1 rev2005-00 water and forestry directorate: resource protection and waste directorate resource...

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water and forestryDIRECTORATE: RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE

Directorate Resource Protection and Waste

Information Management Workshop

30 May 2006

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DIRECTORATE: RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WASTE

Outline

Business Functions

Strategic Objectives

Decisions, Information flows and Information requirements

Analysis of current systems capability to address

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Business Functions

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Resource Protection and Waste –Vision

Vision : The Directorate Resource Protection and Waste is

respected locally, as well internationally, for its leadership role in protecting the water resources of South Africa by ensuring customer satisfaction though developing and overseeing consistent legislation and mechanisms around the authorisation and control of water uses that relate to future, current and historic waste discharge and disposal activities in a developing country context of environmental, social and economic expectations of users of the water resource, and to provide quality and flexible support and advise on the authorisation and control of these activities.

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Customersatisfaction

1PLAN

3CHECK

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4ACT

ACTStudy the resultRedesign systems to reflect learning• Change standards• Communicate it broadly• Retrain

CHECKObserve the effects of the change or test• Analyze data• Pinpoint problems

PLAN• Understand gaps between customers’ expectations and what you deliver• Set priorities for closing gaps• Develop an action plan to close gaps

DO• Implement changes• Collect data to determine if gaps are closing

The Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle (Management Cycle)

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D: RP&W

Mines Local Government & WSPIndustries

Source Coordination

Functional Structure

Agriculture

• Discharge @ Mines• Disposal @ Mines• Remediation @

Mines

• PDCA tools for Mines

• Discharge @ Industries

• Disposal @ Industires

• Remediation @ Industries

• PDCA tools for Industries

• Discharge by Local Government

• Disposal by Local Government

• Remediation by Local Government

• PDCA tools for Local Government

• Discharge by Agriculture

• Disposal by Agriculture

• Remediation by Agriculture

• PDCA tools for Agriculture

• Coordinate tools on Discharge

• Coordinate tools on Disposal

• Coordinate tools on Remediation

• Coordinate PDCA tools

Admin Support

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Resource Protection and Waste –Responsibility

Responsibility (Mandate): The Directorate Resource Protection and

Waste (D:RP&W) is primary responsible for developing and overseeing policies, strategies, standards and guidelines around the control and authorisation of water uses that relate to waste discharge and disposal (including controlled activities and wastewater storage / irrigation), as well as guidelines for the water quality requirements of users, and to advise on the authorisation of these activities

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Regulatory Mechanisms and Instruments (“tools”) for Resource Protection and Waste

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Categorisation (Risk characterisation) (activity/site: disposal, discharge, remediation)

Operational Policies & Systems & Processes(e.g. WDCS, License vs Directive, Remediation, DSS, etc)

Best Practice Guidelines

Regulations

GA/Directions

Guidelines for IWWMP/IWMP

License/PermitGuidelines forApplications

WU ApplicationProcesses:

WU License/ Marine Outfall/

Waste Permit

EIA/EMP processes

NWRS Resource Protection Policy(?)

Class (resource) Class (waste source)RPW Harmonisation

Directives

Authorisations Interventions

Hierarchy – e.g. CP, Pollution Prevention, etc

Aspects – e.g. Stormwater, Monitoring, Design, Closure, etc

SANS Codes

Activity – e.g. Small sites, wineries, etc

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Strategic Objectives

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Key Focus Areas and Strategic Objectives

KFA6: Authorisation Oversight and Technical Advice Intervention (Compliance and Enforcement)

KFA7: Resource Protection – Develop, oversee implementation, and review

KFA 8: Support, Coordination and Integration

KFA9: Liaison, Communication and Capacity



KFA 6.1.3, 4, 5: Water Use Authorisation

6.1.3 Applications for Water Use Authorisations 6.1.3.1 - Improved WUA Process implemented and

audited 6.1.3.2 – Consistent authorisation of water use that is

beneficial in the public interest 6.1.3.3 – Status of Applications and Authorisations

determined and reported on 6.1.3.4 – Sectoral Application Guidelines for Water Use

Authorisations streamlined and harmonised 6.1.4 ELU Verification for waste disposal and

discharge 6.1.5. General Authorisations and Licenses

reviewed & amended where required



KFA 6.1.7(?) Co-operative Authorisation

6.1.7.1 Co-operative Authorisations (mining license, EMP's, closure, waste disposal permits, marine outfalls, etc) with other departments (DME DEAT, etc) consistently issued, status of application and compliance

determined and reported on Integrated and harmonised processes and

guidelines



KFA 6.2.1, 5 and 6.5.2 Intervention and Enforcement

6.2.1.1 Ensure consistent intervention actions are taken for non-compliance or unlawful water use by supporting RO's

6.2.1.2 Support and Intervention strategy for non-compliant LA’s in terms of discharge and disposal

6.2.1.3 Generic and overarching compliance and enforcement protocol

6.2.2.1 Support implementation of WC/WDM Strategies through conditions of authorisations

6.2.5.1 Regulations for the prevention of pollution and the control of waste sources reviewed and promulgated

6.5.2 Water-related emergencies and disaster management – policies, guidelines, etc



KFA 7.1 : Protecting Water Resources

7.1 Ongoing technical support provided to RDM development to ensure harmonisation with other mechanisms and implementation of reserves through authorisation conditions



KFA 7.2.: Protecting Resources from Impacts of Waste

7.2.1 Integration/Harmonisation of DWAF Assessment & Decision-making Approaches for RP Policy development

7.2.2 Impacts of current waste discharge and disposal activities assessed and interventions prioritised and addressed according to operational rules and policies, in accordardance with guidelines 7.2.2.1 Develop and ensure implementation of Operational

Policies and Best Practice Guidelines for the Mining Industrial Agricultural LG&WSI Sector

7.2.2.2 Operational policies and guidelines for the cross-cutting issues developed/updated and finalised, and deployed according to implementation strategy



KFA 7.2: Redress of Historic Impacts and Re-align with economic measures

7.2.3 Impacts of historic land-based activities on polluted waters and contaminated land (surface and groundwater) progressively addressed and remediated according to operational rules and policies, in accordance with guidelines

7.2.4 Oversight of Physical rehabilitation at abandoned & defunct mines and DWAF facilities in accordance with determined priorities

7.2.5. Support provided to ensure that Emergency Pollution incidents are addressed

7.2.6 Financial instruments for waste discharge and disposal implemented



KFA 9.1: Integration

9.1.5 Internally consistent approach to WRM wrt Resource Protection against Waste impacts among all units across DWAF

9.1.7 Consistency in interpretation and implementation of policy and evaluation of applications for disposal/discharge WU and remediation



KFA 9.3 & 9.4 – Information and Capacity

9.3.3 Existing information systems for water resources operated and maintained, and further developed where necessary

9.4.1 Programmes of Training skills development and mentoring developed and implemented 9.4.1.1 Ensure RPW capacity and mentorship needs

addressed 9.4.1.2 Effective targeted training via existing networks 9.4.1.3 Training co-ordinated and effective within

National structures (SAQA)



KFA 9.5 and KFA 15 – Information and Capacity

9.5.1 Stakeholder engagement and awareness

9.5.1.1 External (govt) policies and approaches aligned and consistent

9.5.1.2 DWAF’s research needs identified and met

KFA 15.1. and 15.2 Support RPW issues in SADC and NEPAD

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Business Decisions, information flow and information requirements



Customersatisfaction

1PLAN

3CHECK

2DO

4ACT

ACTStudy the resultRedesign systems to reflect learning• Change standards• Communicate it broadly• Retrain

CHECKObserve the effects of the change or test• Analyze data• Pinpoint problems

PLAN• Understand gaps between customers’ expectations and what you deliver• Set priorities for closing gaps• Develop an action plan to close gaps

DO• Implement changes• Collect data to determine if gaps are closing

The Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle (Deming Cycle)



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Customer requirements

What? Assurance that water quality is sound Information to support decision-making on

Regional/CMA level Sharing of information with DWAF sections Sharing of information with other govt

departmants



Levels of Knowledge and Management Styles

Complex Un-orderComplex Un-order Cause and Effect relationships

only become coherent in hindsight (e.g. asbestos 1960 vs 2000)

Probe and sense: (Precautionary Approach AND Qualitative Risk Assessment)

Matriarchic management style

Hidden orderHidden order Cause and Effect relationships is

hidden, but can be discovered, if given enough time and space (e.g. AIDS-virus)

Quantitative/Semi-quantitative Risk Assessment

Oligarchic management style

Chaotic Un-orderChaotic Un-order Cause and Effect relationships

not perceivable, even with hindsight (e.g. SARS-virus)

Precautionary approach AND intuitive Risk Assessment

Opportunistic management style

Visible orderVisible order Cause and Effect relationships is

known/ obvious (e.g. Mercury) Best Practice/Code of Practice Tyrannical (CaC) management

style

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Current Systems addressing needs??



Integrated WRM Framework

IMPACT IDENTIFICATION

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CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENTS

POLLUTION SOURCES

Development of regulatory criteria & Standards

WATER RESOURCE

USER ABD SOURCE ASSESSMENT “CAUSE”

RESOURCE ASSESSMENT “EFFECT”

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT of Resource Exposure to Source Effects

REGULATORY CRITERIA & PLANNING FRAMEWORK :

• Overall : NWRS• Resource : CMS, RQO• Source : IWMP, IDP

IMPROVE “ACT”

Research needs identified from

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Scientific Research

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Communication & PP

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IMPLEMENTATION of Decision on BPEO (“DO”)

CHARACTERISATION & OBJECTIVES (“PLAN”)

MONITOR & AUDIT (“CHECK”)



Workshop Group Discussion Common understanding and management of business needs for the

water sector – customer orientated Regulatory, Institutional performance, Biophysical processes Regions/CMA’s/WUA Minister and General Public, NGO’s Local Government & WSI Impacting clients Other government departments (national, Provincial) & institutions &

International Research & Professional (WC, WISA, Universities)

Family of systems to address total business needs DWAF National systems Regional / localised or purpose driven systems Other Government and Institutional systems

Resources to utilise



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