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DWAF STRATEGIC PLAN 2007/8 – 2010/11
RegionsRegions
Minister
WUAWUA
WSAWSA
WSPWSPMunicipal Municipal
EntityEntity
WaterWater BoardsBoards
Regulatory & Support
NWRIANWRIA
WRCWRC
Representation &Cooperation Contractual
Accountability
Cooperation & consultation
Cooperation & consultation
+TCTA+TCTA
Contractual
Statutory & Accountability
Statutory & Accountability
Statutory & Accountability
KEY:
NWRIA National Water Resource Infrastructure WUA Water User AssociationTCTA Trans-Caledonian Tunnel Authority WSA Water Services AuthorityWRC Water research commission WSP Water Services ProviderCMA Catchment Management Agency
DWAF Head OfficeStatutory & Accountability
Statutory & Accountability
Bodies for International Agreements
CMAs Science Science CouncilsCouncils
Cooperation & consultation
Statutory & Accountability
DWAF Legislation
1) National Water Act
2) Water Services Act
“Summarized Mission”
• Safe Water for All for Ever
• Resource Protection
• Discharge Treatment
• Treatment of abstracted Water
Branch: Policy and Regulation
Chief Directorate: Water Resource Information Management (WRIM)
4- Directorates:
Hydrological Services
Information Programmes
Surveying and Maping (GIS)
Resource Quality Services
Resource Quality Services
• Resource Quality Monitoring
• Analytical Services
• Resource Quality Information
• Administration and Support Services
6 Monitoring Programmes run by RQS (With various R&D, Emerging
New Monitoring Prog)
• National Chemical Monitoring Programme
• National Microbial Monitoring Programme
• National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme
• River Health Programme
• National Radioactivity Monitoring Programme
• National Toxicity Monitoring Programme
National Chemical Monitoring Programme
• Sample collection and registration
• Sample analysis (macro, trace metals, nutrients, pH, conductivity)
• ISO 17025 accreditation
National Toxicity Monitoring Programme
• 12 Persistent Organic Pesticides (POP’s)– e.g. DDT (malaria control) dieldrin, HCB,etc.Pesticides used in Agriculture: -e.g. Atrazine, Simazine, carbamates etc.
+ Biological tests: 1) Zebra fish embrio toxicity2) Water Flea (Daphnia
pulex) toxicityPesiticides in sediments ( needs analysis)
National Microbial Monitoring Programme
• Colilert (E.coli) Bimonthly reports at strategic sampling sites.
• Faecal coliforms
• Faecal Stretococci.
• Cholera (Medical Research Institute) - type O1 Endemic in hotter parts of South Africa
National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme
• Orthophosphate and total phosphorus
• Kjeldhal Nitrogen and NO3.
• COD
• pH
• Ammonia
• Chlorophyll-a
• Algal identification and enumeration
National Eutrophication Monitoring
• Status and trends of algal blooms, PO4 and total P in impoundments.
• Problem of toxic blooms ( eg Microcystin from cyano-bacteria and Cylindrospermopsin in Orange River)
• Phosphate removal technology (UP-pilot testing).
National Radioactivity Monitoring
• Screening for Gross alpha, Gross beta and chemical uranium
• Further testing depending on alpha/beta ratio
• Association of uranium with gold mining wastes.
National Toxicity Monitoring
• Toxicants and toxicity tests
• Stockholmn convetion (DEAT/DWAF)
• EDC (WRC/DWAF)
• In Pilot implementation phase
• CG-MS analysis for 10 of 12 POP’s plus commonly used pesticides in Agriculture (DEAT and DA).
River Health Programme
• Habitat, riparian Vegetation, wetlands, SASS index (South African Scoring System for aquatic invertebrates, indicating state of river health), Fish index, etc.
• Data from NCMP on chemical toxicants
• Data from NTMP for organic pesticides
• River classification system (A to D).
Adopt a River Programme Adopt a River Programme
WMS
• Water Quality Data Management System
• Link to Google Earth
• Role of GIS mapping section (IP)
End
• Enjoy visit to labs and IP section.