Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

the future demands. The following table sets out the position regarding the water
treatment works within the Ulundi Municipality:
Water Treatment
Works
Current Delivery
Emergency
Cost (R)
Short Term
Cost (R)
Ulundi WTW 18 Ml / day 530 000
Babanango WTW 0.33 Ml / day 3 400 2 335 000
Medium to Long
Term Cost (R)
Mpungamhlophe WTW 0.63 Ml / day 17 600 35 000 20 000 000
These cost estimates exclude VAT and the cost of professional fees. No assessments
were scheduled for either the Masokaneni WTW or the Nkonjeni Hospital WTW. While
the emergency cost estimates are limited, the short term refurbishment of the
Babanango WTW to meet current demands will involve considerable funding.
Potable Water Backlog
Household access to a potable water supply within the Ulundi municipal area, based on
the information provided by the 2001 census and the Community Survey conducted in
2007 has been analysed. The following table illustrates some of the changes that have
occurred:
Access to Potable Water Supply 2001 Census 2007 Community Survey
Piped water tap inside the dwelling 12.3% 18.5%
Piped water tap inside the yard 14.7% 28.0%
Piped water tap outside of the yard 20.1% 11.7%
Boreholes 7.5% 5.6%
Springs 9.5% 7.0%
Rivers 27.7% 26.4%
The two most preferred methods of providing access to a potable water supply – piped
water tap inside the dwelling and piped water tap inside the yard – both reflect
significant improvement over the six year period spanning the 2001 Census and the 2007
Community Survey while all of the other categories reflect a decline in prevalence as a
source of access to potable water.
The map attached reflects the level of access to piped water inside the dwelling per
current ward in the Municipality, based on the information generated from the Census in
2001.
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