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Water and Sanitation
Water use allocation impact on farmers: Departments of Water; Rural Development and Land Reform; Agriculture
2 Nov 2016
Three government departments – Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Rural Development and Land Reform – put forward proposals for consideration when the process of legislation to amend the current Water Act gets under way.
The Committee was informed that in terms of the Water Act 54 of ...
Water and Sanitation
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2: progress report, with the Minister
26 Oct 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provided the Committee with an update on progress with the Lesotho Highlands Development Project (LHWP) Phase I and II, in the presence of the Minister.
The LHWP was the bi-national inter-basin water transfer that was aimed at the ultimate delivery of water at ...
Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomti-Usuthu & Breede-Gouritz CMA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
21 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a meeting with the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA), the Water Research Commission (WRC), the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) and the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) on their annual reports for 2015/2016.
The TCTA said it wanted to ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister present
20 Oct 2016
Documents handed out:
Department of Water and Sanitation 2015/16 Annual Report presentation [awaited]
The Minister of Water and Sanitation gave the Committee presented a summary of the Department’s 2014/15 Annual Report.
The Minister highlighted that the water sector across the value chain was affected negatively by a ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor-General input
18 Oct 2016
The Committee was scheduled to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2015/16 Annual Report. This briefing was scheduled to take place after the Committee received a presentation on the Department’s audit outcomes from the Office of the Auditor-General. The Committee decided to ...
Water and Sanitation
Climate change impact on water and sanitation; MDGs attainment & SDGs incorporation into Department of Water and Sanitation's work
7 Sep 2016
Members of the Committee expressed some surprise when they were told who controlled water in South Africa, during discussion on the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and incorporation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the work of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). They were told ...
Water and Sanitation
Vision for Water by 2030: National Planning Commission briefing
31 Aug 2016
The National Planning Commission (NPC), in the presence also of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), presented the Water Security Plan for the country. The new approach was radical, integrated and mass balanced in nature and recognised that there was a need to consider all competing water requirements from ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation on its 4th Quarter 2015/16 performance
24 Aug 2016
The Chairperson noted the resignation of the Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, and the appointment of the Acting Director General, and Members, later in the discussion, asked why there seemed to be such a large turnover of staff with new officials constantly appearing before the Committee. A ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation and Water Boards on 2016/17 water tariffs
25 May 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation DWS) on the process it followed in setting raw and bulk water tariffs. The raw water charges included the funding of water resource management costs by water management institutions and the waste discharge charge system. Registered water use ...