Water Resource Management:Strategic Issues & Perspectives

Fred Van ZylDepartment of Water Affairs

30 April 2013

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Assessing 6x key dimensions of Water Management

• Purpose & outcome• The water resource• The reconciliation business• Water governance and management• Enabling actions• Strategic, risk & success factors

The Water Resource Strategy & Management Model

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SurfaceGroundwaterRe-use/return

SeaQuantity &

quality

2 Focus on resource

Prosperity

1 Focus on Outcome

Reconciliation3

Impact Management & governance

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Enabling

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1. Purpose, Outcome & Impact

• Constitutional requirements, Legal purpose, Cabinet priorities

• National Development Plan & implications• Water security: comfort vs concern• Socio-economic impacts and risks• Environmental impacts & development concerns• No clear macro alignment & integrated strategies• Water management model incomplete

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Legal requirement 2: focus on purpose(as per NW Act) Water resources must be:

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To support (achieve)

protected

used

developed

conserved

managed

controlled

Basic human needs

Equitable access

Redressing the past

Efficient, sustainable use

Social & economic development

protecting aquatic ecosystems

Prevent pollution & degradation

Disasters, dam safety, international, growth

valued

So........

• Outcome focussed:– Social– Economic– Environment

• Integrated planning and management• Centrality of water• Strategic partnerships• Effective institutional arrangements

2. Water Resource• Fresh water scarce country• Fresh water @ limit in most areas• Spatial challenges• Serious water quality and ecosystems concerns• Potential water available but @ cost and timeous

effort• Viability implications for sectors/business/consumers• Major water loss, waste, pollution

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So........

• Centrality of water• Improved value system• Stretching water• Water mix and water protocol• Resource protection (quality & habitat)• Sustainable management• Comprehensive investment strategy• Commitment

3. Reconciliation

• Water not central to developmental planning• Lack of integrated planning• Lack of integrated governance• Water management resource focused

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So........

• Water account• Centrality of water in planning & decision

making• Integrated planning & governance• Integrated programmes (SIPS, job creation,

reform strategies, food security, energy, etc)• Reconciliation studies & management• Sector accountability

4. Water governance and model

• Present focus on fresh water resource (limited focus on successful outcome)

• Focus on infrastructure solutions – poor life cycle management (sustainable managment)

• Ad hoc development approach • Limited investment in information, skills, research• Inadequate sector involvement, accountability inadequate

commitment to social & environmental management and output• Serious business and institutional viability challenges• Inadequate integrated governance• Consumer protection concerns

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So........

• Improved planning & regulation• Integrated governance• Sector mobilization: private sector, civil society,

communities• Institutional arrangements:– CMAs, regional water utilities, etc

• Sustainable management• Sector leadership• Operational processes

5. Enabling challenges

• Institutional• Financial• Information• Research• Skills, capacity, capability • Policy• Enabling environment

So........

• Critical success factors• Sector approach• Investment strategy• Financing model

6. Strategic

• Why do people waste & pollute water?• Why are we not performing?• Why lack of will?• Water footprint• Good governance• Risk management: cost of pollution, water

security, allocations, disaster management

So........

• Address:– Culture– Attitude– Will– Values– Obligations– Discipline– Advanced business planning & managment

7. Tactical issues

• Water financing vs other sectors financing• Centrality of water (why invest in water?)• Financing model (increased cost/ e-toll saga)• Need to address policy aspects (conditions,

enforce asset management)• Management tools• Critical success factors: will ,drive, commitment,

dedicated programmes, accountability• Affordability, viability ?

Sector message

• Outcome focus & alignment (strategic partnerships)• Centrality of water• Water protocol: • Improved governance: sector involvement• Smarter management : water plans, water footprint• Sector obligations: commitment, planning, water

management, resource protection• Master planning

Pilansberg

• Resource balance• Economic & social growth area• Inadequate services• Water quality challenges• Reconciliation study and management• Reserve determination• Infrastructure master planning• Water protocol• Interventions (services)• CMA & forums• Water Boards

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Pilanesburg Location vs Magalies Water area of supply

AREA OF SUPPLY

New Bulk Water Projects - Response to challenges

Limpopo

Gauteng

NorthWest Additional Demand

22 Ml/d

Klipdrift WTW18 Ml/d (25 Ml/d)

Additional Demand

> 45 Ml/d

Additional Demand

> 85 Ml/d

Wallmannsthal WTW12 Ml/d

Additional Demand

< 15 Ml/d

CullinanWTW

16 Ml/d

New Klipvoor Dam Scheme

Additional Demand

46 Ml/d

Additional Demand

24 Ml/d

Pilanesberg Bulk Water Scheme

70 Ml/d

Pilanesberg NorthR860 million

Pilanesberg SouthR300 million

New Scheme to Marikana-Mooinooi, Rustenburg &

MadibengAdditional Demand

> 120 Ml/d

Vaalkop WTW210 Ml/d

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New Additional Demands

>>> 120 Mℓ/d Scheme!!!

3. Extended development

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“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge,

but rather in a lack of will” Vincent T. Lombardi

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