

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Urgent Actions Needed For White River

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Action Responsibility TimelineDevelopment and implementation of a WC/WDM plan

MLM Start beginning of 2014 and plan fully implemented by 2019. 

Revise tariff structure.(The more water you use, the higher the tariff should become)

MLM Immediately.

Karino Plaston

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Urgent Actions Needed For Karino Plaston

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Action Responsibility Timeline

Licence applied for need to be issued.

DWA Immediately.

Nsikazi South

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Urgent Actions Needed For Nsikazi South

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Action Responsibility TimelineImplement WC/WDM. Draw up a WC/WDM plan as a matter of urgency.

MLM & BWB (Sembcorp?)

Start with plan immediately and implement from 2014.

Stabilise the continuous interrupted water supply.

Bushbuck Ridge Water Board

Immediately 

Licence to be issued (irrigation entitlements to be converted)

DWA and ICMA Immediately

Groundwater borehole siting using modern techniques

MLM & BRWB (Sembcorp?)

Start beginning of 2014 and drill and equip borehole(s) within 1 year.

Matsulu

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Urgent Actions Needed For Matsulu

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Action Responsibility Timeline

Implementation of a WC/WDM plan for Matsulu.

MLM (Sembcorp) Start immediately and plan fully implemented by 2019.

Groundwater development for short term water shortages.

MLM (Sembcorp) Start 2014 and abstract water in that same year.

Developing improved Operating Rules for Primkop Dam

ICMA Must be implemented during 2014

Urgent Actions Needed For Matsulu (Continued)

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Action Responsibility TimelineRemove IAPs from the Primkop Dam catchment

Department of Environmental Affairs – Working for Water Teams

Start in 2014, continue and maintain till end of planning period

Investigate the possibility of purchasing water entitlements from upstream water users

MLM (& Sembcorp?) in collaboration with ICMA and DWA.

Start investigating 2014. Water licences must be in place by 2020.

Elandshoek, Ngodwane and Kaapsehoop

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• No water deficits at present

• However water supply need to be augmented in future

• The potential for augmenting water supplies through rainwater harvesting should be investigated

• An experiment on fog harvesting at Kaapsehoop can be conducted

•  Additional boreholes can also be drilled to maintain a sustainable water supply to Elandshoek and Kaapsehoop

Sabie River Catchment

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Water Demand Centres In The Sabie River Catchment

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• Hazyview• Nsikazi North

Overall Water Balance – no intervention scenario

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Overall Water Balance – with interventions

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Overall Water Balance Sabie River - Conclusions

• No dam further development possibilities on Sabie River • Most significant interventions for reconciliation:

− WC/WDM

− Water reallocation

− Groundwater development

• Water resource classification of the river could also alleviate the current and future deficits but it has to go through the full process, including full stakeholder participation.

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Generic Actions For All WDCs In The Sabie River Catchment

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Action Responsibility TimelineComplete the validation and verification exercise & eliminate illegal water use

DWA Regional Office: ICMA

Ongoing

Develop a policy for reallocation of water entitlements

DWA Policy and Regulation

Immediately (Urgently required)

Individual WDCs in Sabie River Catchment

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Hazyview

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Urgent Actions Needed For Hazyview

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Action Responsibility TimelineImplement WC/WDM. Draw up a WC/WDM plan as a matter of urgency.

MLM Start with plan immediately and implement from 2014.

Revise tariff structure.(The more water you use, the higher the tariff should become)

MLM Immediately.

Groundwater borehole siting using modern techniques

MLM Start beginning of 2014 and drill and equip borehole(s) within 1 year.

Nsikazi North

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Urgent Actions Needed For Nsikazi North

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Action Responsibility TimelineProgressively improve the integrity of the distribution system

MLM Start immediately – this should be a priority.

Gradually implement WC/WDM as the integrity of the distribution system improves

MLM Ongoing

Site new boreholes at places of water shortage

MLM 2014. Assumed operational within one year

Urgent Actions Needed For Nsikazi North (Continued)

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Action Responsibility TimelinePurchase water entitlements from other water users.

MLM in collaboration with ICMA and DWA.

Start investigating immediately.

Questions and Discussion

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