Umgeni Water Board Powerpoint Presentation

SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROWTH ANDSERVICE DELIVERY TOWARDSRURAL DEVELOPMENTUmgeni Water ‘s Activities inSupport of DWAF StrategiesPresentation to Portfolio Committee onWater Affairs and Forestry

Strategic Support to WSA’sUmgeni Water has supported the objectives of DWAF in the following areas: Eradication of School & Household Sanitation Backlogs Ilembe Phase 2 – completed & handed over. (1 025 toilets, serving 7,700 people) Ilembe Phase 3 – 825 toilets serving 5,800 people uMDM to implement (15 500 toilets serving 110 000 people over 3 yrs)School Sanitation within the uMDM, Sisonke DM and Ugu DM in partnership with DoE Phase I & II - 54 schools complete benefiting 30 200 learners. Phase III – Commenced work on 40 schools. Drinking Water Quality Management Alien Plant Clearing Provision of bulk networks Reduction of Water Backlogs Improved level of service - 2nd Rung of Water ladder

Extension to Wartburg BulkSystemDetailed feasibility planning underwayGroenkloof toGarlington PipelinePlanning complete. Detaileddesign to commenceRichmond PipelinePlanning complete. Detaileddesign to commence‘61 PipelineAugmentationPlanning complete. Detaileddesign has commencedEston to UmbumbuluPipelineConstruction complete’53 PipelineReinstatementConstruction andrehabilitation complete‘57 PipelineAugmentationPlanning complete. Detaileddesign to commenceOuter West BulkSupplyAssessment of supplyoptions completeNorth Coast PipelinePlanning North complete. CoastDetailed Pipeline design tocommenceNagle AqueductRehabilitationPipeline replacementunderwayDurban Heights WW LoadSheddingPotential quantified. Assessmentof options underwayWiggins WW toAmanzimtoti PipelineAssessment of options anddetailed planning underwayLEGENDInfrastructure implementedInfrastructure plannedSouth Coast PipelineConstruction has commenced

Financial Viability• UW receives no external funding/grants• Next 5 year capex programme willbe funded from cash generated fromoperating activities or, whereappropriate, fromborrowings

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSTogether we deliver

Strategic Support to DWAFDrinking Water Quality• UW has more than three decades of experience indrinking water quality management as part of itswater services business.• UW has been providing strategic assistance to theDWAF Drinking Water Quality Management andRegulation Programme to enable more effectivemanagement and regulation of drinking water qualityto protect public health.• UW has assisted DWAF in drafting a NationalDrinking Water Quality Framework and RegulatoryStrategy for South Africa .

Strategic Support to DWAF: Umgeni Water’scontribution, as IA, to the Working for Water AlienPlant Clearing ProgrammeTotal cost for 2005/2006ProgrammeTotal Area ClearedR5 971 1404 989.3 hectaresPerson days worked 9 568.9Total number of people 485employed(Including 12 Disabled)Males 192Females 293

• Design of the construction of the R61 Million Richmond pipeline is being done.ZN Bulk WaterSupply SchemesMgeni Regional Scheme – Comprises of a number of sub-components:• Feasibility planning into the proposed future infrastructure requirements to upgrade the mainspine (R300 Million) to eThekwini has been completed.• The construction of Umbumbulu R48 Million Bulk Pipeline is complete. [65 jobs created duringconstruction & 300 000 people in Umgungundlovu & Ugu DMs with new water supplies]• Feasibility level planning of an extension of the Wartburg Pipeline (R196 Million) is complete.

Mooi Regional Scheme - Pre-feasibility level planning investigation of the GreaterNottingham Road area, which includes the Mooi regional bulk pipeline is complete.

Mvoti Regional Scheme -Pre-feasibilitylevel planning of this scheme is underway.North Coast Regional Scheme -Design and the EIA currently underway for theR52 Million North Coast Bulk Pipeline.

South Coast Regional Scheme - Construction of the upper portion of the R190Million South Coast Bulk Pipeline has commenced [potential new population to beserved - 583 000]

Mzimkulu Regional Scheme – Conceptual level completed. Pre-Feasibility study tocommence once adjacent scheme configuration is finalized.Mzintlava Regional Scheme -Externalconsultants have completed areconnaissance level planninginvestigation based on the conceptualscheme initially presented. This studywill also guide the configuration of theadjacent schemes.