Editing Water supply and sanitation in South Africa (section)

===Investment===
According to the 2008 Infrastructure Barometer published by [[Development Bank of Southern Africa|DBSA]] and based on figures provided by the National Treasury, total municipal investments in water supply and sanitation in 2007 were 13.4 billion Rand (US$1.9 billion at the 2007 exchange rate), broken down as follows:

* 5.6 billion Rand for water supply by municipalities
* 4.7 billion Rand for sanitation by municipalities
* 1.0 billion Rand for water resources development by Water Boards
* 1.0 billion Rand for water resources development by DWAF
* 1.1 billion Rand for water resources development by the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA)<ref name="Barometer Financing">{{cite web|last=Development Bank of Southern Africa|title=Infrastructure Barometer 2008, Chapter 5: Water|url=http://www.dbsa.org/feature/Documents/Section%2005%20Water.pdf|access-date=18 August 2012|pages=114–116|archive-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505203633/https://www.dbsa.org/feature/Documents/Section%2005%20Water.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Municipal investments in the sector increased substantially from 2001 when they were about four times less than in 2007 at 2.8 billion Rand.<ref>White Paper 2002, p. 2</ref>

In 2010/11 total spending by the Department of Water Affairs was 8.2 billion Rand, including compensation for employees (1.2 bn), consultants for the design and supervision of civil works (0.6 bn) and investments. Investments include direct expenditures for TCTA and indirect expenditures in the form of transfers to Water Boards and Water Service Authorities (municipalities), mostly for dams, bulk water transfers and water treatment plants. The largest project under construction is the [[De Hoop Dam]] which is part of the Olifants River Water Resources Development Programme that provides water for mining and municipal uses.<ref>Department of Water Affairs: Strategic Plan (Annual Performance Plan) 2011/12 – 2013/14, p. 23–25</ref>