During the engagement, the Director-General (DG) of the Department of Water Affairs indicated that the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) was appointed as a special purpose vehicle. Its responsibility was to implement projects that aim to eradicate water and sanitation backlogs. The responsibility of project quantification remained with the sector departments. The process was thus one of collaboration between DWA and other sector departments. It was indicated that there are still schools without sanitation in the province and approximately R150 million is still needed for the sanitation of the remaining schools.