Business Case forthe Pongola-Umzimkulu Catchment Management ...

Business Case for the Pongola-Umzimkulu Catchment Management Agency
Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 5
2 Description of the Pongola-Umzimzulu Water Management Area .................................. 5
2.1 Location ...................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Topography ................................................................................................................. 7
2.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.4 Socio-Economic Dynamics .......................................................................................... 9
2.5 Water Availability and Requirements ...................................................................... 10
2.6 Key Water Challenges ............................................................................................... 11
3 Strategic motivation ........................................................................................................ 12
3.1 Water as a finite resource. ....................................................................................... 13
3.2 Framework for CMA Establishment ......................................................................... 14
3.3 Evolution of the CMA ............................................................................................... 15
4 Corporate Form ............................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Legal nature of CMA ................................................................................................. 17
4.2 A case for devolution ................................................................................................ 18
4.3 Appropriate corporate form ..................................................................................... 19
5 Legal process ................................................................................................................... 21
5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 21
5.2 Legal requirements ................................................................................................... 21
6 Functions of CMA ............................................................................................................ 23
6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 23
6.2 Delegation vs assignment ......................................................................................... 24
6.3 Delegation of functions ............................................................................................ 24
6.4 Phased transfer of functions .................................................................................... 26
6.5 Considerations for the delegation process .............................................................. 29
6.6 Implications for DWA structure and functions ......................................................... 30
7 Organisational arrangements ......................................................................................... 31
7.1 Proposed functional structure of the Pongola-Umzimkulu CMA ............................. 31
8 Organisational requirements .......................................................................................... 34
8.1 Staffing requirements ............................................................................................... 35
8.2 Human resource considerations .............................................................................. 37
8.3 Mechanisms for Regulation and Oversight .............................................................. 39
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