Question NW3770 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
10 November 2022 - NW3770
Msane, Ms TP to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What steps has he taken in reducing the struggles of the communities who are subjected to inhumane conditions of having no clean water supply and proper sanitation in the Mopani District Municipality that is riddled with corruption?
Reply:
The Mopani District Municipality (DM) is a Water Service Authority (WSA) in its area of jurisdiction comprising of five local municipalities (Greater Tzaneen, Ba-Phalaborwa, Greater Letaba, Maruleng and Greater Giyani). The district area has been experiencing water shortages due to various causes, namely:Raw Water Shortages (low level dams)
- Dilapidated and aging infrastructure
- Population growth
The Mopani DM receives funding from the Department through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) and Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) schedule 6B and under schedule 5B. The municipality utilises these grants to provide short- and long-term water provision interventions.
The municipality also receives Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) from the Department of Cooperative Governance which they utilise for their water and sanitation projects.
Table 1: Water Provisioning Status and Backlogs in Mopani
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NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PER MUNICIPALITY |
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MUNICIPALITY |
BPM |
GGM |
GLM |
GTM |
MLM |
MDM |
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Total No. of HH |
41 115 |
63 548 |
58 261 |
108 925 |
24 469 |
296 320 |
|
HH with access |
39 889 |
54 003 |
52 838 |
82 552 |
20 101 |
249 384 |
|
HH without access |
1 226 |
9 545 |
5 423 |
26 373 |
4 368 |
46 935 |
|
% Backlog |
2.98% |
15.02% |
9.31% |
24.21% |
17.85% |
16% |
|
% HH with access |
97.02% |
84.98% |
90.69% |
75.79% |
82.15% |
84% |
The following are projects that are currently being implemented by the Mopani DM through funding from DWS and COGRA (MIG, RBIG and WSIG) to improve water supply services in the short, medium to long term:
- Tours Water Scheme: Bulk Lines refurbishment and Reticulation
- Hoedspruit Bulk Water Supply
- Thapane Regional Water Scheme (Upgrading of Water Reticulation and Extensions)
- Sefofotse to Ditshosine Bulk Water Supply/Ramahlatsi Bulk and Reticulation
- Lulekani Water Scheme (Benfarm)
- Rural Household Sanitation (Maruleng)
- Rural Household Sanitation (Greater Tzaneen LM)
- Rural Household Sanitation (Greater Giyani LM)
- Rural Household Sanitation (Greater Letaba LM)
- Rural Household Sanitation (Ba-Phalaborwa LM)
- Ritavhi 2 Water Scheme (Sub-Scheme 1)
- Giyani Water Reticulation to the outstanding villages
- Refurbishment of the Giyani Water Treatment Works
- Mametja Sekororo RWS Phase 1
- Mametja Sekororo RWS Phase 1A (Edlin)
- Mametja Sekororo RWS Phase 1B (Eternity)
- Mametja Sekororo RWS Phase 2
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