Heritage Cases

The uMgungundlovu Municipality propose to construct Phase 4 of the uMshwathi / Efaye Water Supply Scheme and associated Reservoirs within Wards 3, 4 and 14 of the uMshwathi Local Municipality and Ward 1 of the Umvoti Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. This will require infill and excavation of material from within multiple watercourses. The uMshwathi Water Supply Scheme is an existing project, where Phase 1 – 3 was for the construction of the bulk water pipelines and reservoirs. Phase 4 is the construction of the reticulation pipeline and additional infrastructure (reservoirs and water storage tanks). The community does not have a consistent supply of water due as there is no existing infrastructure in place, or existing infrastructure that has fallen into disrepair. The full scope of the project will include the installation of new water reticulation pipelines (approximately 208.5km) with yard connections, break pressure tanks, water storage tanks (4kL – 22kL), and two reservoirs (50kL and 400kL). Only the small reticulation pipeline will cross 59 watercourses and cross a channelled valley bottom wetland 6 times. This will result in the infill and excavation of more than 10m3 of material within multiple watercourses and will also result in the development of infrastructure exceeding 100m2 in size within 32m of multiple watercourses and within the uMgungundlovu District Municipality EMF.