Water Allocation Reform with regard to Riparian Rights and Licensing in order to bring about Sustainable Livelihoods. Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & Forestry 23 August 2006 Ashwin Seetal – Director: Water Allocation Johan van Aswegen – Regional Director: Mpumalanga
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Water Allocation Reform with regard to Riparian Rights and Licensing in
order to bring about Sustainable Livelihoods.
Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs &
1. Toolkit for Water Allocation Planning – A Manual for Race & Gender Reform (Draft 4 completed)
2. DWAF Regional WAR Champions (nominated May 2005 – Training June, October & December 2005)
3. Regional Implementation Plans (drafts compiled; currently being finalised – original target end-June 2006)
4. Licensing Processes (being streamlined, simplified & consolidated where necessary)
• Phase IIIPhase III: Monitoring, Auditing & Evaluation : Monitoring, Auditing & Evaluation (framework currently under development)(framework currently under development)
1. Baseline Assessments
2. Informed Target Setting
3. Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Audits
4. Project Review
THE WAR PROCESSPRE-POSITIONING PHASE
“What is going on”
IDENTIFY CATCHMENT
PREPARE A CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT
DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR YIELD ENHANCEMENT
UNLAWFUL USE VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS ALIEN VEGETATION DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS PROMOTE EFFICIENT USE
VERIFY EXISTING LAWFUL USE
[S32-35]
IDENTIFY INEFFICIENT USE
& ALIEN VEG (WCDM & WfW)
EXAMINE NWRS/CMS/ISP/
RDM
OPTION 1
RAPID PROCESS
OPTION 2
DETAILED PROCESS
Validation & Verification
Costs: R1500-3500 / user
DWAF Resources: 8-10 months
Project Duration: 18-24 months
WCDM
Costs: R 1.5-2 M
DWAF Resources: 12 months
Project Duration: 1-3 years
Improved Yields & Operations
Costs: R 5-10 M
DWAF Resources: 12 months
Project Duration: 2-5 years
ESTIMATED COSTS OF WATER ALLOCATION REFORM PER WMA
PREPARATION & PLANNING (cost range = R 8.5 to 17 million)
Develop a Catchment Assessment Report
Costs: R500K
DWAF Resources: 1 person month
Project Duration: 06-18 months
Decide on an approach to Water Allocations
Develop a Draft Water Allocation Plan
Costs: R500K
DWAF Resources: 6 months
Project Duration: 6-10 months
Option 1: RAPID PROCESS Option 2: DETAILED PROCESS
Develop a Draft Water Allocation Plan
Costs: R 1.5 M
DWAF Resources: 12 months
Project Duration: 18-24 months
OPTION 1 – WHERE THERE IS SUFFICIENT WATER AVAILABLE AFTER YIELD ENHANCEMENT
PREPARE A DRAFT WATER ALLOCATION PLAN
FOCUS ON UPTAKE OF AVAILABLE WATER BY HDIs
RESOURCE SPECIFIC GENERAL
AUTHORISATIONS
LICENCES TO HDI ENTERPRISES
SUPPORT EXISTING HDI ALLOCATIONS
OPTION 2 – COMPULSORY LICENSING
ANNOUNCE CL [43 (2)]
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRODUCTIVE USE BY NEW USERS (FOCUS ON HDI)
HOWEVER, ……ANY EXPANSION OF WATER USE SINCE OCTOBER 1998 IS POSSIBLY
UNLAWFULIRRIGATION IN THE INKOMATI WMA
1996
89 OOO ha
1998
108 000 ha – 19 OOO ha
2004
122 000 ha – 14 OOO ha
ALL CROPS
1996
38 653 ha
1998
49 965 ha – 11 677 ha
2004
67 129 ha – 17 164 ha
SUGAR
THE DWAF REGIONAL OFFICE HAS BEEN HOLDING BACK SOME 18 000 ha OF
APPLICATIONS FROM EMERGING USERS BECAUSE THERE IS “INSUFFICIENT
WATER”
SLIDE NO. 13
JULY 1998 APRIL 2004
WAR PROGRESS (2)
II. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROJECTS
A. Resource Specific General Authorisations (October 2006)
• Identification of local / regional development & reform initiatives (eg Land Reform projects, Integrated Development Plans, etc)
• Specific intervention for poverty eradication & sustainable livelihoods
• Obviates the need for licencing specific “small” water uses
B. Empowerment Strategy (March 2007)
• Targeted beneficiary development & support
C. Cooperative Government Protocols (March 2007)
• Local, Provincial, National spheres
• Between departments
• Formal, informal & relationship building
*** A, B & C are interlinked projects
THE COMPULSORY LICENSING PROCESS FOR THE INKOMATI WATER
MANAGEMENT AREA
InkomatiTask Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Announcement of CLVerification and ValidationCatchment Assessment ReportFramework for AllocationEmpowerment ProgrammesInstalled water resources model Call for LicencesReconciliation and SchedulesIssue Licences
2006 2007 2008
Proposed Programme Roll-out: Overview (Feb 2006)
TASKS ……
VALIDATION OF EXISTING
WATER USE
CORRECTNESS OF REGISTERED
WATER USE
R3.5 MILLION COMP. FEB 2006
VERIFICATION OF ELU
LAWFULNESS OF EXISTING WATER
USE
R 1 MILLION COMP. START MAY 2006
TASK WHAT COST
DEVELOP A CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT
REPORT
CURRENT USE, RETURNS AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE
R 0.5 MILLION COMP. AUG 2006
TASKS CONT……
DEVELOP A DRAFT WATER ALLOCATION
PLAN
OUTLINES GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDRESS & CONSTRAINTS