Gauteng Department of

Local Government

Kemmy Ojageer

Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs and Forestry

04 May 2007

Map of South Africa

Gauteng Province Water Sector Collaboration

Geography and Climate• South Africa = 1 219 090 km2

• Gauteng = 17 010 km2 (1,4 % of land area)

• Gauteng Population = 10 014 215

• Average To: Summer = 25 oC , Winter = 16 oC

• Average sunshine per day = 9 hrs• Electricity consumption = 60 000 gigawatt-hours

• Rainfall = 125 mm in summer, 1 mm in winter• 5 yr population growth rate of 20 %• Housing 3 Metro’s• Seven Dams supply water to Gauteng of Which one is storage and

the others are supply

DWAF understanding of Buckets

• Priority given to buckets prior to 1994- first target

• Buckets supplied by the municipality• Municipality serviced the buckets• In formalised or established settlements or

formal townships.• Informal areas to be done later -2010 sanitation

target.

Bucket or Owner Built VIP

STATISTICS

Buckets• 12 332 Buckets • 11 054 completed • 278 left to be completed• Total cost R75 million – MIG R3.1 million• Comletion date End June 2007

• Need an additional R5 million to R7 million to finish 1994 situation by end of June 2007

Statistics

Owner Built VIP• 9903 identified• 4633 completed• 2750 (reallocation of funds to a new area for

same families Boiketlong –Emfuleni LM and Zenzele-Randfontein LM)

• 1523 units-lack of space to constructExpenditure = R37,2 million

The New

VIP Installation

Water and Sanitation Programme :JHB Metro Zandspruit,

• Base of a VIP toilet in the excavated pit

Labour assembling the bottom structure

Overall base or bottom structure completed

Bottom structure with top structure in place

Bottom structure with top structure in place cont..

Bottom structure (backfilled), with top structure and vent pipe in place

VIP toilet complete with a seat

Complete VIP toilet

Pride in ownership

Research on post bucket eradicationMay 2006

• Number of buckets systems removed• The number of replacement toilets installed• If the installed system is still in place• Improvement in the the lifestyle of the community• Improvement in the the health of the community• Commun ity impression of the the project• Number of house holds per stand• Number of informal toilets per stand• Expenditure/value for money• Jobs created-women,youth and disabled

In general problems experienced by the community

• Inconvenience as there are many households on a stand sharing one VIP;

• The distance to the facility for some is far and at night safetyis an issue;

• The owner of the stand assumes ownership of the toilet and refuses to share with the neighbouring stands although initially accepted to do so;

• Non sharing of the facility due to ethnic and religious differences between sharing neighbours;

• Inefficient maintenance from the Municipality as VIPs remain full for long periods;

• Orientation of some toilets on a stand where the door of toilet faces the street or kitchen of another house holder; and

• Still existing green flies, which has been reduced by the installation of the new toilets.

General Successesof the projects

• Social acceptance of the system by the community;• An integrated communication strategy, because all the

community stakeholders have come together;• Improved health and hygiene of the community;• Improvement in the lifestyle of the community;• Uplifted the dignity of the community by providing acceptable

and humane sanitation service;• Job creation and skills transferred to the local community

and the economic advancement that took place with the projects;

• Averted environmental disaster;• All community households benefited from the project.

New Challenges

• Eradicate all buckets that exist in the area;• An effective maintenance plan and action is required from

the municipality in providing an efficient cleaning service for the new installed sanitation systems;

• Intensifying training of local labourers and contractors to an extent where projects are administered and managed within the community thus creating economic advancement;

• More intensified communication is required from the municipality to inform the community to take responsibility and ownership of the new sanitation system for community’s benefit;

• For the municipality to iron out problems affecting the efficient maintenance and service for the new sanitation system; and

• To speed up the process of relocating people

Other Challenges

• Geotechnical conditions-dolomitic conditions• Suitable Land for development• Community dissatisfaction• In adequate water• High unit cost for bulk services• Project registration• Long procurement• Implementation time is long

V G I C O N S U L TV G I C O N S U L T

Sink hole 200 in diameter and 17 stories deep

Introduction- Water

Gauteng is positioned over the watershed between three major river systems namely;

• the Vaal River in the south, • the Olifants river in the northeast and,• the Crocodile River in the north and northwest.

NB:Gauteng mainly imports its water from outside the province due to its high water demand for its more than 9 million people, industry, and agriculture and mining activities.

Research projects

The Gauteng Water Summit of 13 & 14 October 2005

The Gauteng Water Summit provided a platform whereby stakeholders interrogated the issues that are hindering the achievement of national objectives regarding water resources management and water services provision.

The theme of the summit was “Aligning the Water Sector in support of the growth and development goals for Gauteng”. The main purpose of the summit was “To provide a platform to enhance efficient performance of the Water Sector in Gauteng in support of the growth and development goals in the province”.

All activities being undertaken in the water sector should be linked to the GGDS’sgoals.

It can clearly be demonstrated that the key drivers to the development of the strategy are the strategic objectives in the Gauteng Growth and Development Strategy (GGDS), the targets set in the Strategic Framework for Water Services (SFWS), and finally the challenges highlighted at the water summit

Proposed Vision

The vision for the Gauteng Province Water Sector Collaborative structure needs to be set and agreed to by the stakeholders. The following proposal is made as a starting point

“By our collective efforts in the water sector, we will ensure that all citizens of Gauteng have access to basic water services, our industry is sufficiently provided, our rivers are properly managed, our environment is well protected for the benefit of all citizens of Gauteng”

The issues/challenges that were raised during the water summit, and collaborated during interviews with stakeholders have been grouped into Strategic Objectives as follows:

Strategic Objective 1:To promote effective and efficient institutions in the

water sector in Gauteng

Strategic Objective 2: To promote effective Water Resources Management

Strategic Objective 3:To promote effective and efficient water services

delivery

Strategic Objective 4:To encourage efficient water demand management

Strategic objectives continued

Strategic Objective 5:To encourage efficient management and

allocation of water for agricultural demand

Strategic Objective 6:To advocate integrated planning in the water

sector and other sectors of the GautengProvince

Strategic Objective 7:To encourage effective pollution control

Backlogs

Infrastructure Backlogs as of 2002/04 (Gauteng Backlog Study)

Municipality

Existing Sanitation

Backlog (HH)

Existing Water

Backlog (HH)

Existing Electricity

Backlog (HH)

Existing Roads

Backlog (KM)

Existing Solid Waste

Backlog

Ekurhuleni Metro 238000 238000 269000 254 5City of JHB Metro 238000 237000 196000 480 8

Tshwane Metro 181000 111000 192000 310 6SedibengDistrict 14000 9000 41000 98 2West Rand District 29000 29000 140000 110 1

MetswedingDistrict 6000 6000 19000 66 1

TOTALS 706000 630000 857000 1318 23

Backlog Eradication

Backlog Eradicated To Date through MIG Completed Projects

Municipality

Sanitation Backlog

Eradicated

Water Backlog

Eradicated

Electricity Backlog

Eradicated

Roads Backlog

Eradicated

Solid Waste Backlog

Eradicated

Ekurhuleni Metro 15549 25229 191150 20.67 2

City of JHB Metro 82420 125039 180053 31.4 6

Tshwane Metro 45032 14932 274600 16.45 0

Sedibeng District 4500 6072 7500 29.14 1West Rand District 13400 48174 0 6.5 1

MetswedingDistrict No data 8600 No data 18.2 1

TOTALS 160901 228046 653303 122.36 11

MIG expenditure – B Component

Expenditure on B-Projects Up to Mar 07R(m)

Water 194.88

Sanitation 87.74

Roads 271.60

Stormwater 19.44

Street / Community Lighting 34.52

Solid Waste Removal 8.34TOTAL 616.50

Challenges

• IDP alignment• Integrated planning with other departments• Project management unit structure and placement • Lack of specifications• Procurement Delays• Counter funding• National and Municipal Financial years• Council approval• Statistical Information and GIS

Devlopments• Reduction in water losses –DWAF/RWB/DLG • Water conversation and demand management for 5 local

municipalities- DWAF/RWB/DLG• Water and sanitation strategy for Gauteng-Internal• Decentralisation of waste water treatment plants for

Gauteng- Wits University• R500 million Waste water treatment work in Sedibeng -

DWAF/DLG/Emfuleni LM• SAICE/ SAICA support to municipalities• Municipal Infrastructure Investment strategy -07/08• Quality control document • Use of CDW to gather information

Thank You