NANDONI DAM

AUTHORITY MEETING

OCTOBER 2014

By: Ethinah Sibanda

&

Mashilo Kabedi

AGENDA

BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT

Who Is The Process Initiator?

What is the RMP?

• Definition of RMP

o Old Approach

• RMP Mandate

• Legal Framework

• What is a Government Waterworks (GWWs)?

How is the RMP developed?

• Process Facilitator

• Overview of the Study Area

• RMP Stages

AGENDA CONTINUE…

PURPOSE OF AUTHORITY MEETING

SWOT Analysis

Vision for Nandoni Dam

CLOSURE

NWRI: STRUCTURE

Strategic

Support

CD: Operations

D: Southern

Operations

CD:

Infrastructure

Development

CD: Construction

Management

DDG:NWRI

D: Northern

Operations

Development of

RMP for prioritised

Dams

D: IEED: Eastern

Operations

D:Central

Operations

Implementation of

RMP

CD: Engineering

Services

DEFINITION OF RMP

RMP is a tool which aims to manage the utilisation of water resource and the surrounding

environment in ways which promote community participation and beneficiation,

environmental sustainability and to unlock socio-economic potential of the water resource.

OLD APPROACH

ZONING PLANS

• Traditionally Applied only to State Dams

• Spatial and Environmental in Nature

• Not Consider Economic and Social Issues

• Lacked Guidelines Regarding Institutionalisation

SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION PLAN (SUP)

• Focus on implementation : Business Plan and Common Goals

• Builds trust by showing that the needs and expectations of the community are

important and essential for participatory planning.

• Incorporation in to Local Municipal Development Planning initiatives:

Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) etc.

RMP MANDATE

Reference To Section 113 of The National Water Act (NWA) 36 of 1998

• The water of a government waterwork (GWW) and the surrounding state-owned land

may be made available for recreational purposes, either generally or for a specific

purpose, on the conditions and to the persons determined by the minister.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

These are the policies that have been developed in relation to the use of GWWs:

• The Regulations in respect of government dams and surrounding State-owned

land, No. R654 of 1964.

• Recreational Water Use Manual Policy (2004).

• RMP Guideline RWU GP2 (2006).

• General Strategic Plan for Commercialisation for Tourism Public Private

Partnership at GWW (2009).

GOVERNMENT WATERWORKS (GWWS)

Refers to any borehole, structure, earthwork or equipment installed in connection with

water use which is owned or controlled by the minister and includes the land on which it

is situated.

Examples of waterworks include:

• Water storage dams;

• Water transfer schemes; and

• Flood attenuation works.

PURCHASED BOUNDARY

HOW IS THE RMP DEVELOPED?

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER BACKGROUND

Engineerex (PTY) Ltd (PSP) has been appointed as professional service provider by

Department of Water And Sanitation (DWS) to undertake the development of the Resource

Management Plans (RMPs) including its supporting business plans for (GWWs) nationwide.

The PSP is the Process Facilitator in the project responsible for Process Facilitation in

terms of :

• Setting of objective;

• Research – information collection and collation;

• Managing public consultation;

• Producing thorough, readable and informative reports; and

• Producing DRAFT RMP

OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY AREA

LOCALITY MAP

PHASE 4:

Research/

Information

Generation

PHASE 1:

Evaluating Process

Trigger

PHASE 2:

Project Preparation &

Encumbrance Survey

PHASE 3:

Objective

Identification

PHASE 7:

Operationalisation

PHASE 6:

Evaluation & Decision

Making

PHASE 5:

Integrated Management,

Zoning, Institutional

Planning & Financial

Planning

RMP PROCESS STAGES

PHASE 1PROCESS TRIGGER

Resource Management

• Legislation section 2 of the NWA (redress past imbalance, equity, dam safety,

pollution prevention, etc.)

• Invasive alien species: integration of Cooperative Inland Waterways Safety

Programme in GWWs (introduction of washdays on GWWs)

• Water Quality Issues: implementation of UPN system (cell phone sms based

system used in dams for life threatening emergencies and pollution)

PHASE 1PROCESS TRIGGER CONTINUES…

Recreational Industry Involvement

• Public safety: prevent conflict of users (people swimming where boats are

operating) and determining the carrying capacity of each dam.

• Identification of socio-economic developmental potential: Implementation of

General Strategic Plan for tourism PPPs at GWWs approved in (2009).

• Prevent of uncontrolled development within dam basin: Effective Zoning

Mapping.

PHASE 1PROCESS TRIGGER CONTINUES…

Community Participation and Beneficiation

• Addressing physical access and access to the recreational economy of the resource

by the communities

• Creation of appropriate institutional arrangement that involves community

participation.

Public Policy

• The GWW can be identified as a local development objective in terms of other

planning initiatives such as IDP’s, SDF and EMF.

PHASE 2 PROJECT PREPARATION AND ENCUMBRANCE SURVEY

Definition

• To ensure the effective addressing of the objectives of the project.

• Investigate hindrances or challenges within and around the GWWs and other factors

that may influence the development and implementation of the RMP.

Examples

• Legal - land ownership; land claims; agreements; etc.

• Social – language; mobility; expectations (raised expectations regarding the

contribution that the dam can make to poverty alleviation and eradication)

• Biophysical – vegetation; topography, geology, climate, hydrology, etc.

Outcome

• ENCUMBRANCE REPORT

PHASE 3 OBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION

Definition

• Clarify objectives to be met by the RMP.

• Consult with stakeholders to ascertain common goal and formulate into one

document.

The objective should address the following questions:

• What do we want?

• How are we going to achieve this?

• Who will be involved?

• By when would we want to achieve our goals?

• Why would we want to achieve our goal?

Outcome

• OBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION MATRIX REPORT

PHASE 4RESEARCH/INFORMATION GENERATION

Outcome

• Research Report: which will entails the following:

• Status quo and characteristics of the GWW

• Summary of encumbrance and objective identification reports

• Detail Information on:

o Current Institutional Structure

o Biophysical Data

o Cultural Data

o Socio-Economic Data

o User Data

o Hydrological information pertaining to water levels, specifically safe

operational levels and levels where the use impacts on water quality.

PHASE 5

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT, ZONING, INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING & FINANCIAL PLANNING

• Establishment of the

effective structure that can

manage resources and must

be representative of all

Stakeholder.

• Institutional options and

legal aspects to create this.

• Site Planning

• Zonation

Draft RMP

Institutional

Plan

• Carrying capacity of the resource

• Development potential

requirements

• Programmes and plans to unlock

the potential of the water

resource

• SWOT Analysis

• Encumbrance & Objectives

Strategic Plan Business Plan

Integrated

Management

Plan

Zoning Plan

Financial Plan

PHASE 6EVALUATION & DECISION MAKING

Facilitate the approval from DWS and relevant authorities and compile the final RMP.

Outcome

• Final RMP

PHASE 7OPERATIONALISATION

Outcome

• Gazette the approved RMP.

• The institutional proposal be established and formalised.

SUMMARY OF THE RMP PROCESS(WHERE TO FROM HERE?)

Project Steering Committee (PSC)

• Review all documents and assist in the corporation of stakeholder inputs.

Process Duration

• Eight (8) months depending on the encumbrances encountered.

Stakeholder Involvement

• Public review of the draft and final RMP.

PURPOSE OF THE AUTHORITY MEETING

VISION FOR NANDONI DAM

CLOSURE

THANK YOU

ANY QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU

ANY QUESTIONS ?

CONTACTS

FOR TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES:

MS. ETHINAH SIBANDA & MR KABEDI MASHILO

96 JEAN AVENUE,

DORINGKLOOF, CENTURION, 0157

TEL: 012 667 1085

EMAIL: ETHINAH@ENGINEEREX.CO.ZA/ KABEDI@ENGINEEREX.CO.ZA

INFO@ENGINEEREX.CO.ZA