Municipal Case Study Achieving the Blue Drop. R Britz Specialist: Scientific Services April 2012

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1 Municipal Case Study Achieving the Blue Drop R Britz Specialist: Scientific Services April 2012

2 Where is Mogale City Local Municipality?

3 Where is Mogale City Local Municipality?

4 Mogale City in a nutshell Population Demographics (include DMA): Urban: 353,247 Rural: 57,746 Water Supply (include DMA): Urban: 1,750 km water reticulation network Rural: privately owned boreholes & water tankers Water Services Providers: Rand Water (95%) Johannesburg Water (5%) Water reticulation network include: Reservoirs (16), Towers (7), pump stations (13) and several direct connections

5 Blue drop certification: 2010 & 2011

6 What now??

7 Next step??

8 Blue drop criteria Water Safety Planning (35%) 2. DWQ Process Management & Control (10%) 3. DWQ Compliance (30%) 4. Management, Accountability & Local Regulation (10%) 5. Asset Management (15%)

9 Challenges / Lessons learnt The following was experienced by Mogale City Local Municipality during all the BD assessments which can be seen as challenges or lessons learnt:

10 Challenges / Lessons learnt Fully prepared for assessment Management Commitment No consultants could be appointed due to financial constraints

11 Challenges / Lessons learnt Development of a Water Safety Plan (Core of Water & Sanitation Operations) Includes: Monitoring programmes Outlay of distribution network Incident register Hazard assessment

12 Challenges / Lessons learnt Initial marketing & publication of water quality / water conservation messages Water quality awareness in the communities

13 Challenges / Lessons learnt

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15 Challenges / Lessons learnt Expansion of monitoring programme acc to SANS 241 requirements Risk / Hazard assessment / register Regular internal communication Reporting & updating of incidents

16 Challenges / Lessons learnt Regular communication with WSP Keep track of all systems and procedures Alignment of own systems with WSP Whole BD process and systems needs to inform each other Maintaining developed systems

17 Challenges / Lessons learnt Each WSA should have it s own systems in place does not help to copy other WSA system s In cases of emergency - ensure correct and / or update of contact details on relevant documentation (eg protocols) Nobody s perfect incidents will occur, then it is ideal situation to test-drive systems in place

18 Challenges / Lessons learnt Resources (time, finances, manpower)

19 Challenges / Lessons learnt Teamwork = passion Commitment from politicians / councillors can play a supportive role

20 Challenges / Lessons learnt Buy-in of supporting role players within WSA Paper trial of all relevant documentation

21 Challenges / Lessons learnt Asset Management Asset description Condition Location Remaining life Replace value Capturing of data on BDS system on regular basis My Water

22 Challenges / Lessons learnt Rural boreholes

23 Future Challenges Maintaining systems (Living documents) Asset Management Update of information on regular basis

24 Future Challenges Drinking water sample analysis credibility Financial constraints Full Implementation of SANS 241:2011 (Part 1 & 2)

25 Future Challenges Maintaining risk-based monitoring programme (Resource constraints) Maintain enthusiasm

26 Conclusions What you don t measure, you can t manage Resources (time, finances, manpower) Teamwork = passion Each WSA should have it s own systems in place does not help to use other WSA s systems

27 Conclusions

28 Recommendations Initial 3 year outlay of weighting of BD criteria Criterion Allocated weight (%) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 1 Water Safety and Security Plan Operational Staff Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Programme Drinking Water Quality Sample Analyses Submission of Drinking Water Quality Results Drinking Water Compliance Management of Drinking Water Quality Failures Publication of Drinking Water Quality Performance Drinking Water Asset Management

29 Recommendations Use SANS 241:2011 Part 2 as a guiding document

30 Recommendations Adhere to recommended SANS 241 monitoring compliance per population Always remember if 12 months data is not available, results will not be acknowledged during assessment!!

31 Recommendation "After climbing a great hill, one finds there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not yet ended." Nelson Mandela, BD Report 2011

32 Message With the implementation of the BD certification process - facilitated a paradigm shift from output-based DWQM approach to that of holistic (Catchment-to-Consumer) risk-based management.

33 Message

34 Thank you