Marburg bulk water pipeline replacement project

Ugu District Municipality has decided to replace the existing pipeline from Bhobhoyi Water Treatment Works to the Marburg reservoir. The objective of the project is to deliver reliable water to the Marburg reservoir which will then reticulate water to key areas in Port Shepstone. The project has been triggered by numerous pipe bursts and failures of the existing asbestos cement pipeline. In addition, the scheme is currently faced with increased water demands due to significant growth in population numbers and excessive water losses in existing reticulation networks being fed by the Marburg scheme which led to an unstable water supply to the Marburg command reservoirs. The proposed project is a direct pipeline replacement of the existing 200mm diameter rising main with a 450mm diameter steel pipe that can cater for the increased demand.