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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee: Water & Environment

Presentation by

Mr Trevor BalzerProgramme Manager: Special Projects

16 – 17 March 2010

Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme (ACIP)

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Contents1. Introduction2. Budget 3. Community Infrastructure5. Water Conservation and Demand Managementa. Vaal River Systemb. City of Jo’Burgc. eThekwini Metrod. Nelson Mandela Bay Metroe. City of Cape Town5. Refurbishment of Waste Water Treatment Works6. Drought Intervention Eastern Cape

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IntroductionAccelerated Community Infrastructure Programme– Rapid intervention programme to accelerate the

achievement of universal access to water and sanitation services by 2014 with a focus on 3 areas• Community infrastructure• Water conservation and demand management• Waste water infrastructure and refurbishment

– Drought Intervention: Eastern Cape– Budget R500 million over two financial years

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Budget 2009/10 to 2011/12

The initial budget for the 2009/10 financial year was expected to be R500 million, however the budget for the project is being made available over two financial years:

•2009/10: R240 million; and •2010/11: R260 million.

Projects are being scheduled in such a way that all expenditure will take place during the 2009/10 Municipal Financial year. Therefore funds set aside by DWA will be expended by 30 June 2010.

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Community InfrastructureWater and Sanitation projects selected and ranked on the basis

of• Exposure to the impacts of cholera;• high water services backlogs (typically where between 50%

and 100% of households were not served);• Evidence presented where the current budgets would not

allow for the eradication of backlogs by 2014; and • Projects with special needs.

Budget allocation:• Water Supply (14 projects): R100 million• Household Sanitation (13 Projects): R100 million

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Water Conservation and Demand Management (WC/WDM)

The following criteria was used to identify possible projects:• Funds to be utilised to leverage additional funds from the

beneficiary Metros;• Projects should have high impact and substantial water savings

should be achieved;• Areas must already be identified as water stressed catchments;• Higher levels of water security to support expected economic

growth by increasing water use efficiency;• An increase in water consumption based on high expected growth

rates;• Potential for water restrictions;• Potential for WC/WDM has been identified or it is the primary

option to prevent water shortages and targets have been set; and• Capability of Municipalities to immediately implement the projects.

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Water Conservation and Demand Management (WC/WDM)

Budget Allocation (Total Budget R254 million: of which R100 million from DWA and R154 million from Metro’s)

• Vaal River system, illegal water use: R17 million• City of Jo’burg, R110,5 million (R76.5 million from CoJ and

R33 million from DWA)• Ethekwini, R27.5 million (R10 million from EMC and R17.5

million from DWA)• Nelson Mandela Bay, R36.9 million (R21.9 million from

NMBM and R15 million from DWA)• City of Cape Town, R62.1 Million ( R44.6 million from CCT

and R17.5 million from DWA)

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WC/WDM : Vaal River SystemVaal River system, illegal water use project will cover the

following main areas: • Validation and Verification on the Lower Vaal River (Northern

Cape); • Validation and Verification on the Middle Vaal River (Free

State); • Investigations and Legal Support (mostly Gauteng ); • Training;• Communication of Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement;• Programme Management and Coordination ( NC, FS &

Gauteng

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WC/WDM: City of Jo’Burg

City of Jo’burg , R110.5 million• Pressure management,• Active leakage control; and • Repair and retrofitting of water efficient devices at

schools, public buildings and households. • Potential accumulated water savings: 51.5 Ml/day

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WC/WDM: eThekwini Metro Council

Ethekwini Metro Council, R27.5 million• Pressure management;• Active leak detection and repairs;• Advanced pressure control;• Mains replacement; and• Improving billing by regularising connections. • Potential accumulated water savings: 24 Ml/day:

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WC/WDM: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

Nelson Mandela Bay, R21.9 million• Residential, commercial and industrial metering

replacement;• Sector Billing and zone management;• Pressure management; and• Retrofitting of water inefficient devices. • Potential accumulated water savings: 20.4 Ml/day:

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WC/WDM: City of Cape Town City of Cape Town, R62.1 million• Integrated water leak detection (reduction of leaks on private

properties);• Pressure management (reducing pressure in pipelines to reduce

bulk infrastructure leaks and pipe bursts);• Electronic monitoring of network to actively manage the water

network; and• Re-use of treated sewage effluent (off-setting the use of potable

water by further treatment and distribution of treated effluent to end users).

• Potential accumulated water savings: 51.5 Ml/day:

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Refurbishment of Waste Water Treatment Works

The following criteria was used to identify projects:• Cholera risk areas;• Facilities exceeding the effluent quality limits;• Failures exceeding the maximum hydraulic capacity;• Non-compliance with minimum skill requirements;• High profile areas prone to spillages;• Significant threats to Public Health; and• Mechanical failures.

Budget Allocation• R195 million (20 projects)

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Drought Intervention: Eastern Cape

Following Minister’s Eastern Cape Provincial Water Indaba a number of additional projects were identified, needing urgent intervention. Funds reserved from Programme management and Contingencies were re-allocated for the following projects:

• 1050 Rain Water Tanks in 6 DM’s: R5 million• 40 Rain Water Tanks in Adelaide: R0,2 million• Ground water exploration in Amatola DM: R2 million.

Budget Allocation• R7.2 million