DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION: COVID-19 INTERVENTIONS - Presentation to the Portfolio Committee 21 April 2020 Presented by DG: Mr M Tshangana
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DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION:
COVID-19 INTERVENTIONS
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee
21 April 2020
Presented by DG: Mr M Tshangana
1
Contents
1. Introduction
2. COVID-19: Governance arrangements
3. COVID-19 Water & Sanitation Strategy and
Implementation Status
4. COVID-19 Budget and Expenditure
5. Impact on RBIG Projects
6. Sustainability Strategy beyond COVID-19
7. Health and Hygiene Interventions
8. Way Forward
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Introduction
• The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has
precipitated the need for immediate action as a
response to the President’s statement on 15 March
2020.
• The Departments of Human Settlements (DHS) and
Water and Sanitation (DWS) together with Department
of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(COGTA) are collaborating and coordinating between
National, Provinces and Municipalities to combat the
scourge of COVID-19 pandemic.
• The proposed interventions will mainly be focused on
water services infrastructure, i.e. water supply &
sanitation, by improving these areas to combat the
spread of COVID-19.
3
State of Access to Reliable Water Infrastructure
(2019) WSA Performance
Monitoring done by DWS,
revealed that compromised
reliability of water services in
specific parts of the country.
4
COVID-19 Water Supply
Intervention
This is a map of water tank
installations across the different
provinces; addressing the water
supply shortages.
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2) COVID-19:
GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS
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National Government Governance Arrangements
• National Corona Command council – led by the
President
• NATJOINTS OF DGs
• NATJOINTS - stream leaders
• The different work streams are as follows:
– Threat assessment
– Public health infection containment – DWS/ DHS
– Social Impact Mediation Measures
– Economic Measures
– Travel Restriction and Border Security Measures
– Legal and Regulatory Measures
– Enforcement and Security Operational Plan
– Community Mobilization and Communication
• At Provincial level there are Provincial JOCs - The
Regional Heads from DWS provincial offices attends and
represent the department
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Implementing Agent Arrangements
Sedibeng Water:
Free State & Northern Cape
Amatola Water:
Eastern Cape
National COVID-19 I.A.
Lepelle Northern Water:
Limpopo
Rand Water
Umhlathuze & Umgeni Water Boards
KZN
Overberg Water
Western Cape
Magalies Water
North West
Rand Water
Mpumalanga & Gauteng 8
3) COVID-19 WATER & SANITATION
STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION
STATUS
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Implementation underway phase
• An interim tanker service to fill the tanks.
• Availing health and hygiene products to
the public in strategic areas of concern;
this would contain soap, hand sanitizer,
bucket, disinfectant
• Water Quality management of water
supplied had to be ensured from both a
perspective of water carting and source
development.
10Partially implemented
• Installation of rudimentary water
supply schemes consisting of:
– Storage facility (5000-10000 litres in capacity),
elevated on a platform of about 1.6m, with a pipe-
line and a series of taps to ease access, with foot-
operated taps.
• Hand-washing Facilities at public places
with foot operated taps
11Planning stage
• Source Development:
– Borehole siting and drilling where possible plus
equipping;
– Connection to existing mains where possible;
• Disinfection of public areas close to the
water supply schemes and sanitation
facilities
• Availing containerised Ablution Facilities
in highly dense informal settlements;
connecting it to existing municipal
services for water supply and sewer
collection 12DWS COVID-19 Operations
National COVID-19 Water &
Sanitation Command centre
Provincial DWS Functions
Functions • Participation in Provincial JOCs
• Centralised procurement • Manage Implementation
• Coordinating Implementation • Local Government Coordination
• Project Coordination (Daily “Zoom” (incl. SALGA)
teleconferencing) • Implementation Monitoring and
• Project Monitoring & Evaluation (GIS) Reporting
13DWS Call Centre Activities During COVID-19
Response
Call Centre number 0800 200 200 publicised by Minister
immediately after the President declared the State of National
Disaster
Intended to receive and process calls from the needy public
on issues of water and sanitation
The announcement by Minister saw a huge and exponential
growth in the number of calls received since the 27th of
March.
The DWS contact centre 0800 200 200 received a total of
5312 calls from 27 March – 16 April 2020 since the
announcement.
Limpopo recorded most callers with 1389, KwaZulu-Natal
912, Gauteng had 706 calls, North West had 645, Eastern
Cape with 592 calls, Mpumalanga 472, Western Cape 267
calls, Free State 200 and Northern Cape with the least calls
of 44. 14DWS Call Centre Activities During
COVID-19 Response
Limpopo recorded the most callers with 1389, KwaZulu-Natal
912, Gauteng had 706 calls, North West had 645, Eastern
Cape with 592 calls, Mpumalanga 472, Western Cape 267
calls, Free State 200 and Northern Cape the least calls at 44.
There were 85 calls that were cut off before any information
could be taken and some are calls cut off due to network
issues
All calls have been routed through the DWS Command
Centre at Rand Water for attention or routed through to the
respective Provincial Offices and Municipalities.
There were also calls that were not water and sanitation
related but were queries for food parcels, electricity, roads,
schools, etc
In these cases relevant information and direction was provided to
callers
15Resource Allocation Spread
RESOURCE NUMBER OF TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS
ALLOCATION TANKS DELIVERED TANKERS DELIVERED
SPREAD ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
Command 7 215 5 591 348 302
Centre Resource
Allocation
Provincial 7 090 6 259 624 608
Resource
Allocation
(GOGTA)
Local Resource 1 991 1 991 238 232
Allocation
(Metros & Local
Municipality)
Other Resource 2579 927 106 90
Allocation (e.g.
Donors, Water
Boards, etc.)
16COVID-19 Water Supply Programme Status
as @ 20 April 2020
PROVINCE NUMBER OF TANKS NO OF TANKS TANKS NO OF TANKERS NO OF
TANKS DELIVERED REMAINING INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED TANKERS
ALLOCATED TO BE ALLOCATED REMAINING
DELIVERED TO BE
DELIVERED
Western Cape 719 526 193 125 59 53 6
Eastern Cape 5 395 4 678 717 2 583 201 171 30
Northern Cape 805 507 298 280 86 70 16
North West 1 223 1 285 0 225 145 145 0
Free State 2 533 1 217 1 316 744 134 134 0
Limpopo 726 440 286 61 43 34 9
Gauteng 2 812 1 785 1 027 667 56 46 10
Mpumalanga 651 299 352 8 60 59 1
KZN 4 011 4 000 11 3 005 532 527 5
Total 18 875 14 737 4 200 7 698 1 316 1 239 77
17Eastern Cape Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
5 395 4 678 2 583 201 171 171
Buffalo City 301 271 221 18 18 18
Metropolitan
Nelson Mandela 100 108 0 7 7 7
Bay Metropolitan
Alfred Nzo District 656 595 88 10 10 10
Amathole District 740 516 251 36 36 36
Chris Hani District 890 803 428 41 41 41
Joe Gqabi District 265 112 56 12 12 12
OR Tambo District 1251 978 634 22 22 22
Sarah Baartman 1181 1088 749 25 25 25
District
18Free State Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
2533 1217 744 134 134 134
Mangaung 67 67 67 4 4 4
Metropolitan
Lejweleputswa 111 111 95 11 11 11
District
Fezile Dabi 146 146 110 19 19 19
Thabo 2159 854 433 93 93 93
Mofutsanyana District
Xhariep District 39 39 39 7 7 7
19Gauteng Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
GAUTENG 2 812 1 785 667 56 46 37
COJ 410 410 336 4 4 4
COT 416 416 56 9 9 9
Ekurhuleni 300 217 58 8 8 8
Sedibeng 254 254 78 15 15 15
West Rand 555 555 65 10 10 10
20KZN Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
KZN 4 011 4000 3005 532 527 527
eThekwini 300 300 300 123 123 123
Metropolitan
Amajuba District 147 147 147 10 10 10
450 350 350 13 13 13
Harry Gwala District
iLembe District 220 120 120 40 40 40
King Cetshwayo 336 106 106 57 57 57
District
Ugu District 342 192 342 54 54 54
uMgungundlovu 150 115 150 50 50 50
District
uMkhanyakude 340 140 140 20 20 20
District
uMzinyathi District 480 480 480 25 25 25
uThukela District 348 148 148 49 49 49
Zululand District 302 212 250 50 50 50
uMhlathuze LM 290 104 290 31 31 31
Msunduzi LM 135 10 135 0 0 0
uMvoti 0 12 15 0 0 0
Newcastle LM 130 30 30 10 10 10
21Limpopo Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
726 440 61 43 34 32
Capricorn District 87 53 17 5 5 5
Sekhukhune 150 80 4 13 4 3
District
Mopani District 115 53 8 4 4 4
Vhembe District 132 132 32 5 5 5
Waterberg 211 122 0 16 16 14
District
22Mpumalanga Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
651 299 8 60 59 59
Ehlanzeni 130 40 0 0 0 0
District
Gert Sibande 177 0 0 0 0 0
District
Nkangala 173 0 0 0 0 0
District
23North West Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
1 223 1 285 225 145 145 118
Bojanala Platinum
District
685 529 211 65 18 14
Dr Kenneth
Kaunda District
143 84 3 11 6 6
Dr Ruth Segomotsi
Mompati District
225 160 0 30 13 6
Ngaka Modiri
Molema District
287 145 0 32 13 4
24Northern Cape Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS IN
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
805 507 280 86 70 69
Frances
Baard District 240 205 99 33 33 33
John Taolo
Gaetsewe 275 207 116 22 18 18
District
Namakwa
48 18 2 4 1 1
District
Pixley Ka
Seme District 91 60 48 16 7 7
ZF Mgcawu
140 17 15 11 11 10
District
25Western Cape Intervention
MUNICIPALITIES NUMBER OF TANKS TANKS NUMBER OF TANKERS TANKERS
TANKS DELIVERED INSTALLED TANKERS DELIVERED IN USE
ALLOCATED ALLOCATED
Western Cape 719 526 125 59 53 49
City of Cape
Town 267 93 61 31 31 31
50 5 3 1 1
Overberg 50
75 33 5 5 3
Cape Winelands 75
63 0 3 3 1
Central Karoo 63
Garden Route 88 88 21 5 2 1
55 5 4 2 2
West Coast 55
264) COVID-19 BUDGET AND
EXPENDITURE
27Budget Reprioritisation for
the COVID-19 Interventions
• National Treasury approved the use of R306m
from DWS 2019/2020 RBIG (Schedule 6B) for
the implementation of the COVID-19
interventions. RBIG funds were meant for
specific projects hence the need for Treasury
approval
28Impact of Budget Reprioritisation for
the COVID-19 Interventions on the APP
• The RBIG projects earmarked to be completed
during financial year 2020/21 and subsequent
years will be delayed, naturally delaying the
impact to the community the grant is meant to
service.
• The APP for 2020/21 will be affected and targets
will need to be revised, as fewer projects can be
implemented.
292019/2020 COVID-19 Budget Allocation
Current
Committed
Item Description
Purchase Orders,
R
Supply of water tanks ranging from 2500-20000 liter tank (inclusive of a brass bib
1 lockable taps or suitable alternative). Provision for a 600mm high base stand for
the tank and the associated ancillaries (rudimentary conversions) 99 938 000
2
Provision for installation of tanks by the WSAs through Assignment Agreements 13 000 000.00
3 Water tankers will be hired in order to fill the water tanks (5 000l to 18 000l),
including establishment 104 100 000
4 Sanitizers that kill 99.9% of germs (for carrying to site and dispensers at all
strategic locations 21 600 000
5
Hand Soaps 2 700 000
6
PPE 10 125 000
8
Implementation Agent fee including project management fees 12 573 674
9
Disbursements (travelling, accommodation) 2 514 630
10
VAT @15% 39 982 696
TOTAL - ALL 9 PROVINCES
306 534 000
30Proposed 2020/2021
COVID-19 Budget Reallocation
Sub-Programme Component Estimated Total
Water Supply 625 055 000
Rudimentary Conversions 165 825
Tanks 67 480
Source Development 167 650
Interim Water Supply Operations R 224 100
Sanitation 206 545 000
Basic Ablution Facilities 153 050
Interim sanitation Operations 53 495
Total 831 600 000
The Department is still in the process of engaging National Treasury to obtain
approval to reallocate Grant Funding for remaining COVID-19 Interventions.
This budget includes funds required for implementation of the Sustainability
Strategy of the interim services rendered.
315) IMPACT ON THE RBIG
PROJECTS
322020/2021 Budget Reallocation Impact on the
RBIG programme
(Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant)
Region Current allocations % of the Amount availed Revised allocation
allocation for the COVID-19
Interventions
R‘000 % R‘000 R’000
1 EC 377 367 9,7 80 655 296 711
2 FS 737 716 19.0 157 985 579 731
3 GP 1 300 747 33.7 280 215 1 020 532
4 KZN 591 0 0 591
5 LP 737 120 19.0 158 784 574 336
6 MP 267 366 7.2 51 537 215 829
7 NC 115 965 3.1 18 277 97 618
8 NW 251 375 6.5 54 047 197 328
9 WC 72 586 1.9 30 000 42 587
Total 3 856 833 100 831 500 3 025 333
A 21.5% portion of the proposed 20/21 RBIG allocation is being reprioritised for COVID
interventions. Regional Offices currently reprioritising at project level.
• WC declared more, the project is not ready for implementation in 2020/21 and the savings
were shared between NC and MP
33Eastern Cape RBIG Budget Amendments
34Eastern Cape RBIG Budget Amendments (2)
Progress for
Project Name Water Services Authority
the affected
2020/21 2021/21 budget to be offset Revised projects
R'000 R'000 R'000
Xhora East Water
Amathole District Municipality 56 366 ( 10 000) 46 366 N/A
Supply
Sundwana Water
Amathole District Municipality 10 000 - 10 000 N/A
Supply
Ngqamakhwe Bulk
Amathole District Municipality 20 000 - 20 000 N/A
Water Supply
Total: Amatole Municipalities 86 366 ( 10 000) 76 366 N/A
Matatiele Bulk
Water Supply Alfred Nzo District Municipality 10 000 - 10 000 N/A
Scheme
Kinira Regional
Alfred Nzo District Municipality 10 000 10 000 N/A
BWSS
Ntabankulu Bulk
Alfred Nzo District Municipality 10 000 10 000 N/A
Water Supply
Mount Ayliff Bulk
Peri Urban Water Alfred Nzo District Municipality 75 000 ( 10 000) 65 000 N/A
Supply
Total: Alfred Nzo
105 000 ( 10 000) 95 000 N/A
Municipalities
377 366 ( 80 655) 296 711
Total: Eastern Cape Municipalities
35Free State RBIG Budget Amendments
36Free State RBIG Budget Amendments (2)
37Gauteng RBIG Budget Amendments
38KwaZulu Natal RBIG Budget Amendments
39Limpopo RBIG Budget Amendments
40Mpumalanga RBIG Budget Amendments
41Northern Cape RBIG Budget Amendments
42North West RBIG Budget Amendments
43Western Cape RBIG Budget Amendments
446) SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
BEYOND COVID-19
45COVID-19 Water Intervention
Sustainability Strategy
• Asset Management
– A cell-phone based application used to
verify and capture details of installations
– Capture in an asset Register
– Negotiate Transfer of Assets to Water
Services Authorities with assistance of
SALGA (O&M responsibilities to be
transferred to WSAs in a well coordinated
fashion with all relevant stakeholders).
46COVID-19 Water Intervention
Sustainability Strategy
Rudimentary Water Supply Conversions:
• Concept design for a typical rudimentary scheme
completed by Departmental Engineering Services
• Not necessarily complying with basic service standards
but will serve as an interim form of service to avail at
least 10 l/p/d at acceptable quality (SANS 241).
• The primary priority for this scheme would be to get it
directly connected to either:
– An existing water supply main closest to the targeted area;
– A refurbished borehole;
– A newly developed borehole; or
– Identify existing springs; protect and equip as source for the
system 47Typical Rudimentary Water Supply Scheme (Option 1)
487) HEALTH & HYGIENE
INTERVENTION
49Health & Hygiene Approach
The Sanitation Work-stream focused
• The distribution of hygiene materials to
vulnerable communities and individuals to
raise awareness of good basic hygiene
practices as a means to combat the spread of
the Corona virus;
• The package includes the following:
– Water bucket with which to fetch and store water for
24 hrs
– Hand sanitizer
– Gloves and face masks
– Bleach
– Disinfectant
– Bars of soap 50COVID-19 Hygiene Awareness
Products: Provincial Distribution Report
Goods Received
Province
Sanitizers Bar Soaps Protective Suits Masks
4116
1. Kwa-Zulu Natal 1080 00 00
(500ml)
9110
2. Limpopo 2300 40 100
(500ml)
4328
3. Northern Cape 1000 00 00
(500ml)
4088
4. Mpumalanga 1224 00 00
(500ml)
7455
5. North West 2532 39 100
(500ml)
51COVID-19 Hygiene Awareness
Products: Provincial Distribution Report
Goods Received
Province
Protective
Sanitizers Bar Soaps Masks
Suits
7596
6. Free State 2388 40 100
(500ml)
2060
7. Gauteng 2847 40 100
(1l)
4076
8. Eastern Cape 1008 00 00
(500ml)
9. Western Cape 4116 1000 00 00
7000
10. National Office 2312 00 100
(1l + 500ml)
11. TOTAL 53 945 17 691 159 5008) WAY FORWARD
53Way Forward
• Water Supply
– Monitor quality of water supply.
– Ensure all tanks are transferred as assets to the
responsible Water Services Authority asset registers.
– Jointly develop a sustainable operations strategy for
each system; with the objective of reducing tanker
hauling dependence. (e.g. Ground-water exploration,
Water main Connections, etc.- DHS, SALGA & CoGTA)
– Convert a water tanks into a rudimentary water
supply scheme to enhance accessibility.
– Render Support to Department of Basic Education
with water supply projects in vulnerable
communities.
54Way Forward (2)
• Sanitation:
– In the process of procuring containerised or
clustered ablution facilities which will serve as
interim sanitation service (especially for high risk
densely populated informal settlements)
– Seek to connect to existing municipal water services
where possible or to design/construct temporary
collection where so required.
55Post COVID-19 recommendations
• Review Standards for Basic Water Supply and
adopt and interim rudimentary standard to
allow for acceleration towards addressing the
backlog.
• Review the Grant Funding model to allow for
more efficient and effective water and
sanitation infrastructure implementation.
• Improve coordination and functionality of
command structures across the three
spheres of government (monitoring,
reporting and targeted implementation)
56Post COVID-19 recommendations
• Broadening of the water mix to
incorporate under-utilised water
resources (e.g. ground water, return flows,
Water Conservation and Water Demand
and water tanks for households)
• To respond to job creation through:
‒ Investing in technology methods and green jobs
‒ Reform and review the water sector funding model
‒ Re-skilling the labour force to respond to the changes
in the economic and social demands
5758
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