Name of the Project
Greytown bulk water supply project.
Location
The project will provide emergency water relief and long-term water supply for Greytown and Enhlalakahle, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Project Owner/s
The South African Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), through the UMzinyathi district municipality, which is the implementing agency.
Project Description
The project aims to implement long-term measures with regard to water scarcity issues in different parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Phase 1 of the project, which concluded in September 2010, included the refurbishing and upgrading of ageing water infrastructure, the unclogging of drainage systems and the installation of new interconnecting pipes with valves chambers to restore water treatment works to an estimated peak capacity of 6 Mℓ/d, besides others.
Phase 2 will extend the Greytown Water Treatment Works by 7 Mℓ/d to 13 Mℓ/d.
The project will further include the development of abstraction works at Craigie Burn dam, raw water pumpstations and bulk conveyance, as well as additional Greytown water treatment works capacity of up to 16 Mℓ/d.
As a result, there will be additional potable water storage to maintain specific hours of storage capacity, which will achieve spatial balance of bulk delivery with the growth of the town.
This will be through a 2.5 Mℓ reservoir at the Greytown Water Treatment Works, an additional 2.5 Mℓ reservoir at the Enhlalakahle reservoir and the rehabilitation of the existing 2.5 Mℓ Enhlalakahle reservoir, the DWS has said.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Project implementation is ongoing.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
UMzinyathi district municipality, tel +27 34 219 1500 or rc3@umzinyathi.gov.za.