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uMngeni-uThukela Water is a state-owned entity (SOE) and a water board that was established in 1974 and effectively from the 1st of July 2023, operates under its current name after the incorporation of Mhlathuze Water into Umgeni Water. The entity provides water and related services to other water services institutions and other customers in its gazetted service area of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. 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.
uMngeni-uThukela 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 Water and Sanitation is the Executive Authority for Water Boards.
The primary activities of uMngeni-uThukela 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 uMngeniuThukela Water to undertake other activities, provided they do not impact negatively on the entity’s ability to perform its primary activity. These include:
In order to ensure that infrastructure projects are not detrimental to the environment, several environmental legislative components need to be considered and adhered to. The following key legislation is relevant to infrastructure project and all requirements pertaining to these acts must be considered prior to implementation:
All relevant environmental conditions prescribed in terms of environmental legislation must be appropriately and adequately considered during the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning phases of a project.