Entire Document - Chris Hani District Municipality

In the 2008/2009 financial year Water Services had the following programmes:
2.2.3.1 Operations and Maintenance
The Operations and Maintenance programme was allocated R46 million to service the entire district where Amatola
Water Board was servicing the rural areas of the municipalities on the eastern side (Emalahleni LM, Engcobo LM,
Sakhisizwe LM, Intsika Yethu LM) while those municipalities were only responsible for servicing towns. Inkwanca LM,
Tsolwana LM, Lukhanji LM and Inxuba Yethemba LM were appointed as Water Service Providers on behalf of CHDM.
2.2.3.2 Refurbishment of schemes
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) funded a refurbishment programme which covered the Machubeni Water
Treatment Works and Whittlesea Water Treatment works and was successfully completed.
Water Services Authority (WSA) Capacity Building Programme
The WSA Capacity Building Programme funded by the Department of Water Affairs assisted CHDM in developing
the following strategies and documents:
• Revenue Collection Strategy
• Consumer Charter
• Groundwater Management Plan
• Electrification of diesel engines proposal
• Draft Water Services Providers Business Plans for 2009-10
• Database of boreholes that are not registered or monitored.
2.2.3.3 Water Conservation and Demand Management
The water conservation and demand management study was funded by DWA and was implemented at Lukhanji LM
through the installation of bulk water meters at the water works and at Emalahleni LM through the identification and
repair of leaks to prevent loss of water in Lady Frere town.
2.2.3.4 Future of Water Services
Council resolved that at the end of the Amatola Water contract all 8 municipalities would resume the WSP function.
But a need was identified that Council would have to capacitate municipalities by establishing WSP units within
each LM. Councils of all local municipalities resolved to accept CHDM’s provision function, which allowed CHDM
to perform only the regulatory function of being a Water Services Authority. In preparation for the new WSA/WSP
arrangement the following had been achieved by the end of June 2009:
• Budgets for all WSPs had been allocated
• Critical posts for the WSP units were approved and advertised
• Draft WSP Business Plans were completed
• Draft WSP Contracts were completed
• Transferred ex-DWA staff had been introduced to affected LMs for incorporation in the WSP structure and operations.
2.2.4 Roads
The 3-year Service Level Agreement (roads maintenance contract) with the Department of Roads and Transport
(DoT) has reached its final period as the contract will be ending at the end of March 2010. An indication was received
that DoT is willing to conclude another contract. The District Municipality was commended by the community and
DoT for its commitment and the high quality of the roads it has maintained.
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