Question NW2840 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
23 October 2023 - NW2840
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether all water service authorities (WSA) have submitted their audit reports in terms of section 18(1) of the Water Services Act, Act 108 of 1997; if not, why not; if so, (a) which authority has not submitted its audit, (b) for what period has it not submitted audit reports and (c) what remedial action has been taken regarding the failure to submit an audit report; (2) whether he will furnish Mr J F Smalle with an analysis of each WSA in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Section 18 (1) of the Water Services Act, Act 108 of 1997 states that a Water Services Authority must report on the implementation of its development plan during each financial year. The reports must be made within four months after the end of each financial year and must be given to the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development, the relevant Province and every organisation representing municipalities having jurisdiction in the area of the water services authority.
Such reports are not submitted to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), but rather to Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).
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