Portfolio Committee on Human Portfolio Committee on Human SettlementsSettlements

Ministerial Sanitation Task Team

Summary of Report and Recommendations

Purpose Purpose

• To present a summary of the report of the Ministerial Task Team to the Portfolio Committee

• To share with the Portfolio Committee the findings and recommendations of the MSTT

• Seek the support for the recommendations to activate an integrated response by affected Departments and spheres of Government

• Seek consensus on standardization and norms for sanitation, budgeting and implementation.

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• Purpose of presentation• International trends• National trends• Constitutional and statutory provisions • Background to MSTT• Mandate of MSTT • Methodology followed by MSTT• Findings• Policy considerations• Actions Required/ Recommendations

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United NationsUnited Nations

• UN HABITAT: UN Millennium Summit in 2000 MDG Goal 7, target 10 : reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015

• WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP): 37% per cent of the developing world’s population – 2.5 billion people – lack improved sanitation (21 March 2012)

• Between 1990 and 2010, over 2 billion people gained access to improved water sources and 1.8 billion people gained access to improved sanitation

Nearly 80% of countries recognize the right to Nearly 80% of countries recognize the right to water, and over 50% the right to sanitation water, and over 50% the right to sanitation

Percentage improved sanitation and associated deaths Percentage improved sanitation and associated deaths

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RSA Constitutional and legislative mandateRSA Constitutional and legislative mandate

• Access to basic sanitation is a constitutional right (Sec 24 of the Constitution)

• The Water Services Act, 1997( Act no 108 of 1997) ensures the realization of this right

• Policies and strategies approved by Cabinet direct how this will be done

Background to MSTTBackground to MSTT• Civil unrest - 2011 Local Government elections.

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BackgroundBackground• Media reports inhumane sanitation conditions.

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BackgroundBackground• Crisis -Moqhaka (FS), Moutse (MP) and Makhaza (WC).

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BackgroundBackground• MINMEC decision of 20 July 2011 to establish the MSTT.• The Minister appointed the MSTT on 06 September 2011 for a

period until the 31 July 2012.

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MSTT MandateMSTT Mandate

• Investigate sanitation service delivery problems• Monitor adherence to Norms and standards• Investigate unlawfully disposal/ sale of toilet

facilities• Report corruption• Recommendations• Develop National Sanitation Policy;

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MSTT MandateMSTT Mandate• Investigate sanitation service delivery problems

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MSTT MandateMSTT Mandate• Monitor adherence to Norms and standards• Investigate unlawfully disposal/ sale of toilet

facilities

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MSTT MandateMSTT Mandate• Report corruption

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MethodologyMethodology

• Consult communities• 85 municipalities in 9 Provinces • National, Provincial and Local governments; NGOs,

CBOs, Civil Society Organizations and Faith Based Organizations.

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National Demographic Profile

The current population of 50.5 million (2011) can be split into more than 68 000 settlements, of which:

•~21.2 million people (or 42% of the population) live in large metropolitan areas

•~9.1 million people (or 18% of the population) live in medium-sized cities and towns

•~4.5 million people (or 9% of the population) live in small towns in rural areas

•~15.5 million people (or 31% of population) live in small rural villages and scattered settlements

Population estimate

% of total population households

Eastern Cape 6 829 958 13,50 1 623 448Free State 2 759 644 5,46 888 536Gauteng 11 328 203 22,39 2 658 402KwaZulu-Natal 10 819 130 21,39 1 754 348Limpopo 5 554 657 10,98 1 358 087Mpumalanga 3 657 181 7,23 1 060 026Northern Cape 1 096 731 2,17 962 663North West 3 253 390 6,43 230 878Western Cape 5 287 863 10,45 1 711 439Total 50 586 757 100,00 12 247 827

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National WSRF Sanitation

Priority areas are where > 50% of population are still without adequate sanitation - All Provinces except W. Cape and Gauteng

FindingsFindings• Government delivered over 2.5 million sanitation

facilities by 2010, halving the backlog of 5 million in 1994

• Rural and urban communities are served by Programmes

• More settlements connected to municipal water grid• Human settlements programmes delivered the most

in terms of sanitation provision in the past 15 years• Most rural communities have access to portable

water assisting with better hygiene practices.

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FindingsFindings

• VIP toilets’ span of 5 to 8 years• Operation and maintenance of VIP toilets• Maintenance of Municipal Waste Water Treatment

Plants (WWTPs) • Overloaded usage of WWTPs• Bulk sewer upgrade • Insufficient technical capacity• Inadequate EIA processes on WWTPs

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FindingsFindings

• IDP participation processes• Insufficient community consultation• Technological options not communicated• Job Creation on sanitation value chain not integrated

in LEDs and IDPs• Dolomite condition as in Khutsong Township water

borne toilet only option• Informal settlements dwellers on privately owned

land .

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Provincial and Municipal VisitsProvincial and Municipal VisitsProvince Municipality Findings

Gauteng - 3 Metros, 2

DMS & 7LMs

West Rand DM- Mogale

City-

Ratio of 1:10 households.Municipality service once or twice per week. Some residents required to pay amounts ranging between R30.00 to R100.00 to have toilets drained.

Limpopo - 11 DMs 11 &

LMs

Capricorn waste water treatment plants are overloaded, ageing and poorly maintained.

North West - 4 DMs & 9LM

Matlosana –

- Bonjanala Platinum – Madibeng

Unused sanitation facilities in the openveld Abuse of waterborne facilities due to poor H&H training Contractors leave construction waste after building sanitation facilitiesPoorly constructed RHIP facilities Popo Molefe informal settlement1000 residents share 6 mobile toilets which is cleaned twice a week

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Provincial Provincial

Province Municipality FindingsWestern Cape - 7 municipalities

Ratio of 1:100 households - Municipality empties them once or twice per week.

Eastern Cape (11 munics visited)

Alfred Ndzo , O.R. Tambo, Nelson Mandela Bay, Amathole- Inxuba Vethemba

Two to three sanitation facilities in one household

Northern Cape (11 munics visited

Emthanjeni , Joe Morolong, Richtersveld

Water scarcity in the entire Province

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Provincial Provincial Province Municipality Findings

Mpumalanga - 4 DMs

Steve Tshwete VIP Pits do not meet norms and standards

KZN - 5 DMs Ugu, Ilembe eThekwini Metro

Death due to snake bites during open defecation - Ground water contamination

Free State - 3 DMs

Moqhaka, Matjabeng

Locals demolish waterborne toilets inside the house to provide more space for their RDP house Double dipping (inside and outside) waterborne facilities Oxidation ponds on hold between the private & government engineers Affluent discharged to the wetland

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Policy Considerations

• Sanitation service delivery challenges are generally homogeneous throughout the country with the most affected areas being rural areas and informal settlements

• Ageing infrastructure • Pre- 1994 backlog not addressed.• Poorly implemented health & hygiene education programmes• Insufficient integration of sanitation plans in Municipal IDPs’ • Poorly serviced rural areas and growth of informal settlements

in urban centres• Health risks with regards water borne diseases and

settlements in environmental sensitive areas;• Lack of compliance to norms and standards in the

implementation of sanitation service delivery.

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Action Required/ RecommendationsAction Required/ Recommendations

• National Department of Human Settlements should consult DWA, COGTA, SALGA and Municipalities, WSAs and Communities in development of plans and rollout

• Local and Provincial Actions plans must be developed and costed and integrated into a National Sanitation Master Plan and funding negotiated with National Treasury, Presidency, DWA, COGA, Economic Development, Provinces and Municipalities

• Research agencies should be contracted to assist Government with technology options - WRC, CSIR and HSRC

• Norms and standards for facilities and maintenance (O&M) should be reviewed and adequately budgeted

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Actions Required/ RecommendationsActions Required/ Recommendations

• Integrated planning and intergovernmental relations should be promoted to bridge policy gaps and should include the monitoring of double funding of the sanitation functions from a number of Departments’ budgets

• Serious sanitation backlogs in the provision of infrastructure and Health and Hygiene education could be minimized if community involvement is improved.

• Job creation opportunities through sanitation waste recycling, skills development and construction should be implemented according to the EPWP guidelines.

• Strong collaboration with relevant Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) should be established, encouraged and created.

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Actions Required/ RecommendationsActions Required/ Recommendations

• Recruitment and selection of relevant personnel especially for specialized fields, namely; engineering and operation and maintenance should be improved and a strategy to retain scarce skills should be implemented in Municipalities

• More land should be acquired to accommodate relocated informal settlement dwellers from sensitive zones

• Backyard and farm dwellers should be afforded appropriate land for human settlements development.

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Thank youThank you

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