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U R B A N H Y D R O L O G Y : WAT E R I N T H E C I T Y O F T S H WA N E H i g h P e r f o r m a n c e C e n t r e , U n i v e r s i t y o f P r e t o r i a
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INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
F R E D V A N Z Y L DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS
23 JANUARY 2014
INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES
Some key questions and issues: • What is our understanding of integrated catchment
management? • Is it our business? • What are the success factors?
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1. UNDERSTANDING INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT (IWM)
• IWM versus ICM • Core IWM streams and dimensions:
• Outcome/developmental agenda • Extended water governance model and approach:
• Infrastructure plus operations and maintenance • Life cycle • Value chain • Governance, programmes, technology • Business principles
• International water management • Alignment of water management actions • Spatial: supply; catchment • Sector mobilization, partnerships and accountability
1.1 ULTIMATE WATER OBJECTIVE
‘The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate
object of every good Government.’
Thomas Jefferson
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POSITIONING WATER AND PROSPERITY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Water
Soil
Air
Human
Financial
Social
Economic
Environment
Prosperity
All South Africans
Nodal Focus
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POSITIONING WATER AND PROSPERITY
Water
Soil
Air
Human
Financial
Social
Economic
Environment
Prosperity
All South Africans
Nodal Focus
Governance
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MANAGING WATER WITHIN A DEVELOPMENTAL AGENDA
• Responding to and align with National Development Planning Process and Macro Strategies
• Post 2015 Water Agenda (SDGs) • Centralizing water as a strategic and critical
developmental resource • Establishing sector partnerships and sector
accountability • Introducing integrated planning and integrated
governance • Introducing sector water footprints (social,
economic and environmental)
1.2. LEGAL REQUIREMENT: FOCUS ON PURPOSE (AS PER NW ACT) WATER RESOURCES MUST BE:
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To support (achieve)
protected
used
developed
conserved
managed
controlled
Basic human needs
Equitable access
Redressing the past
Efficient, sustainable use
Social & economic development
protecting aquatic ecosystems
Prevent pollution & degradation
Disasters, dam safety, international, growth
valued
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THE WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT MODEL
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Surface Groundwater Re-use/return
Sea Quantity &
quality
2 Focus on resource
Prosperity
1 Focus on Outcome
Reconciliation 3
Impact Management & governance
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Enabling
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1.3. THE RECONCILIATION GAME
Water availability 1
hydrology
Climate (Climate change)
Topography & geology Resource management
Land use Res development impacts
Risks
Quality management Control
Effective use
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Water Reconciliation Game
Water Services
Water requirements & Impact
Domestic Industrial Agriculture
Environment
Recreation
Water availability Reconcile
Use Impact
International Conduit Mining Forestry
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Environment
1.4. INTERNATIONAL RIVERS SHARED BY SOUTH AFRICA
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1.4 INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT: WATER RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS
• Four of our main rivers are shared with 6 neighbouring countries.
• International basins cover 60 % of SA land area. • Contribute 45% of country's total river flow. • These areas support ± 70% of gross domestic
product and similar proportion of population. • Several international inter-catchment transfers and
inter-country systems have been introduced (including LHWP).
• International liaison: • Neighbouring States & SADC • AFRICA (AMCOW) • Global
1.5. The Supply Game and Main Water Transfers
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2. WATER CHALLENGES
• Water availability • Water security • Water quality and pollution • Health • Ecosystems • Urban river utilization (green corridors and lakes) • Operations and maintenance/functionality • Social and equity issues • Cost and viability • Disaster management • Climate change
Need Smarter water management and Governance
WATER AVAILABILITY, YEAR 2000
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WMA 3: Crocodile West and Marico - Sectoral Water Requirements (2000)
WMA 3: Crocodile West and Marico - Water Availability (2000)
Where does the water come from?
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IS THERE ENOUGH WHERE WE NEED IT? WATER RECONCILIATION SCENARIOS
3. INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT: WATER MANAGEMENT APPLICATION
• Hydrology and run-off • Resource development • Systems management and optimization • Water quality management (pollution management) • Ecosystems management • Recreation • Disaster management (floods) • Resource integration • Water quality and quantity integration • Land use and water management • Conflict management • Participatory management • International management (shared rivers)
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INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT: URBAN HYDROLOGY
• Increased run-off • NB: water balance • Storm water management • Disaster management (floods) • Water Quality management • Ecosystems • Recreation • Resource development and ownership (dams) • Systems management • Systems hydrology: Sabie Catchment – 80% of run-
off in upper 20%, all base flow in upper 85%
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4. DWA ACTION
• Formal water management approach • Establishment of 9 Water management Areas • Establishment of 9 Catchment management
Authorities • Need for Catchment Forums acknowledged • Complex structure and levels
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WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
5. SECTOR INVOLVEMENT: IS IT MY BUSINESS?
• Sector includes users, impactors, public, Municipalities, civil societies, impactees, facilitators and sponsors
• Why is it my business? • User of water: need water efficiency • Impactor: run-off, water quality, volume, land-use
management • Impactee: volume, flow, pollution, floods, health, aesthetics,
economic • Manager: land-use, water quality, use efficiency and planning • Resource manager and developer: implications • Water accountability • Conflict management • Enabler • Participatory management • Water culture and ownership
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6. SOME KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
• Appropriate water management and governance model • Business management approach and application: business units • Business viability • Sector involvement, ownership and accountability; PARTNERSHIPS • Executive water forums • Smart tools: monitoring system, information and management
system • Smart solutions • Sponsors • Mandate • Experts and champions • Leadership, will and drive • PERFORMANCE
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It can be done!
THANK YOU