Waterberg District Municipality 2011/12 Integrated Development Plan Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF THE WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ............................................................................................................. 9 MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Analysis Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 IDP Review Process Overview.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Institutional Arrangements for the IDP Process and implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Assessment of Powers and Functions........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 1 SECTION B: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 1.2 2010/11 IDP MECs Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.2.1 Credibility of the IDPs............................................................................................................................................................................................14 1.2.2 Key issues worth noting from the MECs assessment.............................................................................................................................................14 1.3 Municipal Turnaround Strategy(MTAS) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 1.3.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................15 1.3.2 Current Situation...................................................................................................................................................................................................15 1.4 Demographic Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 2 KPA 1: SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Free Basic Services: Water, Sanitation, Electricity & Refuse Removal ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 Water Provision ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 1 2.3 Provision of Sanitation .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.4 Electricity Provision ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 2.5 Refuse Removal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 2.6 Service Delivery & Infrastructure Development Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 27 3 ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1 Roads Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Transport ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.3 Corridors ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 4 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.2 Housing Types – Main Dwelling .................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.3 Housing Demand/Backlog ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 4.4 Informal Settlements .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 5.1 Climate ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.2 Rainfall ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.3 Geology, Landscape and Soils ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.4 Rivers & Mountains ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 5.5 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 5.6 Air quality ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 5.7 Waste Management ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 5.7.1 Refuse removal......................................................................................................................................................................................................44 5.7.2 Waste Collection Methodology .............................................................................................................................................................................45 2 6 DISASTER MANAGEMENT