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Lower uMkhomazi water project – Phase 1, South Africa

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1st November 2024

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Lower uMkhomazi water project.

Location
eThekwini metropolitan municipality (Ward 99) and uMdoni local municipality (Ward 18), eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) will implement the raw water component of the project and uMngeni-uThukela will implement the bulk water treatment component for distribution to the identified six water services authorities.

Project Description
The project includes the construction of a new dam and a 32 km raw-water conveyance tunnel and 5 km pipeline to uMlaza river. There will also be a balancing dam and water treatment works in the uMlaza river, with a gravity pipeline to the Umgeni water supply system that supplies water to more than five-million people and industries in the province.

The project is divided into two phases, with the first phase comprising a raw water component consisting of two independent systems – the Ngwadini system, with off-channel storage, and the Goodenough system, with abstraction works and a raw water storage reservoir.

Phase 2 entails a potable water component comprising a 100-million-litre-a-day water treatment works; a 3.5 km gravity main pipeline to Quarry reservoir; extending the capacity of Quarry reservoir to 30-million litres a day; and the construction of a Green Star-certified administration building.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
R20-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
The project is expected to be completed in December 2027.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
uMngeni-uThukela, tel +27 33 341 1111 or email info@umgeni.co.za.
TCTA, tel +27 12 683 12 31 or email info@tcta.co.za.
 

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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