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MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: QUESTION 500 FOR WRITTEN REPLY
A draft reply to the above question asked by Mrs C N Z Zikalala (IFP) is
attached for your consideration.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL (Acting)
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED AS AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 500
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 MARCH 2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 09)
500. Mrs C N Z Zikalala (IFP) to ask the Minister of Water and
Environmental Affairs:
What are her departments doing to align itself with the National
Development Plan? NW654E
REPLY
The National Development Plan identified economic infrastructure actions
that relate to water resources. These are:
⢠A comprehensive management strategy including an investment programme
for water resource development, bulk water supply and wastewater
management for major centres.
⢠Creating regional water and wastewater utilities and expanding
mandates of the existing water boards.
⢠Reviewing existing allocation in areas where water use already exceeds
reliable availability.
In response to the aboveâmentioned actions, Department of Water Affairs
(hereinafter the Department) plans to implement the following over the
medium to long term:
Comprehensive Investment Programme for Water Resource Development
Over the medium term, the Department has a total of 106 water projects of
which 11 are water resource development (i.e. augmentation) and 95 are
water services infrastructure (i.e. regional bulk) projects that are at
various levels of implementation. In addition, the Department plans to
support 880 resource poor farmers with access to water. A further 2400
rainwater harvesting tanks will be installed for food production.
Over the medium to long term, the Department will also implement the
community infrastructure water projects through the Accelerated Community
Infrastructure Programme, as well as the interim and basic water supply
programme within the 24 priority district municipalities.
Over the long term, the Department has planned a total of 94 water projects
of which 12 are water resource development (i.e. augmentation) projects and
82 are water services infrastructure (i.e. regional bulk) projects.
Creating regional water and wastewater utilities and expanding mandates of
the existing water boards
Over the medium, an institutional option for economic regulation will also
be finalised and this will be implemented over the long term.
Review existing allocation in areas where water use already exceeds
reliable availability
Over the medium term, the Department has committed to complete compulsory
licenses in three catchment areas.
Annexure A below shows the medium term water resource projects and the
major water services projects.
Annexure A
Comprehensive investment programme for water resource development over the
medium term to long term
Water resources development projects
⢠Olifants River water resources development project phase 2A (De Hoop
Dam and related infrastructure)
⢠Olifants River water resources development project phase 2B, C and D
(Bulk Distribution System)
⢠Vaal River Eastern Sub-System Augmentation Project (VRESAP) Abstraction
works-pump house and pipeline to Knoppiesfontein
⢠Phase 1 of Mokolo River Augmentation
⢠Komati Water Supply Augmentation Project (KWSAP)
⢠Mdloti River Development (Raising of Hazelmere Dam)
⢠Raising Clanwilliam Dam wall
⢠Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme (MMTS-Phase 1)
⢠Greater Letaba River Water Resources Project (Nâwamitwa Dam)
⢠Greater Letaba River Water Resources Project (Raising of Tzaneen Dam)
⢠Lesotho Highlands Water Projects Phase 2
⢠Mzimvubu Water Project
⢠Mkomazi Water Project
Water services projects
⢠Inyaka Water Treatment Works
⢠Nandoni WTW and Distribution
⢠Nandoni Distribution replacement of glass reinforced plastic pipeline
⢠Great Letaba Water Resource Project (GLeWAP) Phase 1: Nâwamitwa
Distribution Phase
Regional Bulk Projects
A list of the Regional Bulk Projects. Is attached as Annexure B
Interim Water Supply Projects
The budget is allocated against the 24 District Municipalities. The
Department is currently finalising its business plans to ensure the
projects that will be dealt with.