Civil Engineering December 2021 | Vol 29 No 11

U mgeni Water is a state-owned entity (SOE) established in 1974 to provide water services, water supply and sanitation services to other water services institutions in its service area. The entity operates in accordance with the Water Services Act (Act 108 of 1997) and the Public Finance Management Act (Act 1 of 1999), amongst others, and is categorised as a National Government Business Enterprise. Umgeni Water reports directly to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), through the Board (Accounting Authority) and through its functionaries, the Chairperson of the Board and the Chief Executive. The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is the Executive Authority for Water Boards. The primary activities of Umgeni Water, as pronounced in section 29 of the Water Services Act, is to provide water services (water supply and sanitation services) to other water services institutions in its service area. In addition, section 30 of the Water Services Act, enables Umgeni Water to undertake other activities, provided these do not negatively affect the entity’s ability to perform its primary activity. These include: Providing management services, training and other support services to other water services institutions, in order to promote co-operation in the @umgeniwater @umgeniwater @umgeniwater @umgeniwater @umgeniwater-amanzi 310 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, Republic of South Africa P.O Box 9, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, Republic of South Africa Tel: +27 (33) 341 1111 / Fax +27 (33) 341 1167 / Toll free: 0800 331 820 Email: info@umgeni.co.za / Web: www.umgeni.co.za provision of water services, Supplying untreated or non-potable water to end-users who do not use the water for household purposes, Providing catchment management services to or on behalf of the responsible authority, With the approval of the water services authority having jurisdiction in thearea, supplying water directly for industrial use, accepting industrial effluent and acting as a water services provider to consumers, Providing water services in joint venture with water services authorities, and Performing water conservation functions. Umgeni Water has 100% investment in two subsidiaries namely Msinsi Holdings and Umgeni Water Services. Refer to the chapter on Participation in Companies for further details regarding these companies. KwaZulu- Natal is the gazetted supply area of Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water and straddles a total geographical area of 94 359 km2, which is home to 11.3 million people or 2.9 million households. The KwaZulu-Natal Province comprises one (1) Metropolitan Municipality, ten (10) District Municipalities and forty-three (43) Local Municipalities. Fourteen (14) of these municipalities are Water Services Authorities (direct retail customers) as defined in the Water Services Act. In the prior period, Umgeni Water focused service delivery, and largely Improving Quality of Life and Enhancing Sustainable Economic Development. Think Water, think Umgeni Water. derived revenue from seven (7) customers: • eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality • iLembe District Municipality • Ugu District Municipality • Harry Gwala District Municipality • uMgungundlovu District Municipality • Msunduzi Municipality. In 2020, Umgeni Water successfully concluded a supply agreement with King Cetshwayo District Municipality as a new customer, and will therefore focus service delivery on these seven (7) customers in the immediate term of this Corporate Plan period. Umgeni Water’s seven (7) customers cover 55% of KZN geographical area and is home to over 70% households. Umgeni Water’s infrastructure assets in support of its bulk water services business comprise: • Approximately 1260 kilometres of pipelines and sixty-seven (67) kilometres of tunnels, • Fifteen (15) impoundments, • Twenty(20) water treatment works, and • Twelve (12) wastewater treatment works. uMvutshane Dam Great Mpofana Spring Grove Umgeni Water laboratory Darvil WWTW ©UmgeniWater2021 For Queries: Contact Brand & Marketing Department