Umgeni Water UNIVERSAL ACCESS PLAN FOR WATER SERVICES PHASE 2: PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL CONCEPT PLAN FOR BULK WATER SERVICES REPORT UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY CONTRACT NO. 2015/178 JUNE 2016 STATUS: FINAL REPORT Prepared for: Compiled by: Umgeni Water Hatch Goba 310 Burger Street, PMB 25 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, PO Box 9, PMB, 3200 Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa, 4321 Tel: (033) 341 1111 Tel: +27(0) 31 536 9400 Fax: (033) 341 1084 Fax: +27(0) 31 536 9500 Attention: Mr Vernon Perumal e-mail: [email protected] Enquiries: Mr G. Morgan In Association with JTN Consulting (Pty) Ltd H350226-00000-100-066-0009, Rev 2 Universal Access Plan Phase 2 Final Report – Umzinyathi District Municipality June 2016 REPORT CONTROL PAGE Report control Client: Umgeni Water Project Name: Universal Access Plan (For Water Services) Phase 2: Progressive Development Of A Regional Concept Plan Project Stage: Phase 2: Project Report Report title: Project Report Report status: Final Report Project reference no: 2663-00-00 Report date: 20 June 2016 Quality control Written by: Mabonga Khubone – JTN Consulting Reviewed by: Shivesh Dinanath – JTN Consulting Approved by: Pragin Maharaj – JTN Consulting Date: 20 June 2016 Document control Version History: Version Date changed Changed by Comments 0 31 March 2016 PM Issued for Use 1 31 May 2016 PM Second Draft For Comment 2 20 June 2016 PM Final 3 24 June 2016 PM Final H350226-00000-100-066-0009, Rev 3 i Universal Access Plan Phase 2 Final Report – Umzinyathi District Municipality June 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................... I QUALITY CONTROL .............................................................................................................................................. I DOCUMENT CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................... I LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................ IV LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................. VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... VIII 1. OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1. BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.3. STUDY PROCESS ................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4. DATA SOURCES ................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. STUDY AREA ................................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1. CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY AREA...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY AREA ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.4. CLIMATE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.5. TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.6. ENVIRONMENTAL............................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. DEMOGRAPHICS ......................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1. EXISTING POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.1. POPULATION SOURCES ............................................................................................................................. 6 3.2. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.3. COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 12 3.4. POPULATION GROWTH SCENARIOS .................................................................................................................................. 13 4. WATER DEMANDS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1. LEVEL OF SERVICE ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.2. WATER DEMAND CALCULATION ...................................................................................................................................... 17 5. EXISTING WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................... 17 5.1. WATER RESOURCES AND AVAILABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 17 5.1.1. ENDUMENI LM ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 5.1.2. MSINGA LM ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 5.1.3. NQUTU LM ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 5.1.4. UMVOTI LM ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 5.2. BULK WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES AND AREAS ....................................................................................................................... 19 6. BULK WATER SUPPLY INTERVENTIONS CURRENTLY IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ..... 23 6.1. MVOTI REGIONAL WATER SCHEME ................................................................................................................................... 23 6.2. MUDEN REGIONAL WATER SCHEME................................................................................................................................. 24 6.3. NDAYA WATER SUPPLY SCHEME ...................................................................................................................................... 27 6.4. DUNDEE/GLENCOE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME................................................................................................................... 28 6.5. MSINGA BULK WATER SUPPLY SCHEME ............................................................................................................................. 30 7. BULK WATER SUPPLY INTERVENTIONS CONSIDERED IN THIS STUDY ........................................... 35 H350226-00000-100-066-0009, Rev 3 ii Universal Access Plan Phase 2 Final Report – Umzinyathi District Municipality June 2016 7.1. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE UMSHWATHI REGIONAL SCHEME ......................................................................... 40 7.2. SUPPLY FROM THE SAMPOFU WTW SOUTH OF THE THUKELA RIVER ....................................................................................... 44 7.3. PROPOSED MVOTIPOORT DAM REGIONAL SCHEME ............................................................................................................... 48 7.4. REVIEW OF THE MSINGA BULK WATER SUPPLY SCHEME ...................................................................................................... 53 7.5. EXTENSION OF DUNDEE BULK ........................................................................................................................................... 58 7.6. DAM ON THE BUFFALO RIVER .......................................................................................................................................... 62 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................................................