WATER SAFETY PLANS

Kareeberg Local Municipality

Date: January 2013

 Presentation Layout

Purpose of meeting
What is a Water Safety Plan?
Water Safety Planning Process
Contents of Water Safety Plan
Possible risks to be identified and
prioritised
Assessment of Control Measures
Improvement Plan
 Purpose of meeting
Introduce the concept of Water Safety
Plans
Establish a Water Safety Team
Workshop a few known risks and risk
areas
Discuss possible roles and responsibilities
for the improvement plan

WATER SAFETY PLAN = 35% of BDROP SCORE

What is a Water Safety Plan (WSP)?
Document of the Water Safety Planning
Process to consistently ensure the safety and
acceptability of the drinking water system by:
Step : Identifying hazards and prioritizing
risks in drinking water system from
catchment-to consumer;
Step : Assessing effectiveness of existing
control measures for these risks, and
Step : Implementing improvement plans for
high priority uncontrolled risks.

TO BE REVISED ANNUALLY
WATER SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS
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Approval of Water Safety
Plan Site visits
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Improvement Plan ITY Hazard Identification

Risk Assessment
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 Contents of WSP
1. WATER SAFETY PLAN TEAM
2. SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
Description of catchment
Description of water treatment works
Raw Water Abstraction
Unit Processes
Operation and Maintenance
Legal Requirements

Description of distribution system

Contents of WSP - continues
3. RISK BASED MONITORING PROGRAMMES
- Operational Monitoring - Water Treatment Works
- Operational Monitoring Programme
- Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
- Logbooks
Compliance Monitoring
Water Quality Compliance
Risk assessment on FULL SANS on raw and treated water

4. HAZARD ASSESSMENT
5. RISK ASSESSMENT
6. CONTROL MEASURES
7. IMPROVEMENT PLAN
WSP Team
Multi-disciplinary team:
Municipal Officials
Municipal Managers, Technical Division, CFO,
Customer Care
Catchment Managers
DWA, Forums, Water Users Associations, Water
Board
Water Services Providers (Water Boards)
Government Departments
DWA, Health, Env. Affairs
Public through Civil Society or NGOs
Step : Identifying hazards and
prioritizing risks

Nr of Water Supply Zones?

Site visits
Catchment (dams, river, boreholes)
Water treatment works
Distribution (reservoirs, booster pump stations)
 Possible Hazards - CATCHMENT
Source of hazard
Basis
(Hazardous event)

Drought Water shortages

Water abstraction Water shortages

Limited alternative raw water supply namely
Water availability
groundwater
Maintenance on irrigation canals Water shortages

Irrigation canals not secure Drowning of public, staff and animals

Algae blooms in storage dams causes odour and taste
Herbicides and pesticides
problems
No safety signs or safety equipment at raw
Drowning of personnel or public
water source
Insufficient raw water supply of raw water in catchment
Competing water uses (Abstraction of raw
due to unauthorised or illegal water abstraction from
water)
water users
Insufficient raw water availability due to silting of
Silting of irrigation canals canals. Contamination of raw water through sediment,
chemicals etc.
Physical obstacles at point of raw water Pump failures and unavailability of raw water for water
abstraction treatment
Possible Hazards Water Treatment
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Electrical power failures of raw water pumps Water shortages
Vulnerable raw water pipe lines Water shortages
Algae blooms in storage dams Odour and taste problems in treated water
Access control to water works Vandalism and possible poisoning of water supply
Condition of water treatment works Improper treatment of raw water
Microbiological contamination of treated water and
Insufficient chlorination
threat to public health
Poor operational monitoring Poor treated water quality and threat to public health
Unskilled process controllers Poor water quality and threat to public health
Poor operational procedures Poor water quality and threat to public health
 Possible Hazards - Distribution
Source of hazard
Basis
(Hazardous event)

Infiltration of health related constituents into the

Vulnerable distribution water pipelines
treated water supply

Reservoir maintenance Biofilm formation and possible regrowth of bacteria

Pipe material Possible asbestosis

Infiltration of contaminants into system as well as

Pipe valves
major water losses
Insufficient chlorine levels in distribution After growth of microorganisms in the system. Threat
system to public health
Poor Water Conservation and Demand
Water shortages
Management

Proper Compliance monitoring Early warning system for possible water contamination

Improper water pressure Unavailability of water supply

Public awareness Prevention of waterborne diseases

RISK RATING
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Source of hazard of Severi Scor
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Electrical power failures of raw
P 3 5 15 M Water shortages
water pumps
Vulnerable raw water pipe lines P 3 5 15 M Water shortages
P Odour and taste problems in treated
Algae blooms in storage dams 4 3 12 M
C water
P Vandalism and possible poisoning of
Access control to water works 5 4 20 H
C water supply
P
Condition of water treatment
C 5 5 25 H Improper treatment of raw water
works
M
Microbiological contamination of
Insufficient chlorination M 5 5 25 H treated water and threat to public
health
C Poor treated water quality and threat
Poor operational monitoring 5 5 25 H
M to public health
P
Poor water quality and threat to public
Unskilled process controllers C 5 5 25 H
health
M
Poor water quality and threat to public
Poor operational procedures P 5 5 25 H
health
Step : Assessing effectiveness of
existing control measures for risks

Assess whether control measure is in

place

Determine effectiveness

Re-prioritise risks
 Hazard Control Control
Source of hazard Existing Control
(Contamination of measure in effectiv
(Hazardous event) Measure
concern) place? e-ness
Vandalism and Proper access control
Access control to water works possible poisoning of with signing of access No 0%
water supply book
Upgrading and
Condition of water treatment Improper treatment of
maintenance of certain No 0%
works raw water
critical processes
Microbiological
Obtain break point
contamination of
Insufficient chlorination chlorination at water Yes 50 %
treated water and
works
threat to public health
Poor treated water Increase operational
Poor Operational monitoring quality and threat to monitoring to at least No 0%
public health twice a day
Training of process
Poor water quality and
Unskilled process controllers controllers to at least a No 0%
threat to public health
NQF2 level
Training of process
No 0%
controllers
Poor water quality and
Poor operational procedures Recording of
threat to public health
operational procedures No 0%
as per O&M Manual
Improper treatment of Refurbishment of
Settling tanks not functioning Yes 70 %
water process unit
Poor microbiological
No back-up disinfection feeding Install back-up feeding
water quality. Threat to No 0%
lines line
public health.
Establish Health and
Yes 50 %
Employees health and Safety Committee
Occupational Health and Safety
wellbeing Employ an Health and
No 0%
Safety Officer
 Step : Implementing improvement
plans (Example of Grahamstown )

Source of hazard
(Hazardous Basis Control Measure Action Responsibility Allocated budget Time Frame
event)

Insufficient Microbiological Obtain break point chlorination at water Determine reason for not reaching break L Mashiya / R 210 000.00 Complete
chlorination contamination of treated works as well as improve contact time point chlorination G Sibanyoni
water and threat to public Implement findings of above (Makana LM)
health Refurbish or upgrading of current dosing
system
Poor operational Poor water quality and Training of process controllers Appoint service provider to train process Z Kolisi R 24,950.00 End March
procedures threat to public health controllers (Makana LM) 2012
Dr. Nywangachi
(DBSA (Funding))
B Ndibongo
(DWA - Municipal
Support)

Recording of operational procedures Recording of operational procedures as X Ndimba Not required Per Shift
per O&M Manual (Makana LM)

No back-up Poor microbiological water Install back-up feeding line Install back up feeding line G Sibanyoni Part of R 210 000.00 Completed
disinfection quality. Threat to public (Makana LM)
feeding lines health. Investigate possibility of diverting to M Stander Part of R 210 000.00 Completed
telemetrical technology (Spectrum)

Poor operational Improper treatment of raw Calibrate monitoring equipment X Ndimba Not required Per Shift
monitoring water and optimisation of (Makana LM)
Improve operational monitoring
unit processes Improve operational monitoring X Ndimba Not required Per Shift
(Makana LM)
No dual Improper chemical dosing Install dual chemical dosage feeding lines Install dual chemical dosage feeding lines L Mashiya / Budget dependant
chemical dosage and disinfection results in (Makana LM)
feeding lines poor water quality to
consumers
 Conclusion
Although most responsibilities and budget
are from Technical Department, all
stakeholder players have a role to play in
implementation of WSP
Need the signatures for the approval of
the plan.
Progress on the implementation of the
improvement plan must be shown at the
Blue Drop Assessments