“Quality Water for all, forever”

Phakamani ButheleziChief Executive Officer

AREA OF OPERATION

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

ORGANOGRAM OVERVIEW

UNDERSTANDING THE BREEDE-GOURITZ WATER MANAGEMENT AREA

THE BREEDE-GOURITZ CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AREA

BACKGROUND TO THE BREEDE-GOURITZ CMA

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

FINANCIAL REPORT 2013/14

Table of Contents

Worcester – Head Office George – Satellite Office

Area of operation

Governing Board Committees – Reporting to the Governing

Board* Audit & Risks Committee* Human Resources & Remuneration Committee* Technical Committee* Water Use Authorisation Licence Committee

Governance Structure

ORGANOGRAM OVERVIEW

CEO

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: SNR

MANAGERFINANCE: CFO

Board Secretariat ServicesIT & STRATEGIC SUPPORT

HUMAN RESOURCESPUBLIC RELATIONS

Understanding the Breede Water

Management Area

The Breede-Gouritz Catchment

Management Area

Background to The Breede-Gouritz CMA

07/2005• Established in terms of NWA

09/2007• Appointment of Representative Board

2007-2010• Initial functions in terms of Section 80 of the NWA

12/2010• Additional functions delegated by the Minister

05/2014

• Establishment of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency

2015• Further additional functions delegated by the Minister

Strategic Priority Areas

Water resources planning

Water use management

Institutional engagement

Water allocation reform

Resource protection

Information systems

Management & Governance

Strategic support (Finance & Human Resources)

Current Employment Equity

POSITION BF BM CF CM IF IM WF WM TOTALCEO   1              CFO 1                Snr Manager WR               1  IT Manager   1

(Disabled)

             

PA to CEO 1                HR Specialist   1              HR Admin 1                Finance Manager               1  Finance Officer    1            Finance Admin 1              Admin Officer 1                Data Manager 1                ISR Manager             1    Water Liaison Officer X3 1   2            Snr Data Capturer       1          Data Capturer X2 1   1            Water Data (GIS) 1                Water Use Specialist X2             1 1  Water Use Officer X4 1     3          Licensing Clerk             1

(Disabled)

   

Receptionist     1            Cleaner 1                TOTAL 10 4 5 4 0 0 3 3 29

Water Resources Planning

PLANNING PROCESSES

320 Land use planning and

rezoning applications

assessed and commented on, exceeding target of 140 by 228%

Engage with All 8 Local Authorities

on water use planning on 50

issues.

Onrus river Water Quality

Objectives Report finalised

Onrus Surface-

Groundwater interaction

study report finalised

Draft Salinity Management Plan Finalised

1 Status Quo report

finalised for Langeberg

Municipality (4 towns)

The Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Strategy process could not commence as the establishment of the

BGCMA as formal entity was only finalised late

2014.

Water Use Management

Water Use Registrations, License Applications And

The V&V Process

Water Use Registration

373 Water Users

Registered on WARMS,

74.5% of target

reached

Water use license applications

16 Water Use License

applications, 9 had adequate

information and were

processed for Recommenda

tion

65 General Authorizations for water

use Applications confirmed which is

150% more than targets

reached

Water Use compliance

(WULA / GA

conditions)

33 compliance visits

conducted. Inspections on

water users with valid

permits were carried out,

82.5% reached

Validation & Verification of Water Use in

selected Priority Areas

Validation of the BOCMA area done

1 428 verification letters were sent to

water users, exceeding target

with 78.5%

Institutional Engagement

Marketing and communication

6200 people reached through Land Care

camps, Water Week, Youth day and

awareness days

Forums established and

Maintained25 Water Forums

which includes the Masazane Women’s

Water Forum, National Institute of the deaf, WUAs and Irrigation

Boards were supported

3 new partnerships established

Regulate Water Management InstitutionsDue to he Gazetted Water Policy Review

the target for finalisation of new

Water User Associations could not

be reachedDue to the Gazetted Water Policy Review

Irrigation Boards could not be transformed

into WUASupport of WUA with

business plan development could not

be done as the proforma business plan was not

finalised

Contribution To Improved Intergovernmental Relations And Capacity Building

WATER ALLOCATION REFORM

Support and facilitation for resource-poor

farmers

Assisted with 22 water use

enquiries with Water Allocation

Reform, 77% more than target

9 RPF applications for O&M capital

costs recommended through CCAW

192 Rain Water Harvesting Tank applications facilitated• 63 erected as

part of World Food day as joint project between BGCMA, DOA and DWS

RESOURCE PROTECTION:Quality monitoring, Riparian Integrity

Resource Protected

Alien clearing and River Rehabilitation

programmes still continue in the Upper and Central Breede

River

BGCMA assisted DWS with 13

enforcement cases thorough initial

investigations and confirmations of illegal activities

National Eutrophication and

Microbiological Monitoring projects

sampled on behalf of DWS

64 Water Quality Monitoring points

sampled (including pollution incidents)

Strategic Support: Human Resources Water Resources Management

Water Resource Planning Water Use Management Institutional Engagement Water Allocation Reform Resource Protection

Performance information

Strategic SupportHuman Resources

OUTCOMES OUTPUTS

Performance Measures 2014/15 Results Comments

Policies developed 1 1 (achieved) Organisational Strengthening

Policies Reviewed 1 1 (achieved) Organisational Strengthening

Number of Personnel Recruited 2 2 (achieved) Organisational

DevelopmentPerformance Management Reports 29 29 (achieved) Organisational

StrengtheningNumber of signed evaluations for all staff 1 1 (achieved) Organisational

strengthening

Number of Leave Up-date reports 12 12 (achieved)

Management control & monitoring

Number of Labour issues managed Nil Nil Employee

Relations

Performance Information: Water Resource Planning

 OUTCOMES OUTPUTSPerformance Measures 2014/15 Results Comments

Number of CMS documentation completed

Approved Gazetted CMS

BGCMA CMS development in process

BGCMA establishment finalised 2014/2015

Number of land use planning and rezoning applications commented on

140 320Demand drive. Difficult to predict.

Number of Engagements with Local Authorities 7

Local Authorities engaged in 50 issues

Unforseen issues

Water Quality Objective Reports completed Onrus River

Onrus River Water Quality Objectives Report finalised

 

Salinity Management Plan Salinity Management Plan

Salinity Management Plan finalised

 

Infrastructure Status quo report

2 Status Quo Report

1 Status Quo Report finalised

Langeberg Municipality reviewed the Water Services Development Plans for the Municipal area. (4 towns)

Onrus Surface – Groundwater interaction study

Collaboration of monitoring data

Onrus Surface Groundwater interaction study report finalised

 

Performance Information: Water Use Management

 OUTCOMES OUTPUTS

Performance Measures 2014/15 Results Comments

Number of water users registered 500 373

Incomplete registration application forms and lack of feedback from applicants hampered the finalisation of applications.

Number of “Record of Recommendations” to DWS 16 9

Applications received remained incomplete after requests for information was done. These files will be prioritised during 2015/16 and may be declined due to incomplete information.

Number of General Authorisation confirmed 26 65

Increased applications for section 21 (c) and (i) due to River Maintenance Management Plans

Number of Audit for water use compliance reports 40 33

82% of target reached. Action plan already in place to reach target for 2015/16

Number of letters to apply for the verification of water use.

800 1 428 More properties with water use that was originally envisaged.

Performance Information: Institutional Stakeholder

RelationsOUTCOMES OUTPUTS

Activities Performance Measures2014/20

15Result

sComments

The BGCMA activities marketed and communicated to stakeholders

Number of persons reached during water campaigns (water week, land care, etc.)

1 600 6 200High interest from learners in water campaigns.

Number of newsletters 4 4  

HDI financial support in water related projects

Number of HDI projects supported in water related projects

10 17  

Forums Established and maintained

Number of existing water related forums supported

14 25  

Water management institutions regulated

Number of new WUA applications finalised

1 None

The Minister gazetted the Water Policy review for comment which halted applications.

Number of IB transformed 3 NoneMoratorium was placed on transformation of IB’s

Number of existing WUA supported with development of Business plans

4 0

The pro-forma business plan was not approved and could not be implemented

Institutional cooperation

Number of new partnerships established and maintained

2 3The BGCMA was approached for an additional partnership.

Performance Information: Water Allocation Reform

 OUTCOMES OUTPUTS

Performance Measures 2014/15 Results Comments

Number of RPF / HDI assisted with water use 5 22 Demand driven.

Number of RPF / HDI assisted with financial applications for Government subsidies

5 264

9 x RPF Applications for O&M & Capital Costs

192 Rain water harvesting tank applications received & assisted with. 63 Rain water harvesting tanks were erected as part of World Food day project in Suurbraak in a joint project between BGCMA, DOA and DWS

Performance Information: Water Resource Protection

 OUTCOMES OUTPUTS

Performance Measures 2014/15 Results Comments

Number of DWS Water Quality monitoring projects sampled (NEMP & NMMP)

2 2 NEMP & NMMP

Number of BGCMA water quality points monitored 50 64

Additional points because of pollution incidents and a demand for more water quality data from water users.

Number of warning letters/directives issued 20 13

Only 13 CME cases were reported to the BGCMA which was investigated with the DWS CME unit.

FINANCIAL REPORT 2014/15

THE BREEDE-GOURITZ CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY RECEIVED AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT REPORT

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15

Statement of Financial Performance:

Income and Expenditure Financial Report

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCEINCOME AND EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL REPORT

ITEMS 2013/14 2014/15

Revenue23 625 000 40 787 311

Other Income34 210 1 364

Operating expenditure(26 268 423) (24 384 331)

Operating Surpluses/deficit (2 609 213) 16 404 344

Interest received322 683 277 952

Gain on insurance proceeds 7 239 -Surplus/Deficit for the year (2 279 291) 16 682 296

 

Statement of Financial Performance:

Overview of Actual Expenditure

OVERVIEW OF ACTUAL EXPENDITURE:

ITEMS 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15Audited Audited %

EMPLOYEE COSTS 13 141 603 14 484 871 59,40%

TOTAL GOODS AND SERVICES 12 543 837 9 335 553 38,29%

TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 257 640 64 104 0,26%

TOTAL BOARD RELATED COSTS 328 493 499 803 2,05%

GRAND TOTAL 26 271 573 24 384 331 100%

Detailed Actual Expenditure

20121/13 - 2014/15

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE: OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Audited Outcomes

2012/13R’000

2013/14R’000

2014/15R’000

Advertising -99 -234 348

General Expenses -1 892 -2 406 -2 195

Computer expenses -222 -475 -311

Consultant & professional fees -34 -425 -114

CMS development/ water resource management

-6 530 -6 302 -4 192

Salaries , allowances and benefits -10 878 -13 141 -14 485

Stipend - board members -412 -328 -500

Travel & accommodation -1 177 -1 538 -859

Recruitment costs -282 -223 -211

Hiring & rentals -686 -795 -749

Motor vehicle expense -82 -96 -109

Repairs & maintenance -20 -25 -11

Training fees -276 -280 -300

Total Expenditure -23 453 -26 268 -24 384

Detailed Actual Expenditure

20121/13 - 2014/15continues

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE: OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Audited Outcomes

2012/13R’000

2013/14R’000

2014/15R’000

Revenue 19 000 23 625 40 787

Other Income 424 34

1

Less: Operating expenses -23 453 -26 268 -24 384

Operating surplus/deficit -4 029 -2 609

16 404

Capital expenditure (included in total expenditure) 412 257

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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

~ Thomas Fuller 'Gnomologia' 1732 ~

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