Question NW4253 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation

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17 December 2015 - NW4253

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Balindlela, Ms ZB to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)How many (a) Blue Scorpions posts are there in her department’s Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement unit and (b) of the specified posts are currently filled; (2) what are the qualifications of each Blue Scorpion currently employed by her department?

Reply:

(1)(a) My Department has a total of one hundred and seventy seven (177) positions, forty two (42) of these posts are within the Chief Directorate: Compliance Monitoring at National Office based in Pretoria; forty two (42) of these posts are within the Chief Directorate: Enforcement at National Office based in Pretoria; twenty two (22) of these posts are dedicated to Compliance Monitoring in the Provincial Operations; fourteen (14) of these posts are dedicated to Enforcement in the Provincial Operations; and fifty seven (57) of these posts are performing dual functions (Compliance and Enforcement) within Provincial Operations. Officials use section 124 of the Act to perform Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement mandate of the National Water Act. No officials as yet have been designated as Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) in terms of National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) (Blue Scorpions).

(1)(b) Eighty nine (85) of the specified posts are currently filled.

 

Office/ Provincial Operation

Number of Compliance Monitoring posts

Number of Enforcement posts

Number of posts performing dual functions (CME) at regional level since the function has not been split yet

 

Filled

Level

Filled

Level

Filled

Level

National

33

8-12

16

6-13

0

0

Limpopo

0

8-12

0

0

0

0

North West

0

0

0

0

2

12;13

Northern Cape

3

8-12

0

0

0

0

Western Cape

2

8-12

2

8-12

1

8-12

Eastern Cape

0

0

0

8-12

0

7-12

Gauteng

14

8-12

0

0

1

12-13

KwaZulu-Natal

0

0

0

0

2

10;12

Mpumalanga

0

0

0

0

2

8-10

Free State

0

0

0

0

7

8-12

Total

52

 

18

 

15

 

(2) Refer to Annexure A for the qualifications of each Blue Scorpions currently employed.

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Annexure A

Provincial Operation Regulation/ CD: Compliance Monitoring/ CD: Enforcement

Management/ Compliance Monitoring/ Enforcement

Post description

Qualifications

Head Office (CD: CM)

Management

Acting Chief Directorate

B.Sc, M.Sc and LLB (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Deputy Director

Nat Diploma & B-Tech (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Chief Engineer

B.Eng (Hons) Civil, B.Sc (Hons) Information Systems (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Scientific Manager

B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc, EMI basic training course (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc Environmental Management and post graduated diploma in Integrated Water Resource Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc Geology, B.Sc (Hons) Geohydrology (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

N.D and B-tech in Environmental Science (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc Geology, B.Sc (Hons) Geohydrology (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc Microbiology & Biochemistry, B.Sc (Hons) (Med) Mibrobiology and M.Sc Microbioloty (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Scientist Manager

B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Scientist Manager

B.Sc, M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Production Scientist

B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Graduate Trainee

B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Management (Compliance Monitoring)

Acting Director

B.Sc and MMP & DM (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc Hons (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Deputy Director

BA Environmental Science (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Control Environmental Officer

Nat Diploma in Nuclear (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer Specialised Production

BA Environmental Management (Hons): Waste Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

BA: Environmental Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Act Deputy Director

M.Sc

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Production Scientist

B.Sc Chemistry, B.Sc Geohydrology (Hons)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

B.Sc (Hons)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist

M.Sc degree

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Act Director

ND: Chemical Engineering

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Specialist Engineer

B.Sc (Eng)(Civil), B.Sc (Hons) (Eng)(Civil), M.Eng Structural Engineering

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Specialist Engineer

M.Eng: Water Resource Engineering

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Chief Engineer

B.Sc (Eng)(Civil), B.Eng (Hons) (Civil), M.Eng (Civil)

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Acting Deputy Director

ND: Human Resource Management

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Engineer

B.Eng: Civil Engineering

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Graduate Trainee

ND: Civil Engineering

Head Office (CD: CM)

Compliance Monitoring

Graduate Trainee

ND: Civil Engineering

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

B.Sc (Information Technology Management)

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

B.Com (Information Management): Diploma in Execution Information Technology)

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Chief Development Expert

B.Uris, LLB

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

Grade 12

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

ND in Law; Diploma: Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Assistant Director

B.Sc; BA (Hons) Criminology, Diploma: Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

Bachelor of Earth Science in mining and environmental Geology

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Deputy Director

B.Tech: Water care

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

ND: Human Resources, B Tech: Business Administration

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

BA (Police Science)

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

BA, Higher Education Diploma, National Certificate: Policing

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

Bachelor of Earth Sciences in Hydrology and Water Resource

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

ND: Biotechnology, B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Management

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Assistant Director

B.Sc: Water and Sanitation, enrolled for Hons in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

Studying towards B.Com

Head Office (CD: Enforcement)

Enforcement

Chief Development Expert

LLB

North West

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Deputy Director

ND: Water and Environmental Management

North West

Management (Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement)

Management (Director: Regulation)

B.Sc Chemistry, MBA

KZN

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Deputy Director

B.Sc: Pure & Applied Chemistry, B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Monitoring & Modelling

KZN

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Assistant Director

B.Sc: Environmental Management

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Control Environmental Officer

ND: Civil Engineering

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Environmental Officer

ND: Civil Engineering (ECSA)

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Environmental Officer

M.Tech: Environmental Health

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Environmental Officer (Production)

B.Sc Environmental Science

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Biodiversity Officer

B.Sc: Environmental Science

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Environmental Officer

Diploma in water care

Free State

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Environmental Officer

B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Monitoring and Modelling

Mpumalanga

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Control Environmental Officer

B.Sc (Hons)

Western Cape

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Deputy Director

B.SocSc & LLB

Western Cape

Compliance Monitoring

Assistant Director

BA-Geography & (Hons – IWRM)

Western Cape

Compliance Monitoring

Graduate Trainee

ND: Environmental Management & (final B.Tech Environmental Management year)

Western Cape

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

ND: Marketing, Policing and Environmental Management Inspectorate

Western Cape

Enforcement

Regulatory Inspector

ND: HR, Certificate in Policing, Certificate in Forensic Examination

Northern Cape

Management (Compliance Monitoring)

Director

M.Sc

Northern Cape

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

B.Tech Nature Conservation, EMI

Northern Cape

Compliance Monitoring

Graduate Trainee

B.Sc

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement

Deputy Director

B.Sc (Hons), Environmental Management, Inspector Profession registered with SACNAPS

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

B.Sc: Community water service and sanitation

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

B.Sc: Community water service and sanitation

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

BESHWR = Honours: Hydrology and Water Resources

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

PGD = Honours: Integrated Water Resources Management

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

PGD = Honours: Integrated Water Resources Management

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Officer

B Tech: Water Care

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist Technician

ND: Water Care

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist Technician

ND: Water Care

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Candidate Scientist Technician

B.Sc: Environmental and Water Science, Post graduate Diploma in Integrated Water Resource Management, B.Sc Hons Hydrology

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Scientific Technician

B Tech: Water Care

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Scientific Technician

B Tech: Water Care

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Scientific Technician

B.Sc: Biological Science

Gauteng

Compliance Monitoring

Deputy Director

B Tech: Water Quality

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