This page contains important additional resources on water-related matters. It focuses on business risk and stewardship, climate change, green infrastructure, groundwater, innovation, policies and regulation and small waste water treatment, to name a few.
Business risk and stewardship
- (IWA, IUCN, ICA) Nexus trade-offs and strategies for addressing the water, agriculture and energy security nexus in Africa (2015)
- (Lloyd’s) Global water scarcity – risks and challenges for business (2010)
- (UN Global Compact) Shared water challenges and interests – the case for private sector engagement in water policy and management (2014)
- (WEF) The global risks report 2016 – 11th edition (2016)
- (WWF & IFC) The value of water – a framework for understanding water valuation, risk and stewardship (2015)
Climate
- (IPCC) Climate change 2014 synthesis report summary for policymakers (2014)
- (DAFF) National Agro-meteorological Committee advisory on the 2015-16 summer season (2015)
Green infrastructure
- (UNEP) Green infrastructure guide for water management (2014)
- (WRC) Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) for South Africa – framework and guidelines (2014)
Groundwater
- (DWS) Groundwater status report – Western Cape region (2015)
- (DWS) Groundwater status map – Western Cape region (2015)
Innovation
- (WRC) Discussion paper – the role of water and the water sector in the green economy within the context of the New Growth Path (2013)
- (Overstrand Municipality) Outsourcing of bulk water services – presentation to the Western Cape Water Care Forum (2015)
- (Sikosana et al.) A technological and economic exploration of phosphate recovery from centralised sewage treatment (2015)
- (PUB Singapore & GWI) Water technology futures – a global blueprint for innovation (2015)
- (Rose & Winter) A gap analysis of the South African innovation system for water (2015)
- (WRC) ICTs in the water sector – where do we stand (2013)
Policies and regulation
- (DWS) Revision of general authorisation in terms of the National Water Act – notice 169 (2013)
- (DWS) Draft national sanitation policy – notice 70 (2016)
- (DWS) National pricing strategy for water use charges (2015)
- (DWS) National water resources strategy 2 (2013)
- (DWS) 2014 Green Drop progress report – introduction (2016)
- (DWS) 2014 Green Drop progress report – executive summary (2016)
- (DWS) 2014 Blue Drop report – executive summary (2016)
- (DWS) 2014 Blue Drop report – national overview part 1 of 2 (2016)
- (DWS) 2014 Blue Drop report – national overview part 2 of 2 (2016)
- (BGCMA) Breede-Overberg catchment management strategy – part 1 of 3 (2012)
- (BGCMA) Breede-Overberg catchment management strategy – part 2 of 3 (2012)
- (BGCMA) Breede-Overberg catchment management strategy – part 3 of 3 (2012)
Provincial Government of the Western Cape
- (WC-DEAP & DWS) Western Cape sustainable water management plan (2012)
Reclamation and reuse
- (DWS) National water resources strategy 2 annexure D – national strategy for water re-use (2011)
- (WRC) Implementation plan for direct and indirect water re-use for domestic purposes – sector discussion document (2013)
- (WRC) Decision-support model for the selection and costing of direct potable reuse systems from municipal wastewater (2014)
- (WRC) Wastewater reclamation for potable reuse volume 2 – integration of MBR technology with advanced treatment processes (2014)
- (WRC) Wastewater reclamation for potable reuse volume 1 – evaluation of membrane bioreactor technology for pretreatment (2014)
Small wastewater treatment works
- (DPW) Small waste water treatment works – Department of Public Works design guidelines (2012)
- (eThekwini Muicipality) Policy for the installation of privately owned low volume domestic sewage treatment systems (2005)
- (WRC) Self-regulation of the small wastewater treatment works industry volume 1 (2015)
- (WRC) Self-regulation of the small wastewater treatment works industry volume 2 (2015)
- (DWS) Guideline document – package plants for the treatment of domestic wastewater (2009)
Water conservation and demand management
- (WRC) The state of non-revenue water in South Africa (2012)
- (CoCT) Update and additions to existing long-term water conservation and demand management strategy – review 2015-16 (2015)
- (CoCT) Long-term water conservation and water demand management strategy (2007)
- (DWS) Metropolitan municipality water balance assessment (2015)
- (DWS) Secondary cities non-revenue water and water loss assessment (2013)
- (Schaub-Jones) Performance based contracts for reducing non-revenue water – selected lessons from international experience (2013)
- (CoCT) Wastewater and industrial effluent by-law (2013)
- (Viljoen) City of Cape Town residential water consumption trend analysis 2014-15 (2016)
- (SWPN) Guidelines for the model performance based contract for water conservation water demand management based on South African procurement law (2015)
- (CoCT) Water restrictions frequently asked questions (FAQ) 2015-16 (2015)
- (CoCT) WCWDM presentation Z Basholo – Western Cape Water Forum 160204 (2016)