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The Need And Context For A Real Time Dss To Serve The Stakeholders Of The Crocodile, Bj, 06 10 2009
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The Need & Context for a Real Time Operations DSS to serve
the stakeholders of the Crocodile:
Purpose and Role Brian Jackson
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Constitution– right to have access to sufficient water– right to an environment that is not harmful to their health
or well-being– The state must take reasonable legislative and other
measures to Progressively Realise National Water Act Guiding Principles– protect our water resources from being exploited;– ensure that there is enough water for social and economic
development;– and ensure there is enough water for the future
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National Water Resources Strategy Achieve reform in equity, efficiency and sustainability through proper
management of national water resources– Policies and Programmes: Water Allocation Reform, Compulsory Licensing,
Strategic Allocations etc.
By protection, use, development, conservation and regulation of national water resources– Policies: The Reserve, Water for Growth and Development, WC/DM,
Institutional reform e.g. Water User Associations; Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement, etc.
And by participatory management at the river catchment level (through the ICMA)– Delivery to and with stakeholders (Implementation) in the context of above
policies
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Initial Functions of ICMA Investigate, and advise all interested parties. Co-ordinate activities of water users. Co-ordinate implementation of Water Services
Development Plans. Catchment Management Strategy
development and implementation. Ensure Community participation.
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Strategic Adaptive Management An overarching process in Legislation,
Strategies etc. Designed to deliver on SA Water Act
requirements ICMA is implementing SAM:
1. Planning 2. Objective setting 3. Decision Making 4. Implementation 5. Monitoring 6. Review & feedback
This project
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VALUES/ PRINCIPLES
Vital system attributes
Determinants, threats, constraints
Evaluate attributes
Objectives
Projects
Improved Equity, Efficiency,
Sustainability
VISION
CONTEXTThe decision making environment
Understanding the “STEEP” system to be managedSTEEP = Social, Technical Economic, Environmental, Political
How we get to where we want to go!
Objectives: Enhance vital attributes and determinants Overcome constraints and threats
Projects Integrated and participative WRM activities aimed at critical needs and incremental achievement of National Water Reform
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SAM: ICMA Why SAM– Adaptive Planning Process focused on what can be done
within our initial functions to:o best support DWAF’s objectives as well as allowing the ICMA to
gain credibility and o meet some of the expectations of the Stakeholders.
– Resulted in identified Priority Projects for Implementation using these principles:o Involve and deliver to stakeholderso Capitalise on existing expertise/champions/resourceo step beyond current restraints and “do it!”o Quick impact long shelf lifeo Delivers to as many National objectives as possible
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Priority Projects ID Integrated and participative WRM activities aimed at critical needs and
incremental achievement of National Water Reform (Achievable under resource constraints)
Project 1: – Integrated Crocodile River Management
Project 2: – Creating an adaptive information and decision network to ensure delivery of the
Ecological Reserve to the Kruger National Park.
Project 3: – Cooperative Programme for Municipal WWTW Compliance and Empowerment
Projects will be integrated for prototyping on Crocodile River and learning/skills to be transferred to other rivers as resources permit
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Why Crocodile River The Crocodile is the most stressed river with a
wide range of pressing problems Potential for successful operations given the
levels of ability within the Stakeholders currently operating the river, given consensus.
The Komati already has an operations Forum. The Sabie is not as stressed. Future Plan
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Why Operations DWA DSS requires Implementation
– Implementation implies procedures & processes for decision making– ICMA believes the CROC and its link to CRF is the key to successful
implementation of not only the DSS but all National and international Water related Policies and Programmes.o Reserve, International obligations, WAR…
– Traditionally gap between planning and operations.– This DWA Project Links Planning and operating tools– ICMA supports this concept and want it to work.
– Operations is the real nitty gritty of implementation
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ICMA Preparations ICMA will operate the DSS & CROC on an agency basis to
assist DWA ICMA has accepted this responsibility and initiated
implementation by:– Prioritisation of Project in Adaptive Planning Process– Purchasing the software and hardware to run the DSS.– Internet Space to host the web site and email– Acquiring the part time services of a hydrologist to assist in
running the models.– Undergoing training on the software– Commenced Marketing and Participation Strategies
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Feedback Busy with Calibrations and adjustments to DSS Presenting models and possible outputs to CROC for
comments and feedback Revised model outputs will then be presented at the next
CROC Models set up with best available data. Gaps exist and the
CROC must advise on priorities for data improvements in future
Feedback can be verbal or written and should be with the ICMA by the end of October to:
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This is an opportunity to successfully implement a sophisticated decision support systems and to put the Crocodile River Catchment in the
forefront of Integrated Water Resources Management in RSA.
Lets come together to make it work