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Regulating water services

Entities

The Section of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is central to the economic development and social well-being of the country as its mandate is to provide sufficient, reliable, clean water 365 days a year to support socio-economic growth.

The  department's legislative  mandate is to ensure that  the  country's water  resource are  protected, managed, used, developed, conserved and  controlled  by regulating and supporting the delivery of constructive h2o supply and sanitation. This is washed in accord with the requirements of water‐related policies and legislation  that are critical in delivering on people'due south right to have  sufficient food and water,  growing the economy, and eradicating poverty.

Chapter 4 of the National Development Plan envisages a S Africa that recognises the importance of secure and equitable access to water and sanitation as catalysts for socioeconomic evolution. This is given expression by Priority one (economic transformation and job cosmos) and Priority four (spatial  integration, human being settlements and local government) of government'due south 2019‐2024 Medium Term  Strategic Framework, with which the work of the DWS is aligned.  The department was expected to proceed to focus on  integrated water  resources  management, infrastructure planning  and  evolution; and regulating water services.

South Africa needs to reduce h2o need and increment supply for a growing population and economy to ensure water security  by 2030.

The National H2o and Sanitation Master  Programme details  the requirements for appropriate investment into water  resource and  services, and  sets targets for adequate water conservation and  demand management. To address h2o  infrastructure backlogs and ameliorate  operational  sustainability, over  the  medium   term,  the  DWS  was  expected  to keep to plan and maintain infrastructure.

The  DWS's projects include  acid  mine  drainage operations in Gauteng, phase 2D of the  Olifants  River  Water  Resources  Evolution Project,  the  Mokolo‐Crocodile   River Water Augmentation Project,  the raising of Tzaneen Dam, the Umdloti River Development Project,  and the raising of the Hazelmere Dam.

The construction of the Lesotho Highlands H2o Project  Phase II is aimed  at achieving h2o security  and aimed  at delivering water to South Africa by November 2026.

Regulating water services

The DWS planned to reintroduce regulatory quality valuations on the provision of water services. These valuations are intended to measure the level of compliance with the light-green drib and blue drop standards. To improve equitable access to h2o  resources, the DWS planned to procedure 80% of the h2o  apply  licence  applications it receives within 120 days. In addition,  the  department plans  to assess and  determine the  resource quality  of the uThukela River system.

Entities:

Consolidated water boards

Water  boards derive  their mandates from the  Water  Services Act of 1997  and  are  listed under  schedule 3B in the Public Finance Management Act of 1999.  There  are  ix water boards, which are primarily mandated to provide bulk industrial and drinkable h2o services to municipalities  and industries within their gazetted areas of operation.

Rand Water and Umgeni Water, which are discussed separately, operate largely in urban areas while others operate in rural areas. In addition to responding to their cadre mandate, some water boards provide retail water and sanitation services on behalf of municipalities as secondary activities.

Rand Water

Rand H2o was established in terms of the H2o Services Act of 1997 and is categorised as a national government business enterprise in terms of schedule 3B of the Public Finance Management Human activity of 1999.

The water lath serves about 19 meg people, with the Vaal River system supplying 98% of its bulk water. Rand H2o stores, treats and delivers potable water to municipalities, mines and industries in and effectually Gauteng.

Trans‐Caledon Tunnel Authority

The Trans‐Caledon Tunnel Authorization was established in 1986 as a specialised liability management  entity,  deriving  its mandate from the National H2o Human activity of 1998. It is responsible for financing and implementing the evolution of bulk raw water infrastructure, and providing treasury management services to the DWS.

The  authority  plays  an  of import   part  in providing:  financial  advisory   services such as  structuring and  raising   project  finance,   managing debt   and  setting   tariffs;  projection implementation services; and other technical support to the section and water boards. As such,  the  authority  volition continue with the  planning  and  implementation of the  Vaal River system through  Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands H2o Project,  providing a brusque‐ term  solution  to acid  mine  drainage in Gauteng, and  phase 2A of the  Mokolo‐Crocodile

River Water Augmentation Project.

Umgeni H2o

Umgeni Water was established in terms of the Water Services Act of 1997 to provide water and sanitation services in its service area, which comprises mostly rural areas in KwaZulu‐ Natal and the eThekwini  metropolitan area. The water lath supplies water to well-nigh six one thousand thousand consumers. Its ongoing objective is to support socio-economic development through water infrastructure investment in its area of operation.

Over the medium  term, the water  board  will construct: Phase 1 of the Greater Mpofana regional  water  scheme, the  Impendle bulk  water  supply  scheme, and  Phase three  of the Maphumulo  bulk water supply scheme, targeting largely indigent municipal areas.

In add-on, to ensure water security, the water board will target augmentation, upgrades and the rehabilitation of projects such equally the Lower Umkhomazi bulk water supply scheme and Phase 1 of the Umkhomazi  water project.

Water Trading Entity

The H2o Trading Entity was established in 1983 for the management of water infrastructure and resources, and  the  auction  of raw water.  It was converted into a trading entity in terms of the Public Finance Direction Act of 1999 in 2008.

Over the medium term, the entity is expected to continue focusing on maintaining existing water resource infrastructure, supporting the long‐term sustainability of h2o resources, and support economical development.

Accordingly, over the period alee, the entity anticipates the completion of iii raw water projects (Tzaneen Dam, Clanwilliam Dam and Hazelmere Dam).

Other entities

• The Breede‐Gouritz Catchment  Management Agency  plays  a  key  role  in  the  apply, protection and  development of water  resources in the Breede‐Gouritz h2o  catchment area.
• The Inkomati‐Usuthu Catchment Direction Agency plays a key role in the use, protection and development of h2o resources in the Inkomati‐Usuthu water catchment expanse.
• The  Water   Research  Commission's mandate  is  to  acquit research  on  h2o   past determining needs and  priorities for research, stimulating  and  funding water  research, promoting the effective transfer of information and technology, and enhancing knowledge and capacity building in the water sector. Research is informed by regime policies, needs and international trends.

Source: https://www.gov.za/about-sa/water-affairs

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