On 6 September 2011, the Standing Committee on Appropriations (the Committee) undertook a follow-up visit to the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. The aim of the visit was to follow-up on a similar visit undertaken by the Committee in the year 2010. Central to the 2011 visit was the need to determine the extent of progress in respect of various projects done by the Department of Water Affairs (the Department). These included the Nandoni Water Treatment Works and Distribution Network, the De Hoop Dam, and the Inyaka Water Treatment Works. Previously the visit had been informed by ongoing interactions between the Committee and the Department during the in-year monitoring of its expenditure. The Committee had observed a trend wherein the Department was reporting under-expenditure which subsequently led to requests for rollovers of funds. During that exercise the Committee met with the Department and a number of findings and recommendations were made with regards to the implementation of the three projects. The Committee also wanted to follow-up on issues such as the construction of the pipeline at the Nandoni Dam; the construction of De Hoop Dam; and the construction of the Inyaka Dam Water Treatment Works. Due to a slow pace in implementing the recommendations of the last visit, the Committee decided to undertake the follow up visit on the 5-9 September 2011.