MARISWE
MARISWE UNDERTAKES LARGE REGIONAL WATER SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECT FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S CLOSE NEIGHBOUR, ESWATINI Project: Eswatini Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project Project Duration: October 2019 – to date Client: Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) Project Funder: World Bank Project Cost: R800 million – R900 million (R103 million currently on-site)
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swatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) appointed the Mariswe (Pty) Ltd / ZMCK Consulting Engineers JV to undertake the preliminary and detail design, prepare the tender documentation, assist with the procurement of contractors, provide project management, full-time construction monitoring and defects liability support services for the Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project.
The project area stretches in an easterly direction from Nhlangano to just beyond Hluti. Access to the area is via the bitumen surfaced MR9 and MR11 roads.
The area around Nhlangano, and roughly 10km along the transmission pipeline route, predominantly consists of commercial forestry whereas the remainder of the area is of rural nature and consists of settlements and small communities with primarily subsistence crop farming and livestock grazing. The terrain can be described as mountainous with moderately sloping plains. Elevations in the area range between approximately 1170m AMSL in the west and 430m AMSL in the east.
Project Beneficiaries
The project is located in Eswatini, between the Nhlangano and Lavumisa water supply schemes and aims to provide potable water to Zombodze, Hosea and Shiselweni 1 Tinkundla, and covers approximately 750 km². In order to cover this area 64 km of bulk mains (Nhlangano to Matsanjeni Main) and approximately 265 km of lateral pipe network will be required.
Improved potable water supply and sanitation services will also be provided to four health clinics and 32 schools in the targeted areas, reaching an
Municipal Focus
The project will provide several benefits nationally and within the target areas, such as: •
Project Area
The project will directly benefit approximately 38,233 people located in the three target areas Zombodze, Hosea, and Shiselweni I within Eswatini. An estimated 18,478 people will benefit through new potable water supply and 8,000 people through new sanitation services.
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Improved quality of water services (for example, distance to water, pressure, and daily hours of service) for EWSC customers along the Nhlangano-Matsanjeni corridor. The improved reliability and quality of water supply will stimulate business and entrepreneurial activities, leading to increased commercial and residential water demand in the Shiselweni region. Improved operational and financial efficiency of the EWSC, through support aimed to reduce its energy use (energy audit and exploring the use of solar energy), which will benefit the EWSC and its customers. The interconnection of the Nhlangano and Lavumisa water supply systems will provide increased water security to the Shiselweni region. The institutional strengthening will contribute to increased overall water security and resilience, as it will provide a framework for early measures that can be taken on the onset of drought to mitigate its impact. This will directly benefit agriculture and water sectors and indirectly benefit the entire country.
