Alfred Nzo District Municipality recently commissioned  a feasibility study for the provision of potable water to the communities of Ward 29 and 30 in mBizana, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

Currently, residents of mBizana walk 5 km to 10 km daily to fetch water from a river source which is polluted and largely un-potable. Hatch Goba has provided a costing analysis and has proposed a scope that includes various large concrete reservoirs located at strategic positions along the pipeline, several high-lift booster pump stations with break pressure tanks, as well as a series of medium to large diameter gravity and steel bulk rising mains. This project will consist of various phases that will be determined by the project manager in consultation with the client.

With the information provided by the feasibility study the client hopes to determine the cost and extent of the bulk water and reticulation infrastructure needed for Wards 29 and 30 in mBizana. The feasibility study also provides a motivation for funding from provincial and national government through their existing funding schemes.

The Hatch Goba office in Umhlanga, in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, is working on the study, which commenced in May 2013 and is expected to be completed in February 2014.