The Department of Water Affairs in its submission outlined the aims and objectives of the Interim/Intermediate Water Supply Programme (IIWSP) for which the municipal water infrastructure grant is a funding component. The aim of the programme is to provide short term solutions and will initially focus on the 24 District Municipalities (DMs) with the highest backlogs. The Department stated that the District Municipalities were committed to the objectives of the grant though they had general concerns relating to planning and delivery capacity.