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2WATERCONSERVATIONANDDEMANDMANAGEMENTPOTENTIALINTHESECTOR
3CHALLENGESTOAPPLYINGWATERCONSERVATIONANDDEMANDMANAGEMENT
3.1WhysomeWUAsfailordonotperform?
3.1.1ChallengesassociatedwiththeformationoftheWUAs
3.1.2ChallengesassociatedwiththeeffectivenessoftheWUAs
3.1.3SupportservicesthatwouldenhancetheeffectivenessofWUAs
4INSTITUTIONALARRANGEMENTS
5ROLESOFCMAs,WUAsANDFARMERSINWC/DM
5.1TheroleofCMAsinWC/DM
5.2TheroleofWUAsinWC/DM
5.3TheroleofthewateruserinWC/DM
6OBJECTIVESOFTHEWC/DMSTRATEGY
7IMPLEMENTATIONOFWC/DMINTHESECTOR
8ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACRONYMS
ARCAgriculturalResearchCouncil
BMPsBestManagementPractices
CMACatchmentManagementAgency
CMSCatchmentManagementStrategy
DSEDiverseSidelineEnterprise
DWAFDepartmentofWaterAffairsandForestry
IRPIntegratedResourcePlanning
IWMIInternationalWaterManagementInstitute
IWRMIntegratedWaterResourceManagement
FAOFoodandAgricultureOrganisation
NDANationalDepartmentofAgriculture
NWANationalWaterAct(Act36of1998)
NWCDMSNationalWaterConservationandDemandManagementStrategy
NWCSFNationalWaterConservationStrategyFramework
NWRSNationalWaterResourceStrategy
PDAProvincialDepartmentofagriculture
SAIISouthAfricanIrrigationInstitute
WC/DMWaterConservationandDemandManagement
WMPWaterManagementPlan
WRCWaterResearchCommission
WUAWaterUserAssociation
EXECUTIVESUMMARY
1INTRODUCTION
1.1Background
SouthAfricaisasemi-aridcountrywherewaterisofcriticalstrategicimportancetoalldevelopment,inanysectoroftheeconomy.Recognisingthepotentiallimitingeffectthatwatercouldhaveonfutureeconomicexpansioninthiscountry,itisofutmostimportancethatthisresourcebeoptimallyutilisedtothebenefitofallcurrentandfutureusers.
TheNationalWaterAct(Act36of1998)(NWA)providesforwatertobeprotected,utilised,developed,conserved,managedandcontrolled,inasustainableandequitablemanner.
Waterconservationisdefinedastheminimisationoflossorwaste,careandprotectionofwaterresourcesandtheefficientandeffectiveuseofwater.
Waterdemandmanagementisdefinedastheadaptationandimplementationofastrategy(policiesandinitiatives)byawaterinstitutiontoinfluencethewaterdemandandusageofwaterinordertomeetanyofthefollowingobjectives:
economicefficiency,socialdevelopment,socialequity,environmentalprotection,sustainabilityofwatersupplyandservices,andpoliticalacceptability.
1.3IntegratedResourcePlanning(IRP).
TheIRPprocessisacomprehensiveformofplanningthatencompassesleast-costanalysesofdemand-sideandsupply-sidemanagementoptions.Italsoencompassesthefollowing:
∙Anopenandparticipatorydecision-makingprocess;
∙Thedevelopmentofwaterresourcealternativesthatincorporateconsiderationofacommunity'
squalityoflifeandenvironmentalissueswhichmaybeimpacteduponbytheultimatedecisionstaken;
and
∙Therecognitionofthemultipleinstitutionsconcernedwithwaterresourcesandthecompetingpolicygoalsamongstthem.
TheIRPprocessidentifiesopportunitiestoachievesocietalandenvironmentalbenefitsthroughjointutilityprogrammes.Examplesinclude:
energyandwaterpartnershipsthatconservebothenergyandwater;
waterconservationandwastewatertreatmentandreuseprogrammes,wherebothwatersupplydevelopmentandwastewatertreatmentplantcapacityexpansioncostsaresaved,and,thereallocationofexistingwatersupplyresourcesamongcompetingusers.
1.4TheIntegratedWaterResourceManagement(IWRM).
TheIWRMistheideathatinsteadoftheusualsectoralapproachtodevelopingandmanagingwaterresources,itisnecessarytorecognisethatriverbasinsarecomplexsystems,inwhichuseofwaterforonepurposehasimportantimplicationsforotheruses.
Focusingattentiononwaterbasins(atermthatincludestheupperandlowerareasofthebasinaswellasthegroundwater)enablesasystematicapproach,consideringthesocio-economic,andhumandimensionsaswellasthephysical.Classicalefficiencyconsiderswaterflowingintodrainsasa"
loss."
Butbecauseofreuse,fromabasinperspectiveoneperson'
swasteddrainagewaterisanother'
svitalsource.Whileefficienciesatfieldlevelmaybelow,inthesamebasintheoveralleffectiveefficiencyofabasinmaybequitehigh,andthe"
real"
opportunitiestosavewaterbyimproving"
efficiency"
maythereforebelimited.
Thiswillbeparticularlysointhecaseof"
closed"
watersystems.Aspopulationandeconomicgrowthincreasethedemandforwaterbasinsevolvefrombeing"
open"
(whereunusedwaterisstillavailableforadditionaluses)tobeing"
(wherealluseableflowsarecapturedanddistributed).Mostwaterbasinsinaridareasandmanybasinseveninnon-aridareasarebecomingclosedbasins.Thishasveryimportantpolicyimplications,asnoted.Forexample,asupstreamusesreducethequalityorquantityofflowsdownstream,differentusersbecomeincreasinglyinterdependent.
Managingthisinterdependencyisanimportantpublicfunction,whichfewdevelopingcountriesareequippedtodo.Itisverydifficulttodevelopeffectiveinstitutionalmechanismstomanagewatersystems,particularlywerepoliticaloradministrativeboundariesdonotcoincidewithwatershedboundaries,orwherecompetingpartisaninterestsarepowerfulandentrenched.
InSouthAfrica,thefollowingfactorsaggravatestheproblems,whichmustbeovercome,inplanningforthefuture:
∙Thetypicalclimateissemi-desertandtheaveragerainfallforthecountryisjustoverhalfoftheworldaverageof900mm/annum.
∙Rainfallisvariableanddroughtsfollowedbyfloodsarecommonoccurrences.
∙Thedistributionofrainfallvariessignificantlyandtheavailabilityofwaterresourcesisveryuneven,withapproximately60%ofriverflowarisingfromonly20%ofthelandarea.
∙SouthAfricahaslimitedgroundwater,whichcanbeusedforirrigation.
∙Someofthemetropolitanandindustrialgrowthcentreshavedevelopedaroundmineraldepositsandaresituatedfarfrommajorwaterresources.
∙SouthAfrica'
saverageevaporationrateexceedsitsprecipitationrate.Irrigationisthereforevitaltostabilizeandincreasetheproductionoffoodandfibre.
∙SouthAfricahasapopulationgrowthrateofbetween2and3percent.
∙SouthAfricaisadevelopingcountrywithagrowingeconomy.
∙ThelifestyleofSouthAfricansischangingcorrespondingtoanincreaseinpercapitaconsumption.
∙Thereisalargebacklogofhousingandbasicservices.
∙Non-uniformpaymentforservicesinallwaterusersectors.
1.3OverviewofthedevelopmentofwaterconservationanddemandmanagementinSouthAfrica
InMay1999DWAFdevelopedtheNationalWaterConservationStrategyFramework(NWCSF)document,whichwaswidelypublishedforcomments.ThisframeworkdocumentprovidedasolidfoundationforthedevelopmentofthefiveWaterConservationandDemandManagement(WC/DM)sectoralstrategiesviz.:
∙Agriculture,
∙Forestry,
∙Industry,MiningandPowerGeneration,
∙LocalAuthoritiesandServicesInstitutions,and
∙EnvironmentandWaterResources.
Thesectoralstrategieswillalsoexistasstandalonedocuments.ThekeyelementsofeachsectoralstrategywillbesynthesisedtoproducetheNationalWaterConservationandDemandManagementStrategy(NWCDMS)ThelatterdocumentwillbecontributedtotheNationalWaterResourceStrategy(NWRS).ThekeyelementscontainedintheNWCDMSwillalsoserveasthedirectoratewaterconservation'
sinputtothedevelopmentofCatchmentManagementStrategy(CMS)guidelines.Theprocessesoutlinedabovearedepicteddiagrammaticallybelow.
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2WC/DMPOTENTIALINTHESECTOR
ThegreatestpotentialimpactofWC/DMintheagriculturalsectorcanbeachievedbyaddressingwastageduetoconveyancelossesandtheinefficientapplicationofwater.Waterwastageisclassifiedaswater,intendedtoperformaspecifictask,butnotusedforthatpurposeduetolossesintransit.Seepagefromirrigationcanalswhichcauseswater-loggingofadjacentland,islostbecauseofpercolation,evaporatesfromlandsurfaces,orbecomesdegradedinqualityofreturnflows,etc.aregoodexamplesofwastage.Similarwastagescanalsobeseeninstock-wateringsystems,butasstockwateringaccountsforlessthat1.5%ofallwaterusageinthecountry,moreemphasisisplacedonpreventingirrigationwaterwastage.
InSouthAfrica,largevolumesofwatermustbetransportedoverlargedistancesfromthewater-richeasternareastowater-poorwesternareas.Waterisofhighvalueandthepreventionoflossesandoptimalapplicationofwaterisahighpriority.Waterlossesoccurinsharedrivers,communalirrigationcanals,andon-farmfurrowsandinirrigationfields.
Theagriculturalsectoraccountsforinexcessof50%ofwaterutilisationinSouthAfricaandexperiencewaterlossesofbetween30and40%.Clearly,therefore,theeffortsandresourcesofwaterconservationanddemandmanagementmeasuresshouldfeature.
Irrigationlossesareoftenquitesignificantanditisestimatedthatlessthan60%ofwaterabstractedfromwaterresourcesiscorrectlyplaced