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DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS “Progress in the Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme (ACIP)” Briefing to the Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs (National Council of Provinces) --ooO 0 Ooo— Date: 31 May 2011. Presented: Kgadi Boikanyo. 1. Presentation Content.

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS

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  1. DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS “Progress in the Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme (ACIP)” Briefing to the Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs (National Council of Provinces) --ooO0Ooo— Date: 31 May 2011 Presented: Kgadi Boikanyo 1

  2. Presentation Content • Background • Scope • ACIP status (FY2010/FY2011) allocation • ACIP status (FY2012 MTEF) allocation 2 2

  3. Background • The Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme (ACIP) was implemented in FY2010, utilising funds re-prioritised from the Department’s approved budget in order to accelerate the achievement of universal access to water and sanitation services by 2014. • An initial amount of R500 million was allocated in FY2010 and FY2011 to “kick start” the program. Of the initial amount assigned to the ACIP, R107 million has been shifted to the National Sanitation Programme to address the projects which were earmarked specifically for Sanitation, with R393 million remaining for the execution of Water projects per the ACIP scope. • The Department has allocated an additional R709 million in its FY2012 MTEF budget for continuation of the ACIP, distributed as follows: 3 3

  4. Scope • The objective of ACIP is to accelerate the achievement of universal access to water and sanitation services by 2014. • The ACIP is a “rapid intervention programme” with the focus on: • Water Conservation and Demand Management • Community Infrastructure: Water Supply • Waste water infrastructure refurbishment 4 4

  5. SCOPE Cont… • Regional Offices will submit the Business Plans to support the allocation of the ACIP for execution in FY2012, onwards • Criteria used to allocate funds to specific projects includes: • High water services backlogs • Fund shortages • Projects with special needs • Support for technical interventions to reduce water losses • Refurbishment of wastewater treatment plants. 5

  6. ACIP status (FY2010 / FY2011) allocation • The expenditure per ACIP focus area for FY2010 and FY2011 are as below: • The ACIP started implementation at a slow rate and spent 37% in FY 2010. • The FY2011 expenditure on the identified projects for the implementation as part of the ‘kick-start’ phase of ACIP is amount to 97%. 6 6

  7. ACIP status (FY2010 / FY2011) allocation • The expenditure per ACIP focus area for FY2010 and FY2011 are as below: 7 7

  8. ACIP status (FY2012 MTEF) allocation • The ACIP has been allocated as follows for the FY2012 MTEF. • The Department is in the process of concluding funding agreements with municipalities for the implementation of the identified projects 8 8

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