Mhlathuze Water

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Mhlathuze Water ( SOE ) is a state-owned water utility in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal with administrative headquarters in Richards Bay . It has jurisdiction over a managed area of ​​37,000 square kilometers, about a third of the entire province. Its supply area extends from the uThukela River (Tugela) in the south to the east coast of the Indian Ocean in the border region with Mozambique and the border with Swaziland and in the north between Vryheid and the Tugela.

overview

Several components are used by Mhlathuze Water for the water supply contract. These are a transfer system between different water catchment areas , a large water treatment plant and an offshore wastewater disposal pipeline. The company also operates and manages water treatment and wastewater systems on an agency basis for industrial companies in its territorial area.

Basics

The current legal basis for the water supplier is the Water Services Act, 1997 ( Act No. 108 of 1997 ) in its currently valid version. The board of directors of Mhlathuze Water is appointed by the respective Minister of Water and Sanitation .

tasks

The tasks of Mhlathuze Water include in particular:

  • Raw and drinking water supply in large quantities,
  • Wastewater disposal and related sanitary services,
  • Management of water resources,
  • Care of the managed water catchment area,
  • Laboratory and analysis services,
  • Measures to avoid pollutants entering the waters,
  • Construction and project management,
  • Operation and management of water treatment and sewage systems.

history

The water supplier was originally created on the basis of a proclamation in Government Gazette No 84 of May 23, 1980.

Main components

Mhlathuze Transfer Scheme

Mhlathuze Water continuously draws water from the Mhlathuze River , which is fed from the Goedertrouw Dam . The raw water is taken from a pumping station at a weir that is about 70 kilometers away from this dam.

The main customers in the Mhlathuze Transfer Scheme (German roughly: "Mhlathuze transmission system") via this pumping station are:

Nsezi Water Treatment Plant

This water treatment plant ( Nsezi Treatment Works - NTW) takes mostly water from the Mhlathuze River (93%) and smaller volumes from Lake Nsezi (7%). Mhlathuze Water will continue to provide the City of uMhlathuze (CoU) with purified water for the associated community of Richards Bay if Mzingazi Water Treatment Works remains out of service due to the low water level in Mzingazi Lake .

External service areas

The external services (o & m-projects: operation and maintenance projects ) from Mhlathuze Water include water supply tasks and water treatment systems for various companies.

Richards Bay Minerals : Mhlathuze Water maintains and operates five water and wastewater treatment plants for the mining company, including the necessary quality monitoring in the area of ​​the flushing areas of the mining areas.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mhlathuze Water: Background . on www.mhlathuze.co.za (English)
  2. ↑ Mhlathuze Water: Board Menbers . on www.mhlathuze.co.za (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Mhlathuze Water: Mhlathuze Water Promotion of Access to Information Act Manual. Version 3, March 2013 . on www.mhlathuze.co.za (English)
  4. ↑ Mhlathuze Water: Mhlathuze Water Annual Report 2016/17 . at www.pmg.co.za (English), PDF document pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-621-45928-9
  5. ↑ Mhlathuze Water Annual Report 2016/17, p. 43
  6. ↑ Mhlathuze Water Annual Report 2016/17, p. 44

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Coordinates: 28 ° 45 ′ 2.4 ″  S , 32 ° 1 ′ 15.5 ″  O