Umdoni flood damage assessment
n 17th and 18 June 2008, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal
experienced unusually high rainfall and flash floods. Weather stations
reported new rainfall records within a 24 hour period, ranging from 189,2mm
in Margate and Pennington to 382mm in Paddock. The damage along the
coast was devastating and many roads and houses were washed away.
People were left stranded and destitute and they were housed in community
halls and centres during the crisis.
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After the floods, SBA were requested by the Ugu District Municipality to do
an assessment of the flood damage within the areas of Freeland Park, Park
Rynie, Scottburgh, Pennington, Sezela, Ifafa, Elysium, Bazley and Mtwalume,
all within the Umdoni Municipality. An assessment report was produced
and repairs to damages for the above areas were estimated at R7,35 million.
Contact: Raj Ramchuran:
[email protected]
Sheffield wastewater
treatment works – full steam ahead
Construction of the Sheffield wastewater
treatment works, north of Ballito, is in full
swing and scheduled to be operational by
February 2009.
BA is providing engineering services in all disciplines
of this project, which has been designed to treat
and discharge effluent of a higher quality than the normal
DWAF general standard.
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“Phase 1 of the project will handle 6,0 M/d of sewage
in a modular layout. However, certain structures have
been designed to handle the ultimate flow of 18 M/d,”
says Morrell Rosseau, director of SBA. “Construction of
the treatment works comes as a great relief for the
developers in the Ballito North area, where this works
was a pre-requisite for further development to take place”.
The civil contract is valued at R23,4 million, with estimated
costs for the mechanical and electrical components
expected to amount to a further R5,4 million. The client,
Siza Water Company, has budgeted R300 000 for
landscaping which will include planting indigenous trees,
shrubs and wild grasses on the site. Final effluent will
be discharged through a reed bed lagoon.
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Morrell Rosseau – [email protected]
Sheffield wastewater treatment works under construction.