2024-w144 - 14 March 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether he will furnish Mr S J Moore with a detailed list of ongoing (a) Regional Bulk Infrastructure and (b) Water Services Infrastructure Grants projects which have (i) exceeded original budget expectations and (ii) gone beyond the estimated construction time since 1 April 2023; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 14 Mar 2024

The purpose of the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG), to develop new, refurbish, upgrade and replace ageing bulk water and sanitation infrastructure of regional significance that connects water resources to infrastructure serving extensive areas across municipal boundaries or large regional bulk infrastructure serving numerous communities over a large area within a municipality. The Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) facilitates the planning and implementation of ...

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2024-w423 - 07 March 2024

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether he has found that the various water boards and entities that report directly to him have put adequate insurance plans in place to cover claims that might arise from damage to property and/or environmental damage caused by pipe breaks or other infrastructure failures; if not, what steps will he take to ensure that the water boards and entities put adequate insurance plans in place; if so, what (a) steps has his department taken to ensure that the water boards and entities meet their obligations when claims are lodged and (b) are the further details in this regard?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 7 Mar 2024

All water boards have put in place adequate insurance to cover for claims that may arise due to loss or damage to infrastructure, namely Asset All Risk Policy. The policy covers all perils for material damages to the water boards assets inclusive of claims of pipe bursts that may occur; loss or damage to insured property as declared; material damage, property damage and business interruption; ...

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2024-w424 - 07 March 2024

Nicholas George Myburgh to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

With reference to the negative impact of the lack of adequate water supplies to healthcare facilities on the delivery of healthcare services across the Republic, especially in towns in the Northern Cape where a recent additional R200 million allocation to the provincial Department of Health did not improve service delivery, what are the relevant details of the measures his department has taken to mitigate the devastation wreaked on healthcare by the lack of water services caused by poor governance of the facilities in places such as Kimberley and elsewhere in the Republic?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 7 Mar 2024

a)  The Sol Plaatje LM developed an emergency intervention to alleviate the water crisis for hospitals in Kimberley, over and above water infrastructure projects that are being implemented with funding from the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) funding program. The project is intended to improve water production at Riverton Water Treatment Works. It will be implemented in terms of the "Six Week Project Plan" ...

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2024-w428 - 07 March 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)By what total amount has the cost of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project escalated since its inception; (2) whether the second phase of the specified project is on track to be completed by 2028; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 7 Mar 2024

1.  Since the date of inception of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II the costs have escalated to the current estimated total project cost of R42.1billion. It is important to note that these are overall costs which incorporate costs that are not directly related to the LHWP infrastructure costs and are shared costs to be borne by South Africa and the Lesotho Government. ...

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2024-w397 - 07 March 2024

Magdalene Louisa Pietersen to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

With regard to water-related grants such as the Regional Bulk Water Infrastructure Grant and Water Service Infrastructure Grant making a huge positive impact in society through the rolling out of water infrastructure projects, (a) how many projects are to be completed by the end of the current financial year and (b) what total number of households across the Republic would have access to water and sanitation upon completion of these projects?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 7 Mar 2024

The table below summarises the number of projects planned to be completed in the current financial year 2024/25 and the households to benefit from these projects:

Grant Funding

Number of projects to be completed (2024/25 FY)

Number of households targeted to benefit from completed projects

Water Services Infrastructure Grant

103

309 000

Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant

32

467 000

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2024-w86 - 06 March 2024

Stephen James Moore to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

While delayed infrastructure projects have seen costs increasing, what are the reasons that repair and maintenance costs by the trading entity only amount to 2,13% of total infrastructure assets balance, as opposed to the National Treasury’s prescribed spend of 8%?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 6 Mar 2024

The majority of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) infrastructure are large civil structures such as dams, which needs much less than the 8% as mooted by National Treasury.

DWS norms for maintenance are as follows:

  • 0.5% of the pipeline capital cost
  • 0.25% of the capital cost of civil structures, including the civil portion of pump stations
  • 4% of the electrical and mechanical ...
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2024-w310 - 06 March 2024

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

Whether, in light of the underway construction of a chrome wash plant on Portion 17 of the farm Rhenosterfontein 336 JQ in Rustenburg, North West, he will advise if a water use licence was applied for on the specified land for the running of a chrome wash plant; if not, (a) what action will his department take to prevent the illegal use of water on the land and (b) on what date does he envisage his department taking this action?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 6 Mar 2024

 

The Department of Water and Sanitation has No Water Use Licence Application (WULA) for chrome wash plant in Remainder of Portion 17 of Farm Rhenosterfontein 336 JQ.

(a) An investigation was conducted on 26 February 2024 on the remainder of Portion 17 of Farm Rhenosterfontein 336 JQ in Rustenburg. No water uses were observed on remainder of Portion 17 of Farm Rhenosterfontein 336JQ. ...

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2024-w177 - 06 March 2024

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)With reference to his reply to question 3475 on 8 November 2023, in which he confirmed that no water use license has been applied for and/or granted for the Serendipity Truck Wash situated on Portion 150 of the Farm Buffelshoek 468JQ, (a) what action will he take to ensure that the continued illegal use of the scarce water resource is stopped and (b) on date will the specified action be taken; (2) considering that no other licenses have been issued to the company as there were no other applications that were received by his department from the company on the specified property for the discharge of water containing waste as required by section 21(f) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, (a) what action will he take against the company for the continued discharge of water from the truck wash containing waste into the local water course and (b) on what date will the specified action be taken?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 6 Mar 2024

1(a) Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) received a pre-application enquiry from Serendipity Truck Wash (Pty) Ltd dated 27 November 2023 for a truck wash with water from boreholes and wastewater generated, collected or stored in a pit within Portion 150 of the Farm Buffelshoek 468JQ. The Department is still assessing the submitted file.

(b) A notice of intention to issue a directive was ...

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2024-w205 - 29 February 2024

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

With reference to his address to residents in Verulam, Phoenix and oThongathi, north of Durban on 5 February 2024, what prompted his decision to advise the 64 municipalities whose water provision services have collapsed to outsource water provision to external service providers?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

The Water Services Act distinguishes between the Water Service Authority (WSA) and Water Service Provider (WSP) functions at municipal level. Only a municipality can be allocated the power and function for the WSA function in terms of the Municipal Structures Act. The WSA function is the primary Constitutional role of municipalities with regard to water and sanitation services.

The key role of the WSA ...

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2024-w178 - 29 February 2024

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)Whether any water use licenses have been issued to the chrome wash plants that are being operated on portions 30, 31 and 32 of the Farm Waterval 306 JQ situated in Rustenburg and owned respectively by certain persons (names and details furnished); if not, what are the reasons that the chrome wash operations are allowed to operate; if so, on what date were they issued in each case; (2) (a) what actions will be taken against the (i) property owners and (ii) operators of the chrome wash plants and (b) on what date will the actions be taken?

Reply from the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 29 Feb 2024

According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) records, there is no water use authorisations that have been issued for water use activities associated with the chrome wash plants located on Portions 30, 31 and 32 of Farm Waterval 306 JQ in Rustenburg Local Municipality, North West.

The DWS has taken steps to address the alleged unlawful development of a chrome wash plants ...

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