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Water Resource Management:Strategic Issues & Perspectives
Fred Van ZylDepartment of Water Affairs
30 April 2013
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Assessing 6x key dimensions of Water Management
• Purpose & outcome• The water resource• The reconciliation business• Water governance and management• Enabling actions• Strategic, risk & success factors
The Water Resource Strategy & Management Model
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SurfaceGroundwaterRe-use/return
SeaQuantity &
quality
2 Focus on resource
Prosperity
1 Focus on Outcome
Reconciliation3
Impact Management & governance
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Enabling
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1. Purpose, Outcome & Impact
• Constitutional requirements, Legal purpose, Cabinet priorities
• National Development Plan & implications• Water security: comfort vs concern• Socio-economic impacts and risks• Environmental impacts & development concerns• No clear macro alignment & integrated strategies• Water management model incomplete
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Legal requirement 2: focus on purpose(as per NW Act) Water resources must be:
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To support (achieve)
protected
used
developed
conserved
managed
controlled
Basic human needs
Equitable access
Redressing the past
Efficient, sustainable use
Social & economic development
protecting aquatic ecosystems
Prevent pollution & degradation
Disasters, dam safety, international, growth
valued
So........
• Outcome focussed:– Social– Economic– Environment
• Integrated planning and management• Centrality of water• Strategic partnerships• Effective institutional arrangements
2. Water Resource• Fresh water scarce country• Fresh water @ limit in most areas• Spatial challenges• Serious water quality and ecosystems concerns• Potential water available but @ cost and timeous
effort• Viability implications for sectors/business/consumers• Major water loss, waste, pollution
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So........
• Centrality of water• Improved value system• Stretching water• Water mix and water protocol• Resource protection (quality & habitat)• Sustainable management• Comprehensive investment strategy• Commitment
3. Reconciliation
• Water not central to developmental planning• Lack of integrated planning• Lack of integrated governance• Water management resource focused
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So........
• Water account• Centrality of water in planning & decision
making• Integrated planning & governance• Integrated programmes (SIPS, job creation,
reform strategies, food security, energy, etc)• Reconciliation studies & management• Sector accountability
4. Water governance and model
• Present focus on fresh water resource (limited focus on successful outcome)
• Focus on infrastructure solutions – poor life cycle management (sustainable managment)
• Ad hoc development approach • Limited investment in information, skills, research• Inadequate sector involvement, accountability inadequate
commitment to social & environmental management and output• Serious business and institutional viability challenges• Inadequate integrated governance• Consumer protection concerns
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So........
• Improved planning & regulation• Integrated governance• Sector mobilization: private sector, civil society,
communities• Institutional arrangements:– CMAs, regional water utilities, etc
• Sustainable management• Sector leadership• Operational processes
5. Enabling challenges
• Institutional• Financial• Information• Research• Skills, capacity, capability • Policy• Enabling environment
So........
• Critical success factors• Sector approach• Investment strategy• Financing model
6. Strategic
• Why do people waste & pollute water?• Why are we not performing?• Why lack of will?• Water footprint• Good governance• Risk management: cost of pollution, water
security, allocations, disaster management
So........
• Address:– Culture– Attitude– Will– Values– Obligations– Discipline– Advanced business planning & managment
7. Tactical issues
• Water financing vs other sectors financing• Centrality of water (why invest in water?)• Financing model (increased cost/ e-toll saga)• Need to address policy aspects (conditions,
enforce asset management)• Management tools• Critical success factors: will ,drive, commitment,
dedicated programmes, accountability• Affordability, viability ?
Sector message
• Outcome focus & alignment (strategic partnerships)• Centrality of water• Water protocol: • Improved governance: sector involvement• Smarter management : water plans, water footprint• Sector obligations: commitment, planning, water
management, resource protection• Master planning
Pilansberg
• Resource balance• Economic & social growth area• Inadequate services• Water quality challenges• Reconciliation study and management• Reserve determination• Infrastructure master planning• Water protocol• Interventions (services)• CMA & forums• Water Boards
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Pilanesburg Location vs Magalies Water area of supply
AREA OF SUPPLY
New Bulk Water Projects - Response to challenges
Limpopo
Gauteng
NorthWest Additional Demand
22 Ml/d
Klipdrift WTW18 Ml/d (25 Ml/d)
Additional Demand
> 45 Ml/d
Additional Demand
> 85 Ml/d
Wallmannsthal WTW12 Ml/d
Additional Demand
< 15 Ml/d
CullinanWTW
16 Ml/d
New Klipvoor Dam Scheme
Additional Demand
46 Ml/d
Additional Demand
24 Ml/d
Pilanesberg Bulk Water Scheme
70 Ml/d
Pilanesberg NorthR860 million
Pilanesberg SouthR300 million
New Scheme to Marikana-Mooinooi, Rustenburg &
MadibengAdditional Demand
> 120 Ml/d
Vaalkop WTW210 Ml/d
Feas
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New Additional Demands
>>> 120 Mℓ/d Scheme!!!
3. Extended development
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“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge,
but rather in a lack of will” Vincent T. Lombardi
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