OUR SERVICE AREA

MBOMBELA CITY (NELSPRUIT)

Raw water is abstracted from the Crocodile River through a raw water canal. The water purification works has a designed treatment capacity of 67 mega-litres per pay (MLD). An average of 38 MLD is currently purified. There is a total of 20 elevated reservoirs in town with a total holding capacity of 55000m3. All the reservoirs are controlled by a telemetry system. The town is divided in 12 distribution zones and water is distributed through 266km pipeline. There are 19 booster pump stations throughout the distribution system that is operated by the telemetry system.

Due to the topography, pressures in the network are controlled by use of pressure control valves. There are currently 56 pressure control valves in Mbombela City (Nelspruit). There are 244km waterborne sewer lines throughout Nelspruit with 22 sewage pumping stations. Sewage is treated at the Kingstonvale Sewer Treatment works situated 7km outside of Mbombela City (Nelspruit), adjacent to the Crocodile River in which the treated effluent is discharged.

MATSULU

The water purification works has a designed treatment capacity of 12 MLD. Currently an average of 14 MLD is purified for distribution. There is a total of 9 elevated reservoirs in Matsulu and the total capacity of the reservoirs is 17,025m³. The town is divided in 4 zones and water is distributed through 119km pipeline network. There are 2 booster pumping stations throughout the distribution system. Pressure control valves are utilized to control pressure in the distribution network.

There is 60km long waterborne sewers throughout Matsulu with two sewage pumping stations. There are 144 communal septic tanks in the town with various sizes. Sewage is treated at the activated sludge Sewage Treatment Works adjacent to the Crocodile River and Kruger National Park.

Nsikazi/Kanyamazane

The water purification works that supply this area has a designed treatment capacity of 56 MLD. The water works is owned by the City of Mbombela Local Municipality as part of the regional system, also supplying surrounding areas outside Silulumanzi’s concession boundary. Silulumanzi receives the bulk supply from this regional water works for further distribution to customers in KaNyamanzane townships and peri-urban area within its concession area. Currently an average of 27 MLD is allocated to Silulumanzi for distribution in the concession area. In addition to bulk supply received from the regional system, Silulumanzi manages disinfected boreholes that feed the rural areas of Luphisi and Mpakeni. There is a total of 20 elevated reservoirs in town and a total of 160 storage tanks ranging between 5,000 and 10,000 litres holding capacity. The total capacity of the reservoirs and holdings tanks in the whole of Nsikazi operations is 47,370m3.

Water is distributed through 388km pipeline network. There are 21 booster pumping stations throughout the distribution system, 6 of these pumping stations are managed by Silulumanzi. Pressure break tanks are used to control pressures in the network. There is 83km long waterborne sewers throughout Nsikazi with 6 sewage pumping stations. The sewer is treated at the Sewage Treatment Plant situated on the outskirts of KaNyamazane adjacent to the Crocodile River.