Question NW2364 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
01 December 2016 - NW2364
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
With reference to her reply to question 1023 on 5 July 2016, (a) how many boreholes did her department (i) drill, (ii) repair and/or (iii) upgrade since 1 October 2015, (b) what is the exact GPS location of each of the specified boreholes, (c) what were the costs of (i) drilling per meter and/or (ii) refurbishment in each case and (d) was water found at each of the boreholes?
Reply:
(a) A total of 626 boreholes were drilled and a total of 519 Repaired/Upgraded/Refurbished (refer to table 1 below for details).
(b) Refer to Annexure A for the GPS location of each specified borehole.
(c)(i) The cost were from R 250 - R 1 455 depending on geological formation and other variables.
(c)(ii) The cost of refurbishment in each case was R 53, 6 million.
(d) No, water was found in all the boreholes excerpt for a few cases in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Table 1. List of boreholes per province including costs:
|
Province |
|
Costs (Rands) |
(d) Water Found |
||
|
(i) Drilled |
(ii)Repaired |
(i) Per m drilled |
(ii) Refurbished |
||
|
Eastern Cape |
14 |
11 |
R 20,4 M |
Yes |
|
|
Western Cape |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Northern Cape |
23 |
47 |
R750-R 1455 |
R 21,7M |
Yes |
|
North West |
322 |
105 |
R320 |
Yes |
|
|
Gauteng |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Limpopo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mpumalanga |
8 |
40 |
R 900 |
R 4,0M |
Yes |
|
KZN |
188 |
281 |
R 250 –R350 |
R 7,5M |
Yes |
|
Freestate |
71 |
35 |
R 711 |
Yes |
|
|
TOTALS: |
626 |
513 |
R 53,6 M |
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