1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND SANITATION
COORDINATED DROUGHT RESPONSE
7 February 2018
Mr G Paulse

2. IGR arrangements: Integrated Drought Management
IGR arrangements structured to enhance/promote/ integrate and coordinate all drought response initiatives for horizontal and vertical alignment to ensure efficacy. 3 spheres of Government collaborating and coordinating;
National Structures
PCC PICC Inter Ministerial Task Team on drought Technical Inter Ministerial Task Team COGTA MinMec & Technical MinMec Sector Departments NDMC/PDMC Portfolio committee briefings

3. IGR arrangements: Integrated Drought Management conti..
Provincial Structures
Cabinet & Extended Cabinet WC Drought Institutional Structure PDMC PCP Municipal IGR Platforms
PCF MINMAY & MINMAY Tech MM Forum DLG Engineers deployed on District Level

4. Western Cape: Drought Institutional Structure

5. PDMC Structure: PDMC PDMC Activation PDMC DM Work Streams: Centres
“To prevent & reduce harm,
mitigate risk.” DM
Centres
CCTDRM
5/24
PDMC
Activation
Objectives:
1: Information M’ment
2: Co-ordination
3: Oversight
Deadlines
Weekly JOC
MACs
Risk Reduction
Operations
SitReps:
Weekly Full Reports & Diary
WC/DM/LM Dashboards
Daily Reports:
Challenges/Risks/Decisions
Communications:
Stakeholders
Media
Weekly Reports
Report Deadlines
(on templates)
Full Reports
Diary:
PDMC
WEEKLY: Friday
Challenges:
For Escalation
DAILY
Alerts:
IMMEDIATE
1:Humanitarian
Work Stream
Feedback into WC Drought Institutional Structure
2: Water Security Risk
Work Stream
3: Economic Security Risk
Work Stream
4: Safety Security Risk
Work Stream
1: SAPS & SANDF
2: DOCS: WCG
3; Municipal/Prvt/All
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6. Challenges and Achievements : IGR structures
Municipal Drought Assessments conducted;
In November 2015, the NDMC was requested to classify the drought occurrence as a provincial state of disaster
Response: January 2016, a local state of disaster, West Coast and Central Karoo (agricultural) and Oudtshoorn, Prince Albert, Witzenberg (hydrological)
Response: 25 April 2017, NDMC confirmed the classification a Provincial Disaster.
On 24 May 2017, a provincial state of disaster was declared under Provincial Notice 112/2017, published in Provincial Gazette 7771.

7. Achievement: Preparedness and Planning, Day Zero
Activation of PDMC commenced from 7 November 2017 – 6 December 2017
Maximise the protection of: Human Life, Public Health, Social Well-being and Safety & Security, of every resident of the Western Cape, in the Drought Disaster;
Protect and sustain stability of critical Infrastructure: Prioritising infrastructure essential for the above, through service-delivery priorities;
Risk Management: Ensure maximum mitigation of the following risks, flowing from the Drought Crisis, and associated impacts:
Water Security Risk: Access to sufficient water to drink and maintain health and hygiene; Optimising essential mandated service delivery, through the Drought Disaster;
Humanitarian Security Risk: Access to appropriate humanitarian assistance amidst complex disaster scenarios;
Economic Security Risk: Protect the economy, livelihoods and economic opportunities;
Safety & Security Risk: Enable Constitutionally-guaranteed rights;

8. Achievement: Preparedness and Planning, Day Zero conti..
Information Management: Maintain situational awareness through systematic and planned processes for tasking, collecting, processing, analysing & dissemination;
Inter-Governmental, Inter-Agency, Whole-of-Society Response: Manage a coordinated response; Support any request for assistance with maximum possible responsiveness;
Stakeholder Communications: Inform stakeholders and media to enable a sustained ‘Whole of Society” response to the Drought Disaster, and associated impacts.

9. Achievement: Water Augmentation and Demand Management
Coordinate the actions of the WCG with all the 29 Municipalities in the Province to ensure water security by proactive intervention.
Engagements/assessments with municipalities and key stakeholders to assess & update current drought status
DWS
Department of Agriculture,
Department of Economic Development and Tourism,
Local Business Chambers,
Local Agriculture representatives etc.
Assistance with municipal budget reprioritization towards the drought.

10. Achievement: Water Augmentation and Demand Management conti..
Monitor, support and evaluate water augmentation and water demand management projects.
Provide technical advisory services.
Provide SCM/emergency procurement advise
Provide a financial contribution toward water augmentation projects.
Identify and solicit other funding opportunities.

11. Achievement: Water Augmentation and Demand Management conti..
Assist with awareness campaigns through various media platform such as local radio stations, road blocks, sharing of media material and banners.
Development of standardized water restrictions template
Development of Provincial Drought Dashboard
Appointed Geohydrologist to provide geohydrological services to municipalities and to monitor groundwater levels to ensure the sustainable abstraction from aquifers.
Dedicated support given by the Department of Transport & Public Works to ensure water availability in Hospitals and Schools.

12. Achievement: WC Budget Reprioritisation

13. Achievement: DLG Drought relief financial contribution
Municipality
Project Name
Total WCG Contribution
Saldanha Bay
Refurbish Reverse osmosis plant & connection to municipal reticulation system
Construction of new Langebaan Road boreholes in Saldahna Bay to secure reliable and adequate water source.
Drilling and equiping of 7 new boreholes at the new south Elandsfontein aquifer wellfield and construction of 6 km linking pipeline.
Knysna
Knysna water augmentation
Matzikama
Installation of 2 boreholes, electricity, water pipe line and telemetry for level control and 30kl/h reverse osmosis water treatment plant. (0.18 ML/d)
Upgrade Ebenhaeser WTW (2.6 Ml/d)
Beaufort West
Beaufort West: Equipping the fracking exploratory borehole and coupling it to the existing bulk water pipeline (0.58 Ml/d)

14. Achievement: DLG Drought relief financial contribution
Langeberg
Deeper drilling of 5 existing boreholes, equipping and linking infrastructure in Montagu (1.55 Ml/d)
Laingsburg
Construction of the Bulk Pipeline between the Zoutkloof Spring and the main reservoir as
well as the equipping and electricity connection and connection of two boreholes to
the Zoutkloof line (1.7 Ml/d)
Soutkloof Spring Rehabilitation
Borehole Pump for existing borehole in Matjiesfontein and Eskom connection (0.26 Ml/d)
Prince Albert
Bulk water augmentation
Cederberg
Completion of Lamberts Bay Desalination plant (5 Ml/d)
Hessequa
New desalination plant in Witsand (0.5 Ml/d)
Equipping of 4 existing boreholes and drilling of 1 additional borehole in Albertinia and
Stilbaai. (1.8Ml/d)
Swartland
Drilling and equipping of 6 new boreholes and linking infrastructure at Yzerfontein and
Riverlands. (2.5 Ml/d)
Drakenstein
Ground water augmentation in Drakenstein (5 Ml/d)
TOTAL

15. Achievement: NDMC Allocations
Sector/Municipality
Source of funding
Amount
Department of Agriculture
Provincial Disaster Grant R
Bitou Municipality
Municipal Disaster Grant R
City of Cape Town R
Theewaterskloof Municipality R
Total R

16. Challenges: Roll-out of response plan
Inadequate financial resources: budget availability to fund/co-fund augmentation and demand management programmes
Non dedicated capacity and resources-additional to existing work
Inadequate technical/engineering capacity at provincial and local level to plan and manage the initiatives
Coherent and collaborative approach
Single register of water augmentation initiatives
Effectiveness and Efficiencies
SCM/emergency procurement challenges
Legislative restrictions
MFMA requirements and by law enabling environment
Application of restrictions and drought specific tariffs
Drilling contractors – high demand escalating costs and timing

17. Role of the DWS in the WC Drought Response
Regular DWS – MEC – Mayor (s) – Premier engagements
Strategic level
- DWS active involvement in provincial and local IGR forums; and
- DWS participate in strategic planning wrt augmentation, optimization and
demand management Operational level
- DWS provide technical advise and support with the provision of equipment and additional
technical capacity (Desalinization)
- Initiate projects, drilling of bore holes, clearing of weirs and canals
- Fast track required WULAS
- Regulate illegal abstractions
- Undertake technical assessments with Provincial teams
- Water augmentation register, negotiations for resources

18. Solutions/Strategies to address the ongoing drought
Short term strategies
Day zero preparedness planning
Water augmentation and demand management plans for all municipalities
Funding and technical support towards augmentation (WCG, COGTA, DWS and NGO’s)
Water conservation and awareness campaigns
Medium and Long term strategies
Large scale desalinisation
Ground water augmentation
WWTW reclamation
Stormwater harvesting

19. Update on Provincial Emergency Relief Measures

20. Status of Provincial intervention: Beaufort West
Assessment and verification of drought impact on dam levels and water supply schemes: complete
Appointment of Hydrologist services: complete
DLG assigned an Engineer to assist the Municipality e.g
Planning, Project plans and Tender specs
MIG funding reprioritised and secured R23m from Rural
Development and Land Reform
Equipping of Boreholes DLG contribution of R 5.3 million
Liaising with NGO’s and NPO’s which are drilling boreholes and equipping the boreholes for water augmentation support in the Municipality drought projects.
“The Municipality is currently experiencing a severe Drought and this has impacted on the water supply to the town. The financial support received from the Department has helped the Municipality to augment its current water resources” - Mr K Haarhoff, Municipal Manager: Beaufort West.
Preparing PTM for the October/November 2017 Municipal Engagements

21. Status of Provincial intervention: Kannaland
Assessment and verification of drought impact on dam levels and water supply schemes : complete
Appointment of Hydrologist services: complete
DLG assigned an Engineer to assist the Municipality to assist with critical water augmentation projects e.g. Planning, Project plans and Tender specs
Raw water augmentation to mitigate drought crisis in town, DLG contribution of 3,8 million.
Secured RBIG funding for new Swartberg Dam and obtained approval to waive counter funding for waiving application
Co-ordination and communication with local farmers to support communities with water relief in the area
DLG seconded communications team to Municipality to support with drought communication campaign and communications strategy.
Preparing PTM for the October/November 2017 Municipal Engagements

22. Status of Provincial intervention: Knysna
Assessment and verification of drought impact on dam levels and water supply schemes : complete
Appointment of Hydrologist services: complete
DLG assigned an Engineer to assist the municipality e.g. Planning, Project plans and Tender specs
Augmentation of Water sources (Equipping of boreholes and dewatering of quarry): DLG contribution R 3,6 million
Charlesford pump scheme supported with planning and funding from DLG.
Further funding applications have been submitted to the NDMC for the draught and fire disasters in the region.
“The short-term measures, supported by grants received from the Western Cape Provincial Government, have improved the production and reduced the consumption levels, this stabilising the water management in the short term” – Mr K Chetty, Municipal Manager: Knysna.
Preparing PTM for the October/November 2017 Municipal Engagements

23. Status of Provincial intervention: Bitou
Assessment and verification of drought impact on dam levels and water supply schemes : complete
Appointment of Hydrologist services: complete
DLG assign an Engineer to assist the municipality e.g. Planning, Project plans and Tender specs
Equipping of boreholes: DLG contribution 1,8 million
NDMC support: R10.7 million
4 New boreholes completed and in the process of being operationalized for Kwanokuthula.
4 New boreholes completed and in the process of being operationalized for Uplands.
Assisted with the reprioritisation of capital funds for urgent water augmentation projects.
Preparing PTM for the October/November 2017 Municipal Engagements

24. Status of Provincial intervention: Saldanha Bay
Langebaan Road Aquifer
Langebaan Road Aquifer has potential to deliver 12Ml/d to Saldanha Bay Municipality.
This project is supported by DWS, WULA approved.
DLG allocation in support of project: R9m
Tender for the construction of pipeline was adjudicated and is under construction.
Elandsfontein Aquifer
project funded and DLG allocated R16m in support

25. Summary: Support Interventions
Rural municipalities have been supported by the department and water security had been attained in the majority of these municipalities.
Drought support summary 7 Feb 2018 (hyperlink).xlsb
The focus has now shifted to the municipalities sharing the western cape water supply scheme with the City of Cape Town.

26. Thank You