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SPEEDING UP SFRA AUTHORISATION for HDI’S

SPEEDING UP SFRA AUTHORISATION for HDI’S. Ms Deborah Mochotlhi Chief Directorate: Water Use Department of Water Affairs and Forestry 22 August 2007. Presentation Outline. Background to SFRA Authorisation of SFRA General Authorisations Strategic Environmental Assessments

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SPEEDING UP SFRA AUTHORISATION for HDI’S

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  1. SPEEDING UP SFRA AUTHORISATION for HDI’S Ms Deborah Mochotlhi Chief Directorate: Water Use Department of Water Affairs and Forestry 22 August 2007

  2. Presentation Outline • Background to SFRA • Authorisation of SFRA • General Authorisations • Strategic Environmental Assessments • Streamlining of Water Use Authorisation Process • Electronic Tracking System

  3. BACKGROUND TO SFRA • Water Use ito section 21(d) of NWA • Picture hasn’t change much hence the charter • Contributes to effective and speedy implementation of the Charter • 10 000 ha/a which translate into 100 000 ha/a over 10 years • Objective – improve on delivery

  4. Stream Flow Reduction Authorisations • General Authorisation • Individual, communal/tribal/trust Licences • Strategic environmental Assessment (SEA) • Small grower’s maps

  5. SEA & Growers Maps KZN • SEA • Usutu to Mhlatuze WMA • Mhlatuze ( more detailed • SMALL GROWER’S MAPS • completed for communal/tribal land: Mhlatuze,Mkomazi & Mzimkulu • Workshopped – FSA, communities & Forestry branch • Project underway to develop maps for entire province by end of financial • Maps will be made available to prospective developers • Joint ventures (communities) in terms of Forestry Sector BBBEE Charter

  6. SEA & Growers Maps Eastern Cape • SEA • Water Availability Studies per quaternary catchments for SEA (March 2008) • Low confidence reserve determination ( for completion 2007) • GROWERS MAPS • Will be made available & work shopped wit prospective growers

  7. General Authorisations • Development of GA for large scale expansion requires: • High level information on water availability • High level Reserve Determinations • The information is forthcoming (end F/Y) • DWAF position on GA for SFRA to be determined ( soon to be finalised)

  8. Streamlining of Water Use Authorisation Process Objectives • To simplify the application process of water use licensing • To shorten turnaround time of application

  9. Streamlining of Water Use Authorisation Process • Program entails • Standardisation and formatting of application guidelines • Backlog Analysis, assessment and evaluation • Development of business process to reduce the licence duration • Tracking System for licensing • BBBEE guide line • WAR Strategy

  10. Electronic Tracking System • Tracks the business process • Identifies the bottlenecks within the authorisation process • Provision for Cooperative Authorisation • Location of applications within the process • Management reports • Piloted in Limpopo and Gauteng Regional offices

  11. Thank you

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