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Portfolio Committee 4 June 2003. Free Basic Water “DORA 2003 & Free Basic Services”. By: Sugandree Muruvan . DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES REGULATIONS. DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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4 June 2003
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES REGULATIONS
By:Sugandree Muruvan
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
DWAF team
DDG: Operations – Mr J Potloane
Chief Director: Water Services – Mr H Muller
Manager : Transfers – Mr T Balzer
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Purpose
To provide a status report on the Free Basic Water & Sanitation Policies
DORA : FBW&S and DWAF’s role
Response to issues raised by PC members
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Content of Presentation Purpose Free Basic Water:
Implementation Status LG Support Further policy/strategy development Free Basic Sanitation Policy development
DORA 2003 : LG Funding breakdown Monitoring Processes - DWAF & DPLG & NT
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
The National Task Team Established in December 2000 Chaired by SALGA Co-ordinated & Secretariat – DWAF Members : SALGA, DPLG, National Treasury, DMEA, DWAF, Mvula Trust, SAAWU, DBSA Committed to ensuring that FBW & FBS policy & strategy is developed in a consultative manner
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Implementation StatusWestern CapeEastern CapeNorthern CapeFree StateKwaZulu NatalNorth WestGautengMpumalangaLimpopoNATIONAL
91%
45%
58%
99%66%
54%
97%45%
43%69.6%
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY
CHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
LG PROVIDING FREE BASIC WATERProvince Total Local Authorities providing
Total Providing FBW % ProvidingWestern Cape 30 29 97 %Eastern Cape 43 29 67 %Northern Cape 31 27 87 %Free State 21 20 95 %KwaZulu-Natal 55 39 71 %North West 27 21 78 %Gauteng 13 12 92 %Mpumalanga 27 16 59 %Limpopo 27 19 70 %Totals 262 207 79.0 %
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
LG Support Provincial Support Units established in
July 2001 to : provide proactive technical & financial planning assistance in developing sustainable local FBW strategies
monitor implementation of FBW using technical & financial indicators
act as communication conduit for new FBW related policies/strategies
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Communication Strategies “Continued process” of communicating
Target audiences identified – consumers & local government
Initiated in 2001……………ongoing
Local government workshops – 3 series in 2001….
Ongoing communication & support taken forward by Provincial Support Units
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Further Policy/Strategy Development
Rural strategy developed & disseminated in 2002
Disconnections/Cut-offs – White Paper Review
Farm Dwellers
Multiple dwellings/ Flats – Guidelines in place
Free Basic Sanitation• National FBW & S Task Team : chaired by
SALGA
• Policy to be finalised by December 2003• Consultative process is being adopted - National Stakeholders - June ‘03 - Provincial Stakeholders - Aug/Sep ’03
• Deliverables : Policy & Implementation
Guidelines & Tools
• LG Support to be rolled out in 2004
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
A Re-Cap: Funding for FBW&S Cross-subsidisation Equitable Share
To accelerate the delivery of FBS the following additional allocations were made from the fiscus for the 2003/04 financial year:
Free Basic Energy Grant R 300 mFree Basic Services Grant R 822 m
these grants are allocated as a separate window to the Local Govt. Equitable Share
DWAF’s role in FBW&S Policy/Strategy development
Communication
Support to LG
Monitor implementation [& DORA ’03] includes the monitoring of usage of ES for FBW&S subsidisation Align with DPLG’s & NT’s monitoring mechanisms
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Key Issues raised in PC session
Appreciation of successes & Acknowledgement of gaps that have to be addressed
Partnerships required
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Key Issues raised in PC session Data – DWAF schemes, definition of poor h/holds etc Indigents policy Disconnections policy WSA / WSP contracts Progressive implementation of FBW FBW and the poor? Cost recovery – WRC findings Basic Water Requirements – 25 v 60 litres Partnerships on policies Flexible policies
DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRYCHIEF DIRECTORATE: WATER SERVICES
Thank you
For further information :
www.dwaf.gov.za/freebasicwater012- 336 6508/11
