View/Open - University of Zululand Institutional Repository
View/Open - University of Zululand Institutional Repository
View/Open - University of Zululand Institutional Repository
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
12.1 Introduction<br />
241<br />
111'1&111111<br />
The aim <strong>of</strong> this chapter is to provide selected core information on water supply planning <br />
and to some extent sanitation - with special reference to urban areas in South Africa.<br />
Additional information relevant to the discussion can be found in the chapter on the<br />
surface water resources <strong>of</strong> Natal/KwaZulu. as well as in the chapters on groundwater.<br />
solid waste management, sanitation, and health. The present chapter is divided into three<br />
parts. The first section examines animal, domestic and industrial water consumption, as<br />
a prelude to a brief overview <strong>of</strong> certain design guidelines for water (and sanitation)<br />
planning. Some training programmes in terms <strong>of</strong> water and sanitation are then described.<br />
The final section deals with a number <strong>of</strong> related issues, namely. demographic information.<br />
settlement categories and housing systems.<br />
The Water Research Commission has released a number <strong>of</strong> reports dealing with various<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> the planning and design <strong>of</strong> (mainly urban) water supply systems in South<br />
Africa*. Readers requiring an holistic perspective should carefully examine the reports<br />
which cover a number <strong>of</strong> topics including overall future water demand patterns; policies<br />
for infrastructure delivery and international perspectives on the provision <strong>of</strong> services; the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> water systems and methods <strong>of</strong> financing, as well as some macro-economic<br />
*<br />
See Palmer Development Group. 1994. Water and sanitation inurban areas: financial and institutional<br />
review, Report 1. Overview <strong>of</strong> institutional and financial arrangements in water supply and sanitation,<br />
with a focus on the urban areas <strong>of</strong> South Africa, WRC Report No. 57111/94, Water Research<br />
Commission, Pretoria, 231 p. + app., plus Palmer Development Group, 1994. Water and sanitation<br />
in urban areas: financial and institutional review. Report 2. Overview <strong>of</strong> the demand for and costs<br />
<strong>of</strong> water supply and sanitation services in South Africa, WRC Report No. 571/2/94, Water Research<br />
Commission, Pretoria, 22 p. + app., and Palmer Development Group, 1994. Water and sanitation<br />
in urban areas: financial and institutional review, Report 3. Meeting the demand for water and<br />
sanitation services: getting it right in the transition, WRC Report No. 57113/94, Water Research<br />
Commission, Pretoria, 101 p. + app., as well as Palmer Development Group, 1994. Water and<br />
sanitation in urban areas: financial and institutional review, Report 4. International perspectives <br />
some lessons for South Africa from England, France, Italy, Brazil and Botswana and some information<br />
on external funding agencies, WRC Report No. 571/4/94, Water Research Commission, Pretoria,<br />
35 p., read together with Palmer Development Group, 1994. Water and sanitation in urban areas:<br />
financial and institutional review, Report 5. Macro-economic sketch - asketch <strong>of</strong> the macro-economic<br />
implications <strong>of</strong> major investment in the (domestic) urban water and sanitation sector, WRC Report<br />
No. 571/5/94, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, 40 p., and finally, Palmer Development Group,<br />
1994. Water and sanitation in urban areas: financial and institutional review, Report 6. Summary<br />
report, WRC Report No. 57116/94, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, 59 p. See also, Palmer, land<br />
Eberhard, R., 1994. Evaluation <strong>of</strong> water supply to developing urban communities in South Africa,<br />
Phase 1 - overview, WRC Report No. KV 49/94, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, various pages,<br />
as well as Palmer, I. and Eberhard, R., 1995. Evaluation <strong>of</strong> water supply to developing urban<br />
communities: summary report, WRC Report No. KV 73/95, Water Research Commission, Pretoria,<br />
81 p. See in addition: Palmer Development Group, 1994. Water and sanitation in urban areas: survey<br />
<strong>of</strong>on-site conditions, WRC Report No. 56111/94, Water Research Commission, Pretoria. 63 p. + app.