Progress on the Bucket Eradication Programme

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Progress on the Bucket Eradication Programme

• Presentation to the Portfolio Committee

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Introduction

• Department of Water Affairs has adopted a hands
  on Programme Management approach for the Bucket
  eradication programme
• Funding for the programme has been ring-fenced
• Dedicated support focusing on programme in place
  (about 20 engineers)
• The programme enjoys high levels of political
  support and leadership
• Significant lessons for all involved have emerged
  from the programme

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Budget

• February 2005 ? bucket backlog was 252 254
  buckets, based
• on 2001 Census
• Includes all buckets in formal and informal
  settlements
• Budget of R1.2 billion allocated over MTEF,
  including
• R200million to municipalities with capacity for
  quick wins (2005/06)
• R400million to municipalities with some capacity
  (2006/07)
• R600 million to municipalities with no capacity
  those
• receiving bucket allocations for the first time
  (2007/08)
• R400 million at beginning of 2007

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Background

• Department of Water Affairs has adopted a hands
  on Programme Management approach for the Bucket
  eradication programme
• Funding for the programme has been ring-fenced
• Dedicated support focusing on programme in place
  (about 20 engineers)
• The programme enjoys high levels of political
  support and leadership
• Significant lessons for all involved have emerged
  from the programme

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PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE (contd.)
Table 1 Progress to Date
Province Bucket Backlog (Mar 07) Buckets Removed (Apr Jun) Buckets Removed (Jul Sep) Total Delivery YTD (up to Sep) Bucket Backlog (30Sep)
Province 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007
EC 14 514 529 3 692 4 221 13 733
FS 85 102 6 825 5 982 12 808 64 155
GP 750 750 0 750 0
NW 5 268 918 1 000 1 918 2 600
NC 6 680 661 378 1 039 3 879
WC 1 521 87 3875 474 686
National 118 301 9 771 11 439 21 210 85 772
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PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE (contd.)
Table 2 Indicating that 94 of the current
backlog is under construction
Province Backlogs per Region Construction Phase Tender Phase Design Phase
EC 13 733 11 895 667 1 171
FS 64 874 63 155 1 036 683
GP 0 0 0 0
NW 2 600 2 600 0 0
NC 3 879 2 524 111 1 244
WC 686 678 8 0
National 85 772 80 852 1 822 3 098
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High Risks Provinces

• Free State
• Province to take over bucket eradication
  programme in about in 6 municipalities
• Provincial leadership to finalize technology
  options with communities and deal with
  expectations of communities in informal
  settlements
• DWAF to assist with procurement and
  implementation
• Eastern Cape
• During month of July 500 buckets removed
• Following recent reallocation of funding and
  appointment of contractors, major spikes in
  delivery expected in September and DWAF and DPLG
  to intensify hands on monitoring
• Northern Cape-
• Main challenges unavailability of water
• Funding shortages have been resolved,
• Backlog is spread throughout municipalities

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CHALLENGES
Key Challenges Provinces Intervention
Insufficient funding EC FS NC WC DPLG has requested R 201 million from National Treasury If above is not approved, DWAF will use internal funds (shift from bulk infrastructure)
Geotechnical challenges necessitating extensive rock excavations FS NC WC Specialists from DWAF deployed to affected municipalities to do Situational Analysis and provide recommendations
Rejection of dry sanitation option by communities FS NC Political intervention required
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CHALLENGES
Key Challenges Provinces Intervention
Inadequate capacity to do monitoring and evaluation EC NC 10 Officials from National Sanitation Unit deployed to municipalities
Lack of technical capacity EC NC In process to appoint 12 Project Managers through USAID 10 Officials from Limpopo to be deployed to Eastern Cape and Northern Cape
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INTERVENTION PLANS SUPPORT PLAN

• The joint technical task team between dplg and
  DWAF supervises and guide the national support
  team.
• Current DWAF dplg and Siyenza Manje technical
  resources will be organized into a national
  support team. This team will intervene in
• Provisioning of hands on support
• Direct supervision of construction
• Monitoring of progress
• Provisioning of regular reporting
• DWAF to mobilize resources from existing pools of
  officials from Limpopo to be deployed in Free
  State and Eastern Cape
• Mid September, officials from Head office to be
  sent to identified hot spot areas to provide
  hands on support
• Intensification of Communication at all 3 spheres
  of Government as an integral part of service
  delivery

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INTERVENTION PLANS

• DWAF has put mechanisms in place to get reports
  on a bi-weekly basis and access more detailed
  reports
• The National Task Team is relying on Political
  leadership to create a conducive environment for
  interventions
• DWAF and DPLG managers are hands on in the
  Provinces to provide strategic guidance to the
  programme
• DWAF and DPLG is facilitate mobilization of
  resources between municipalities

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Conclusion

• The implementation of the Action Plan will lead
  to meeting the Dec 2007 target.
• Free State and Northern Cape continue to pose
  risks, the Provinces will be the focus of
  support.
• Delivery is expected to rise sharply in October
  as many contractors have just commenced work
• There will be close monitoring and accurate
  reports
• Communication especially by political leadership
  remains key to the success of the programme
• With cooperation and creativity between and
  within municipalities, delivery is expected to
  increase to the required levels

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THANK YOU