Question NW648 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
08 April 2024 - NW648
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Which municipalities (a) submitted their Water Services Development Plans (WSDPs) annually for the past five years, (b) did so over the full period, (c) submitted incomplete plans for any specified year(s) and (d) failed to submit any WSDPs in any year; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has provided guidelines, support and developed the administrative tool, Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) online system, to ensure that all the Water Services Authorities (WSA) comply with this requirement. The WSAs are being capacitated/trained annually on the utilisation of this online tool. The WSDP online system is being used by the WSA to populate their WSDP data and the Department monitors the submission and the completeness of the information.
(a) The Water Services Authorities who submitted WSDPs are indicated in the table below.
|
Province |
Number of WSAs submitted Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) |
Names of WSAs submitted Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) |
The WSDP with council resolution Approved (Yes/ No) year |
|
Free State |
5 |
Mafube Local Municipality |
No |
|
Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Mantsopa Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Metsimaholo Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Setsoto Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Limpopo |
2 |
Bela-Bela Local Municipality |
No |
|
Mopani District Municipality |
No |
||
|
Gauteng |
2 |
City of Johannesburg |
No |
|
Merafong City Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Eastern Cape |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality |
No |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 |
Thembisile Hani Local Municipality |
Yes (2021/2022) |
|
Northern Cape |
12 |
!Kheis Local Municipality |
No |
|
Dikgatlong Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Emthanjeni Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Gamagara Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Khai-Ma Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Kgatelople Local Municipality |
Yes 2022/23 |
||
|
Magareng Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Hantam Local Municiplaity |
Yes 2022/23 |
||
|
Siyathemba Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Thembelihle Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Northwest |
2 |
City of Matlosana Local Municipality |
Yes (2022) |
|
Rustenburg Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
KZN |
7 |
City of uMhlathuze Municipality |
No |
|
eThekwini Metropolitan |
No |
||
|
Harry Gwala District Municipality |
Yes (2022/23) |
||
|
iLembe District Municipality |
No |
||
|
King Cetshwayo District Municipality |
No |
||
|
uMkhanyakude District Municipality |
No |
||
|
uThukela District Municipality |
No |
||
|
Western Cape |
14 |
Bitou Local Municipality |
No |
|
Breede Valley Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Drakenstein Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
George Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Kannaland Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Langeberg Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Matzikama Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Overstrand Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Prince Albert Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Stellenbosch Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality |
No |
||
|
Witzenberg Local Municipality |
No |
(b) WSDP must be developed for a five-cycle period and reviewed annually, therefore all the municipalities listed in Table 1 above comply.
(c) Municipalities who submitted incomplete plans for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 financial years are :
|
Province |
Number of WSAs submitted incomplete Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) |
Names of WSAs submitted incomplete Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) |
|
Free State |
5 |
Letsemeng Local Municipality |
|
Metsimaholo Local Municipality |
||
|
Masilonyana Local Municipality |
||
|
Metsimaholo Local Municipality |
||
|
Ngwathe Local Municipality |
||
|
Northern Cape |
14 |
Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |
|
Gamagara Local Municipality |
||
|
Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality |
||
|
Joe Morolong Local Municipality |
||
|
Kai! Garib Local Municipality |
||
|
Kamiesberg Local Municipality |
||
|
Kareeberg Local Municipality |
||
|
Kgatelopele Local Municipality |
||
|
Nama Khoi Local Municipality |
||
|
Phokwane Local Municipality |
||
|
Renosterberg Local Municipality |
||
|
Siyancuma Local Municipality |
||
|
Ubuntu Local Municipality |
||
|
Umsobomvu Local Municipality |
||
|
Limpopo |
3 |
Capricorn District Municipality |
|
Polokwane Local Municipality |
||
|
Vhembe District Municipality |
||
|
Eastern Cape |
1 |
Amathole District Municipality |
|
KZN |
2 |
eThekwini Metropolitan |
|
Newcastle Local Municipality |
||
|
Western Cape |
2 |
Cape Agulhas Local Municipality |
|
Kannaland Local Municipality |
(d) Municipalities who failed to submit any WSDPs are indicated in the table below:
|
Province |
Number of WSAs fail to submit any Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) in any year |
Names of WSAs fail to submit any Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) in any year |
|
Free State |
10 |
Dihlabeng Local Municipality |
|
Kopanong Local Municipality |
||
|
Mangaung Metropolitan |
||
|
Matjhabeng Local Municipality |
||
|
Moqhaka Local Municipality |
||
|
Nala Local Municipality |
||
|
Nketoana Local Municipality |
||
|
Phumelela Local Municipality |
||
|
Tokologo Local Municipality |
||
|
Tswelopele Local Municipality |
||
|
Gauteng |
7 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
|
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality |
||
|
Emfuleni Local Municipality |
||
|
Lesedi Local Municipality |
||
|
Midvaal Local Municipality |
||
|
Mogale City Local Municipality |
||
|
Rand West City Local Municipality |
||
|
Limpopo |
5 |
Lephalale Local Municipality |
|
Modimolle-Mokgopong Local Municipality |
||
|
Mogalakwena Local Municipality |
||
|
Sekhukhune District Municipality |
||
|
Thabazimbi Local Municipality |
||
|
Eastern Cape |
12 |
Alfred Nzo District Municipality |
|
Amathole District Municipality |
||
|
Blue Crane Route Local Municipality |
||
|
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
||
|
Chris Hani District Municipality |
||
|
Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality |
||
|
Joe Gqabi District Municipality |
||
|
Kouga Local Municipality |
||
|
Koukamma Local Municipality |
||
|
Makana Local Municipality |
||
|
Ndlambe Local Municipality |
||
|
OR Tambo District Municipality |
||
|
Sundays River Valley |
||
|
Mpumalanga |
16 |
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality |
|
Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality |
||
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City of Mbombela Local Municipality |
||
|
Dipaleseng Local Municipality |
||
|
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality |
||
|
Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality |
||
|
Emakhazeni Local Municipality |
||
|
Emalahleni Local Municipality |
||
|
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality |
||
|
Lekwa Local Municipality |
||
|
Mkhondo Local Municipality |
||
|
Msukaligwa Local Municipality |
||
|
Nkomazi Local Municipality |
||
|
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality |
||
|
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality |
||
|
Victor Khanye Local Municipality |
||
|
North West |
8 |
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
|
JB Marks Local Municipality |
||
|
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality |
||
|
Madibeng Local Municipality |
||
|
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality |
||
|
Moretele Local Municipality |
||
|
Moses Kotane Local Municipality |
||
|
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality |
||
|
Northen Cape |
4 |
!Kheis Local Municipality |
|
Dikgatlong Local Municipality |
||
|
Richtersveld Local Municipality |
||
|
Tsantsabane Local Municipality |
||
|
Western Cape |
10 |
Beaufort West Local Municipality |
|
Bergrivier Local Municipality |
||
|
Cederberg Local Municipality |
||
|
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
||
|
Hessequa Local Municipality |
||
|
Knysna Local Municipality |
||
|
Laingsburg Local Municipality |
||
|
Mossel Bay Local Municipality |
||
|
Swartland Local Municipality |
||
|
Swellendam Local Municipality |
The Minister will not make a statement on this matter as this is a legal requirement that WSA must comply with. The Department will strengthen its regulation to ensure compliance. This is also a main requirement for consideration of funding for water services projects such as Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant project approval.
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