Hlongwa said it was “full steam ahead” on the project, with construction expected to be completed by 2030.
Speaking at the release of the Umgeni Water annual report in Durban on Thursday, the water authority’s CEO Thami Hlongwa said the massive builds - along with the completion of the Hazelmere Dam wall expansion project - would secure the province’s water resources for the next 50 years.
Funding for these and other capital projects, Umgeni Water board chair Ziphozethu Mathenjwa said, would not come from national government. She announced that the entity had made a profit of R1.3bn, which meant it was “going to give out a billion [rand] worth of service delivery”. Meanwhile, the water utility also owned up to incurring R220m in irregular spending during the 2018/19 financial year. This was money spent without following the correct procedures, and included spending on a lift for the entity's offices, canteen services and fixing a cracked dam wall.
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