KwaHlokohloko Realignment

The proposed development entails the construction of water pipelines, and a new reservoir as follows:
❖ DN (i.e. diameter) 500mm pipe: Total of ±10km, from existing reservoir R1-1 in Kwahlokohloko (co-ordinates 28°50'43.82"S; 31°27'31.87"E), up to the new reservoir R1-2;
❖ DN 400mm: Total of ±4 km, partly in shared trench with DN500 and running from the new reservoir towards the existing reservoir R2-1 (coordinates 28°48'2.81"S; 31°32'33.41"E) in Habeni;
❖ DN315 pipe: ±1.2km (in shared trench with DN500 and DN 400) from new reservoir R1-2 in a westerly direction, pipe will cater for future project; and
❖ New Reservoir R1-2: co-ordinates 28°49'52.85"S; 31°32'22.54"E, in KwaMphehlela, capacity of 1.55ML.
The DN500 pipes will largely be steel with some sections of High-density polyethylene (HDPE). The DN400 will be mostly HDPE but will comprise steel for the 400m before and after watercourse crossings. The proposed reservoir will be comprised of reinforced concrete reservoir. The proposed project will involve the excavation of trenches on land and through some watercourses (in the case of this project, this will be limited to wetlands, streams, and rivers) or within 32m of the watercourses. The project will also require vegetation clearing. Construction will require a 15m wide working corridor.