What are the relevant details of the progress regarding the provision of potable water to the 24 villages across Mopani, that the officials of his department confirmed to the households that the delivery of potable water would happen after the oversight visit by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation to Mopani?
To date, 26 out of 37 appointments of contractors have been concluded by the Implementing Agent of the project, the Mopani District Municipality. Progress is indicated in the table below:
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ITEM
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VILLAGE NAME - PROJECT
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PROGRESS
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1
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Bambeni Reticulation – Pipeline D
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75%
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2
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Homu 14A Reticulation – Pipeline B
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47%
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3
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Ngove Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline D
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43%
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4
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Skhunyani Reticulation ... |
What specific measures and actions has he, together with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, undertaken to address the ongoing water crisis in Cradock effectively and to mitigate further economic decline?
The water crisis in Cradock does not emanate from a source problem. The Fish River has an average flow of 26m³/s which consists of water being transferred via the Orange Fish transfer scheme.
The challenges experienced in Cradock are attributable mainly to a lack of functionality of water and sanitation services infrastructure, which is further exacerbated by load shedding. During long loadshedding, not ...
What (a) number of new dams have been built by his department since 1 January 1995 and (b) are the details pertaining to the (i) location, (ii) capacity and (iii) cost of each specified dam?y
MINISTER OF WATER AND SANITATION
- The Department has built 10 new dams since 1995.
- Details pertaining to the new dams are summarized in Table 1 below:
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No
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Name of the dam
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Completion
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- Location
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Nearest Town
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(ii) Capacity (m3)
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(iii) Cost (ZAR)*
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1.
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De Hoop Dam
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2006
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Lat: 24º 54’ 33,7”
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Steelpoort
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347 400 000
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3,4 Billion
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Long: 19º ... |
(1) In light of the recent statement by the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, that the water of the Republic is of high quality and noting the recent cholera outbreak in Gauteng, as well as multiple other water sources being tested and failing their purity tests in areas such as the Vaal Dam, what is his department’s current plan for testing and grading the Republic’s water sources to ensure this high quality status;
(2) whether, with most of the water testing being exclusive to Gauteng, the specified tests will be focused locally or extended nationally; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what steps are being taken by his department to ensure that persons are educated on the dangers of drinking unsafe water, as cholera can be deadly;
(4) what safety measures and/or upgrades are currently being developed in conjunction with the Gauteng governance to ensure that water sources do not have the potential to be contaminated?
- The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) conducts Blue Drop assessments for all Water Services Authorities (WSAs) in the Republic by measuring all aspects contributing to a sustainable Water Services Business, and provision of safe water to citizens.
Water Services Authorities (WSAs) are obliged to ensure that their residents have access to safe drinking water that is compliant with the required standards of ...
(1)Whether his department received the application for a Water Use Licence General Authorisation (WULGA) for the Kusile Wetland Offset Plan from Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the date of the specified application;
QUESTION NO 2461
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 15 JUNE 2023
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 24)
2461. Ms A M M Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
(1) Whether his department received the application for a Water Use Licence General Authorisation (WULGA) for the Kusile Wetland Offset Plan from Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; ...
Whether he has been informed that only one of the seven wastewater plants that exist in Bloemfontein is operational; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) regularly conducts inspections and audits on the operation and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs) in all Water Services Institution (WSIs) within the Free State. The inspections aim to assess whether WWTWs are operated and maintained in a manner that does not pose risks of pollution resulting in contamination of water resources and increasing risks to ...
Whether his department has any responsibility, in the event of municipal failures, to assist communities who grapple with severe sewage spillages; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) relief has been provided to the residents of (i) Dikgatlong, (ii) Sol Plaatje and (iii) Magareng in the Northern Cape who have been grappling with severe sewage spillages for an extended period of time, (b) measures will his department take to alleviate the constant stench and provide relief to the specified residents who have been enduring the dire circumstances for years, (c) mechanisms are in place to hold the municipalities accountable for their failure to address the persistent sewage spillages and (d) measures will his department take to ensure that the necessary repairs and maintenance are carried out promptly to prevent further environmental and health hazards?
a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is responsible for bulk water supply in the country and plays role of regulator of water and sanitation services and water resources. In the event of municipal failures, the DWS provides support to municipalities as Water Service Authorities and providers who grapple with sewage spillages. There are interventions in place to provide relief to the residents ...
Whether his department has any role to play in resolving the Hammanskraal water crisis that has led to the death of 12 or more individuals and has been persistent for many years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how does it intend to resolve the crisis?
The Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Hammanskraal does not have sufficient capacity to deal with the amount of sewage flowing into it and has not been well-maintained for many years. The inadequately effluent from the Rooiwal Waste Water (sewage) Treatment Works is polluting the Apies River which flows into the Leeukraal Dam from which water is abstracted by the City’s Temba Water Treatment ...
What steps has he taken to address the water supply crisis in Gauteng, where Rand Water is unable to meet the province’s consumers’ demands, with a variance of 9% between the current water demand and supply and a significant amount of supply being lost within municipal systems due to non-revenue water and physical losses such as leaks and burst pipes?
The Department of Water and Sanitation has held numerous engagements with Rand Water and the municipalities within Gauteng, wherein municipalities were requested to present their plans to mitigate against the water supply challenges in the province and to implement turn-around strategies.
The DWS has advised Rand Water and municipalities to develop projections of future demand and implement infrastructure development programmes to cater for growing ...
Whether, in light of the increasing demand for both potable and grey water, he will consider reintroducing the project that was shelved in 2021 which would have seen grey and potable water being produced from the acid mine drainage that is currently posing a threat to many buildings and homes in the eastern, central and western basins on the Witwatersrand; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
There have been numerous projects over the last few years to investigate the feasibility of utilising Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) as a possible source of potable and/or grey water to add to the current water available to the Gauteng Province.
The objective, and one of the recommendations from the report: “Feasibility Study for a Long-Term Solution to Address the Acid ...
