uMgeni uThukela Water

The primary activities of uMngeni-uThukela Water, as pronounced in section 29 of the Water Services Act, are to provide water services (water supply and sanitation services) to other water services institutions in its service area. In addition, Section 30 of the Water Services Act enables uMngeni-uThukela Water to undertake other activities, provided they do not impact negatively on the entity’s ability to perform its primary activity.

They include:

Providing management services, training and other support services to other water services institutions in order to promote co-operation in the provision of water services;
Supplying untreated or non-potable water to end-users who do not use the water for household purposes;
Providing Catchment Management Services to or on behalf of the responsible authority;
With the approval of the Water Services Authority having jurisdiction in the area – supplying water directly for industrial use, accepting industrial effluent and acting as a water services provider to consumers;
Providing water services in joint venture with water services authorities;
Performing water-conservation functions.