Water treatment project to boost supply to KZN Midlands

Water treatment project to boost supply to KZN Midlands

Umgeni Water is hopeful a nearly completed project to improve supply to the Mooi River area in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands will help put an end to service delivery protests there. 

Umgeni Water's Thamo Hlongwe
Steve Bhengu

Chief executive, Thami Hlongwa has been speaking at a water summit at the Durban ICC. 

He says Mooi River's water needs had not been prioritised. 

He says some residents have been taking water directly from the river - which posed health and safety risks.

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