The conditions for MWIG are that all conditional grants have frameworks that specify conditions and responsibilities for the grant. If these conditions were not met, the Department could withhold or stop the transfer of funds, giving them powerful tools to ensure the successful implementation of the grant. All receiving municipalities would be required to conclude formal agreements with the Department prior to implementation of the project(s). Projects were to be identified by municipalities and must form part of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Water Services Development Plan (WSDP) of the relevant municipality. A technical team comprising the Department of Water Affairs, Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs, water boards, water services authorities and MISA must approve all designs and interventions of any project to be funded where the cost of the project was in excess of R20 million.