eThekwini Exco inspects water reservoirs in wards 98, 105
The Umkhomazi Bulk Water Scheme plant, which is estimated to be completed in 2027, is expected to end water shortages on the South Coast.
eTHEKWINI council’s mayor, Cyril Xaba, and his executive committee (Exco) went on a site inspection of the Mgobhozini and Mfume reservoirs on November 1 to address the water shortages affecting wards 98 and 105. The two reservoirs supply water to parts of Umgababa and Mdumezulu.
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Ward 105 resident, Bheki Ncube, said water shortages in the area have been going on for years and sometimes water is off for weeks at a time.
In a statement, eThekwini said interventions to boost the water supply to these communities include the refurbishment of the Craigieburn Water Treatment Plant and the construction of the Umkhomazi Bulk Water Scheme, which is currently underway.
On November 7, the Department of Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, and her deputy, Sello Seitlholo, performed an oversight inspection of the Goodenough Abstraction Works and Ngwadini Dam construction site at the Lower uMkhomazi Bulk Water Scheme.
Once completed in 2027, the R20 billion scheme, implemented by uMngeni-uThukela Water, will supply bulk water to southern wards of eThekwini, as well as Ugu District Municipality.
“The project will augment raw water availability and meet water supply demand to approximately 50 000 households,” DWS said in a statement.
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