Question NW2433 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
03 July 2023 - NW2433
Myburgh, Mr NG to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1) What (a) total number of new dams are currently under construction and (b) are the details pertaining to (i) location, (ii) capacity and (iii) costs of each dam; (2) what (a) total number of new dams are being planned for construction in the foreseeable future and (b) are the details pertaining to (i) location and (ii) capacity of the dam that is planned? NW2763E
Reply:
(1)(a) There are currently no new dams under construction. Current projects such as the raising of Tzaneen and Clanwilliam dams, are upgrades of existing dams.
(2)(a) The following 8 new dams that are being planned for construction in the foreseeable future:
- Nwamitwa Dam
- Lusikisiki Regional Water Supply Scheme - Zalu Dam
- Coerney Dam
- Foxwood Dam
- Mzimvubu Water Project (Stage 2) - Ntabelanga Dam
- uMkhomazi Water Project Phase 1 - Dam at Smithfield
- Cwabeni Off-Channel Storage Dam
- Stephen Dlamini Dam
(2)(b) The details pertaining to the planned dams are as follows:
|
Name of Dam |
|
|
|
Nwamitwa Dam |
Limpopo Province |
87 million m3 |
|
Lusikisiki Regional Water Supply Scheme - Zalu Dam |
Eastern Cape Province |
17.3 million m3 |
|
Coerney Dam |
Eastern Cape Province |
4.69 million m3 |
|
Foxwood Dam |
Eastern Cape Province |
55 million m3 |
|
Mzimvubu Water Project (Stage 2) - Ntabelanga Dam |
Eastern Cape Province |
490 million m3 |
|
uMkhomazi Water Project Phase 1 - Dam at Smithfield |
KwaZulu-Natal Province |
251.4 million m3 |
|
Cwabeni Off-Channel Storage Dam |
KwaZulu-Natal Province |
15.5 million m3 |
|
Stephen Dlamini Dam |
KwaZulu-Natal Province |
9.78 million m3 |
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