The purpose of the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant is to assist Water Services Authority to: 1) develop new, refurbish, upgrade and replace ageing water and sanitation infrastructure of regional significance and connect water resources to infrastructure serving extensive areas across the municipal boundaries - needless to say that our municipalities are struggling with this responsibility; and 2) implement bulk infrastructure with a potential of addressing water conservation and water demand management projects or facilitate and contribute to the implementation of local water conservation and water demand management projects that will directly impact on bulk infrastructure requirements.