The Department reported that it was in the process of installing pipes for the distribution of water to the communities that are to be serviced by the dam. It added that R131 million would be spent during the 2011/12 financial year for that purpose. The completion date for the construction of the dam was scheduled for September 2012. The Burgersfort pipeline would be completed by the end of December 2011, with the date for the completion of the whole water distribution network being mid 2013.