Integrated water management for municipalities in South Africa

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 77-88

 

^a Kobus)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Management; Municipal public service engineering; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES; INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS; INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL DECISION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS; PUBLIC SERVICES; WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84930913812     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: 17517699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.13.00001     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Brooks DB (2006) An operational definition of water demand management. Water Resources Development 22(4): 521–528.
2. Canter LW (1996) Environmental Impact Assessment, 2nd edn. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, USA.
3. du Plessis JA (2007) Benchmarking water use and infrastructure based on water service development plans for nine municipalities in the Western Cape. The Journal of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers 49(4): 19–27.
4. DWA (2012) (Department of Water Affairs) Draft National Water Resource Strategy 2 (NWRS2): Managing Water for an Equitable and Sustainable Future. DWA, South Africa, p. 207.
5. DWAF (2001) (Department of Water Affairs and Forestry) Water and Sanitation Business: The Role and Responsibilities of Local Government and Related Institutions. DWAF, South Africa, pp. 1–36.
6. DWAF (2004) National Water Resource Strategy. Our Blueprint for Survival, 1st edn. DWAF, South Africa, pp. 18–38.
7. DWAF (2007) Water Services Authority Legislative Handbook. Joint publication by DWAF and the South African Local Government Association, South Africa.
8. DWAF (2013a) Water Management Institutions – Overview. DWAF, Pretoria, South Africa. See http://www.dwaf.gov.za/documents/publications/WMIoverview.pdf (accessed 17/12/2013).
9. DWAF (2013b) Guide to the National Water Act. DWAF, Pretoria, South Africa. See http://www.dwaf.gov.za/66188126-F44D-4A69-8257-505E4FF83B5B/FinalDownload/DownloadId-D27209CE186092C222115C83A6329088/ 66188126-F44D-4A69-8257-505E4FF83B5B/documents/ publications/NWAguide.pdf (accessed 17/12/2013).
10. Greyling T (1999) Towards environmental dispute resolution: appropriate public participation. In Environmental Dispute Resolution. Fourways, South Africa, pp. 1–21.
11. Johnson EH, Stephens A and Fakir S (2002) Development of a Methodology to Determine the Effectiveness of Water Conservation and Water Demand Management Measures. Water Research Commission, South Africa, Report WRC 1273/1/02.
12. Lawless A (2005) Numbers and Needs – Addressing Imbalances in the Civil Engineering Profession. South African Institute of Civil Engineers, Creda Communications, Johannesburg, South Africa.
13. Lawless A (2007) Numbers and Needs in Local Government – Addressing Civil Engineering – The Critical Profession for Service Delivery. South African Institute of Civil Engineers, Creda Communications, Johannesburg, South Africa.
14. RSA (1996) (Republic of South Africa) The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Act No. 108 of 1996. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
15. RSA (1998a) National Water Act. Act No. 36 of 1998. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
16. RSA (1998b) Municipal Structures Act. Act No. 117 of 1998. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
17. RSA (2000a) Municipal Systems Act. Act No. 32 of 2000. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
18. RSA (2000b) Municipal Structures Amendment Act. Act No. 33 of 2000. Government of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
19. Singh M and Adams N (2003) Water conservation and water demand management strategy for the water services sector. Journal of the Institute of Municipal Finance Officers 3(4): 14–16.
20. UNPF (United Nations Population Fund) (2001) The State of the World Population. United Nations Population Fund Report. See http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2001/english/index.html (accessed 10/11/2009).
21. Vairavamoorthy K and Mansoon MA (2006) Demand management in developing countries. In Water Demand Management (Butler D and Memon FA (eds)). Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, IWA Publishing, London, UK, pp. 180–214.