To assist the Department in attaining its key priorities over the medium- term and to strengthen the Department's ability to carry out its functions, the Minister appointed a committee of experts in June 2011 to review and re- engineer the Department's business processes to ensure that functions are carried out efficiently. The Committee is expected to make recommendations on optimal approaches to restructuring the Department to address backlogs in the rehabilitation and refurbishment of national bulk water infrastructure, integrate bulk water infrastructure with reticulation infrastructure at the local level, support improvements in the management of wastewater treatment works within local government, and improve the financial position of the water trading entity.