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Water Resources: Government Information: Library Guide: Service delivery & Infrastructure

This guide directs you to government sources on water resources from international to local level.

Infrastructure

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. Water Services Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy. Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs, Water Services: Policy and Strategy, June 2011. 

Department of Water Affairs. National water services infrastructure assest management strategy. 2006 or later. 

Dept. of Water Affairs. Dam safety Office. List of Registered Dams (scroll down to Existing dams)

South Africa. Office of the Auditor-General, issuing body.    Performance audit on water infrastructure at the Department of Water and Sanitation.    Pretoria :   Auditor-General South Africa,   [2016]. Shelf no. G 68 E.AUDI.16.PERF

G 68 JWRC 1950/1/13   Van Vuuren, S. J. (Stefanus Johannes), 1951-    Condition assessment of water services infrastructure and the determination of the remaining operational life :   report to the Water Research Commission .  Gezina [South Africa] :   Water Research Commission,   2013.

G 68 JWRC 1893/1/11
Jack, Unathi.
   Determining the vulnerabilities and risks of water services infrastructure : report to the Water Research Commission / by Unathi Jack, Philip de Sousa and Grant Mackintosh on behalf of Emanti Management (Pty) Ltd. --    Gezina [South Africa] : Water Research Commission, 2011.

   xii, 77 p. : ill. (some col.), charts ; 30 cm. ( WRC report ; no. 1893/1/11 )

G 68 JWRC TT 476/10
GZCD 68 JWRC TT 476/10
   An investigation into the water infrastructure development financial allocation pathways in municipalities / Brian Hollingworth ... [et al.] ; report to the Water Research Commission by ACWR [and] Pegasys. --    Gezina [South Africa] : Water Research Commission, 2011.
   xvi, 75 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). ( WRC report ; no. TT 476/10 )
 
G 68 JWRC TT 432/1/10
Wall, Kevin.
   "Going with the franchising flow" : an exploration of partnerships for the operation and maintenance of water services infrastructure : report to the Water Research Commission / by Kevin Wall & Oliver Ive [on behalf of] CSIR & Amanz' abantu Services (Pty) Ltd. --    [Pretoria] : Water Research Commission, 2010.
   xii, 34 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. ( WRC report ; TT 432/1/10 )
 
G 68 JWRC 2086/1/12
Walsh, Kim Lesley.
   Assessing the impact of expansion of bulk infrastructure on the capital requirements of water boards : report to the Water Research Commission / prepared by Kim Walsh. --    Gezina [South Africa] : Water Research Commission, 2013.
   ix, 116 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm. ( WRC report ; no. 2086/1/12 )

Service delivery

G 68 JWRC 1892/1/13  Chidley, Ciaran.    Critical assessment of raising the basic level of water services :   report to the Water Research Commission /    Gezina, South Africa :   Water Research Commission,   2013.

G 68 E.WATE.09.STRA   Galvin, Mary.    Straight talk to strengthen delivery in the water services sector :   the Water Dialogues-South Africa synthesis report, August 2009.    [South Africa] :   Water Dialogues - South Africa,   2009.

G 68 E.LABO.05.LITE   Hemson, David.    Literature review on delivery of water to households far away from water sources in South Africa :   a child labour-related source.    Pretoria [South Africa] :   Department of Labour and Programme Towards the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (TECL),   2005.

G 68 JWRC 2087/1/P/13   Hosking, Stephen Gerald.   Trends in the insight into the growing South African municipal water service delivery problem :   report to the Water Research Commission.    Gezina, South Africa :   Water Research Commission,   2013.

 
 
 

G 68 E.WATE.07.JOIN   A joint national water services sector support strategy  :   working together for transformation and effective delivery.    [Pretoria :   Department of Water Affairs and Forestry,   2007].

G 68 JWRC 1384/1/04   Marah, L. (Lansana)    Effective cost recovery in a changing institutional and policy environment :   municipal demarcation, the "free basic water" policy, and financially sustainable service delivery : report to the Water Research Commission.    Gezina :   Water Research Commission,   2004.

 
   
   
   
G 68 E.LABO.05.DELI   Matsabu, Mampiti.    Delivery of water to households far away from sources of safe water in South Africa :   a situation analysis.    Pretoria :   Dept. of Labour ;   Hatfield, Republic of South Africa :   Programme Towards the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour,   2005.  
   
   
G 68 JWRC 1688/1/08   The role of local government in integrated water resources management linked to water services delivery :   report to the Water Research Commission /    Gezina, South Africa :   Water Research Commission,   2008.  

 

 
G 68 E.COOP.09.IGRW   Service delivery in the water sector IN: IGR working together for development :   an intergovernmental perspective : a series of six case studies.    Pretoria, South Africa :   Department: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,   [2009?].
   
   
   
G 68 JWRC KV 137/02   Atkinson, Doreen.    Alternative service delivery options for municipalities in the rural areas :   Kamiesberg Local Municipality case study.    [Pretoria] :   Water Research Commission,   2002.  
   
G 68 E.HSRC.02.COST  363. 60968 COST Cost recovery and the crisis of service delivery in South Africa.    Cape Town :   HSRC ;   London :   Zed Books,   2002.  
   
G 68 E.WATE.05.HIST  
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010)  
   A history of the first decade of water services delivery in South Africa 1994 to 2004 : meeting the millennium development goals. Pretoria : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, [2005?].  
     
G 68 E.WATE.00.STRA   South Africa Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010). Chief Directorate: Water Services.    Strategic considerations towards ensuring appropriate delivery mechanisms and sustainable water services delivery :   critical challenges for the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, local government and other key stakeholders /    [Pretoria? :   The Dept.?],   2000.  
   
   
G 68 JWRC 1953/1/12
   The impact of climate change on water services delivery : a case study of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality : report to the Water Research Commission / by S. J. Piketh ... [et al.] --    Gezina, South Africa : Water Research Commission, 2013.

Services

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. National Water Services Improvement Programme. Draft 2, 26 April 2022

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Directorate: Water Services Macro Planning. Strategic overview of the water services sector in South Africa 2018. Version: 24 May 2018.

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Directorate: Water Macro Planning. Strategic overview of the water services sector in South Africa 2015. Version 4: 20 January 2015.

Norms and standards

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. National norms and standards for domestic water and sanitation services. Version 3, Final. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, September 2017. Shelf no. G 68 G 41100/2017, parts 1 & 2 of 3