1. Gauteng Department of Local Government
Presentation to
Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs and Forestry
10 October 2007
Progress on the Bucket Sanitation Eradication Programme
Kemmy Ojageer

2. Map of South Africa

3. Geography and Climate South Africa = 1219 090 km2
Gauteng = km2 = 1,4 % of land area
Gauteng Population =
Number of Households = 3 million plus & counting
Informal settlements = 382
Water consumption = 3597 million cubic meters/annum
Electricity consumption = gigawatt-hours
5 yr population growth rate of 20 %

4. DWAF understanding of Buckets
Priority given to buckets prior to 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 sanitation target.

5. Strategic Role of the GP Municipalities
Conduct (backlog) studies
Provincial & Municipal Land- – Formal & Informal, Mines, Farms, Private Property, Agricultural Land & Rezoned land
Ground analysis- community sizes.
Differentiate between municipal buckets provided, sold/transferred/rental/owner provided buckets & built VIP,
Consult Province - DLG
IDP’s
Business Plans
Funding – Capital, MIG, DWAF, (Private PP & Public PP, DME)

6. Buckets Identified and Replaced
Municipality
Buckets
Status
Ekurhuleni Metro
753
completed
Emfuleni LM
187
Merafong
1103
Mogale City
2400
Lesedi
1950
Westonaria
5939
Total
12332
Target reached June 2007

7. Systems used to replace buckets
4724 are water borne sanitation,
6957 are VIP systems
651 are solar san sanitation systems

8. Expenditure Bucket Eradication
Dedicated funding for bucket eradication was provided by DWAF to the province, to implement.
Provincial Water & Sanitation Funds - R75 million provided
MIG Funds R3.1 million

9. Sanitation Backlogs 2007 (2010 Target to be verified)
WSA
Backlog Formal/Informal-2010
Above RDP
Ekurhuleni Metro
Tshwane Metro
44 473
Johannesburg Metro
Emfuleni LM
75 263
Westonaria LM
29 960
Randfontein LM
2 898
35 042
Mogale City LM
4 877
52 217
West Rand DM
Midvaal LM
3 125
15 483
Lesedi LM
3 734
16 496
Nokeng Tsa Taemane LM
12 360
3 552
Kungwini LM
15 521
21 407
TOTAL

10. Water Backlogs- Households 2007 ( 2008 Target to be verified)
WSA
Backlog Formal-2008
Backlog Informal-2014
Above RDP
Ekurhuleni Metro
2 878
Tshwane Metro
8 180
6 626
Johannesburg Metro
Emfuleni LM
Westonaria LM
29 960
Randfontein LM
2 332
447
35 161
Mogale City LM
3 160
53 934
West Rand DM
1 950
Midvaal LM
18 608
Lesedi LM
3105
20 230
Nokeng Tsa Taemane LM
8 400
2 856
4 656
Kungwini LM
1 921
7 494
27 513
TOTAL
20 833

11. Previous Present Brick VIP
Bucket system to VIP ( no infrastructure available ) Bucket system to Waterborne (infrastructure available)
Previous
Present
Precast Concrete
Water Borne
Brick VIP

12. The New
VIP Installation

13. Statistics
Owner Built VIP
9903 identified
4633 completed
2750 Community to be relocated to new housing projects
1523 units-lack of space to construct
Expenditure = R37,2 million

14. General Successes of 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.

15. New Challenges
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

16. New Devlopments
Water and sanitation strategy for Gauteng-Internal
Water conversation and demand management for 5 local municipalities- DWAF/RWB/DLG
Decentralisation of waste water treatment plants for Gauteng
SAICE/ SAICA support to municipalities

17. Thank You