BACKGROUND
                    1.  The  current  organisational  structure  that  was  developed  in  2014,  was 
                        implemented  in  September  2014  (after  obtaining  concurrence  from  the 
                        Minister for the Public Service and Administration).
                    2.  The Dept. of Water and Sanitation (DWS) was established in May 2014.
                    3.  The  National  Macro-Organisation  of  the  State  (NMOS)  facilitated  the 
                        transfer of the sanitation function from the Dept of Human Settlements into 
                        the Dept. of Water Affairs.
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                                    TOP STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT
                                                                                    Ministry
                                                                                Director-General
          Programme                National WR             Finance                Planning &                                     Water &                                      Corporate 
          Management               Infrastructure            WTE                 Information             Regulation             Sanitation            Finance (CFO)          Management
           Unit (PMU)                                                                                                            Services
           Operational 
           Integration
            Org. Risk 
          Management & 
           Internal Audit
           International 
              Water 
           Cooperation
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                                                  ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
                                                                                  Director-General
         National WR               Finance                Planning &                                        Water &              Finance (CFO)             Corporate 
        Infrastructure           (CFO - WTE)              Information             Regulation               Sanitation                 (MA)                Management
                                                                                                            Services
        WRI Operations            Financial                Integrated             Economic               Water Services            Financial                   HR 
        & Maintenance            Accounting             Water Planning           Regulation              & Local Water           Accounting               Management
                                                                                                          Management
        Strategic Asset         Management                   Water              Water Services             Water and             Management                 Auxiliary 
         Management              Accounting               Monitoring &            Regulation               Sanitation            Accounting                 Services
                                                          information                                    Macro Planning
         Engineering             Supply Chain              Water Eco             Compliance               Sanitation             Supply Chain                 Legal 
           Services              Management                Systems               Monitoring                Services              Management                 Services
                                                          Management
        Construction              Revenue                                       Enforcement                                         Internal              Office of the 
                                Management                                                                                          Control                    CIO
             WRI                   Internal                                        Specialist                                                              Corporate 
        Development                Control                                          Support                                                                  Comms
                                                                                   Services
           Business                                                                                                                                         Learning & 
         Development                                                                                                                                       Development 
             Unit                                                                                                                                            Academy
           Corporate                                                                                                                                        Transfor-
        Support Services                                                                                                                                     mation
             WTE
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                                                            ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
                                                                                                     Director-General
                       Programme                                              Operational                                            Org. Risk                                        International Water 
                                                                                                                                  Management & 
                    Management Unit                                           Integration                                          Internal Audit                                        Cooperation
             Project               Information                  Executive             Operation Support,              Internal Audit              Forensic 
          Management              Systems and                                           Coordination &                Main Account           Investigations &                        Trans-boundary 
         Support Office                M&E                        Support                Consolidation                                           QA Audits
                                                                                                                                                                                    Water Resources
        Strategic Municipal        Mine Water                                          Institutional                  Internal Audit            Information 
             Planning                 Quality                 Water Policy                                           Trade Account              Technology                                Strategic 
            Integration           Management                                            Oversight                                                  Audits
                                                                                                                                                                                      Partnerships & 
               PSP                 Specialised                    Corporate               Provincial                                    Risk                                             Resource 
          Coordination               Planning                 Planning & Org.            Operations                              Management                                             Mobilisation
          Infrastructure             Support                    Performance                   x9
                                  Infrastructure                   Disaster               Water Sector 
        NWRI Projects                and WR                     Management               Partnerships & 
         (Construction)                                                                Intergovernmental 
                                     Planning                   Coordination              coordination
                                                               Water Services 
                                                                Infrastructure 
                                                                Programmes
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                                                REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE
                      1.   In 2015 the Minister: Water and Sanitation commissioned a review of the current 
                           structure to align with the 2015/16 – 2019/20 strategic plan (including the 
                           incorporation of the Sanitation function).
                      2.   The review was prompted by the following:
                            •   New Mandate and Functional Changes: The Presidential Proclamation no. 43 of 
                                2014 gave birth to the Department of Water and Sanitation, which incorporated 
                                the mandates of the Department of Water Affairs and the Sanitation function (full 
                                integration of  the Sanitation function is required).
                            •   Alignment to the National Development Plan. It is imperative that the Department 
                                and its entities be optimally configured and resourced to support the realization 
                                of the objective of the NDP.
                            •   Establishment of nine Catchment Management Agencies has functional 
                                implications on the Department; i.e. the DWS at provincial level will be impacted 
                                upon should the nine Catchment Management Agencies be fully established.
                            •   Cabinet approval for the merger of Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) and 
                                National Water Resource Infrastructure (NWRI) was announced. This merger 
                                also impacts on the functions of the Department.
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