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MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES: QUESTION 202 FOR WRITTEN REPLY
A draft reply to the above by Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) is attached for your
consideration.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 202
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 04 MAY 2012
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 10)
202. Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental
Affairs:
Whether any plans are in place to construct a water pipeline from
Ficksburg to Clocolan in the Free State; if not, why not; if so, what
(a) plans and (b) are the further relevant details?
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REPLY:
There is an existing water pipeline from the Meulspruit Dam in
Ficksburg to the Clocolan town. Such water pipeline was constructed
using Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding and completed
during the 2004/2005 and 2008/2009 financial years . However, the
Setsoto Local Municipality (the Municipality) is also currently busy
with the construction of a water pipeline from Clocolan to Marquard
using MIG funding. The construction of this new water pipeline
commenced during the 2008/2009 financial year and it is anticipated to
be completed by end of June 2012.
In addition, during the 2010/11 financial year, the Department
conducted an investigation of the bulk water supply for the
Municipalityâs four towns namely; Ficksburg, Clocolan, Marquard and
Senekal and recommended that, the following be implemented by the
Municipality through the Departmentâs Regional Bulk Infrastructure
Grant:
⢠construction of a 160mm diameter by 13 km long pipeline from
Marquard to Sparta Beef
⢠increasing the raw water storage to supply all the towns
⢠the groundwater exploration for Ficksburg, Clocolan and Marquard
towns (which has since been conducted by end of the 2011/12
financial year) and this is intended to augment the current and
future supply so that we utilize our ground water effectively and
efficiently.
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