Area of Supply

LNW’s area of supply covers approximately 80,000 square kilometres within the 125 754 square kilometres of Limpopo Province’s surface area which is 64%. LNW is currently providing bulk water in 42% of its mandated 80 000 square kilometres which is equivalent to about 56% of the province.

Regions

Regional representation within its service area
While the head office of the organisation is in the city of Polokwane, regional management is maintained at various district municipalities to ensure strategic oversight and maintenance of close interactions with respective municipal technical teams

Capricorn Region

Ebenezer

  • Situated approximately 70km east of the Polokwane Municipal area.
  • Water is abstracted from the Ebenezer Dam.
  • Supplies potable water to Haenertsburg (Mopani District) and Polokwane Local Municipality consumers.
  • Plant capacity – 56 Mℓ/day
  • Raw water allocation: 16 000 Mℓ/annum (44 Mℓ/day)
  • Present consumption: 17 031 Mℓ/annum (46.66 Mℓ/day)

Olifantspoort

  • Situated approximately 50km East of Lebowakgomo in the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality.
  • Water abstracted from a weir in the Olifants River and the scheme is dependent on water stored in the Flag Boshielo Dam, 73km upstream from the weir.
  • Supplies potable water to the Polokwane Municipal area, the rural villages in the Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality area and the peri-urban town of Lebowakgomo.
  • Plant capacity – 60 Mℓ/day.
  • Raw water allocation: 15 000 Mℓ/annum (41 Mℓ/day)
  • Present consumption: 22 070 Mℓ/annum (60.5 Mℓ/day)

Doorndraai

  • Situated about 38km South West of Mokopane town in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality.
  • Water abstracted from the Doorndraai Dam.
  • Supplies potable water to the Mogalakwena Municipality.
  • Plant capacity – 12 Mℓ/day
  • Raw water allocation: 4 380 Mℓ/annum (12 Mℓ/day)
  • Present consumption: 4 924 Mℓ/annum (13.5 Mℓ/day)

Mopani Region

Phalaborwa

  • Situated 17km south of the town of Phalaborwa in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality.
  • Water is abstracted from the Olifants River.
  • Supplies potable water to Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality, and semi treated/ industrial and/or raw water to the mines and other industrial users through networks dedicated to each type of water supplied.
  • Plant capacity – 150 Mℓ/day of which 76 Mℓlday can be purified to potable standards.
  • Raw water allocation: 64 000 Mℓ/annum (175 Mℓ/day)
  • Present consumption: 36 661 Mℓ/annum (109 Mℓ/day)

Politsi

  • Situated about 9km from the town of Modjadjiskloof in the Mopani District.
  • Water is abstracted from the Magoebaskloof Dam.
  • Supplies potable water to Magoebaskloof and the Ga-kgapane area in the Mopani District.
  • Plant capacity – 6.5 Mℓ/day
  • Raw water allocation: 3 600 Mℓ/annum (9.86 Mℓ/day)
  • Present consumption: 1 856 Mℓ/annum (6.19 Mℓ/day)

Sekhukhune Region

LNW has entered into a bulk service agreement for 12 months with the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality for the operations and maintenance of the schemes in the following municipalities while the longer-term contract is still being discussed:

Greater Tubatse Local Municipality

  • Situated in the South-Eastern part of the Limpopo Province
  • LNW operates the following plants, and perform the following functions, on behalf of the municipality:

Potable Plants

  1. Burgersfort Water Treatment Plant – 0 Mℓ/day
  2. Steelpoort Potable Water Borehole Field – 4 Mℓ/day
  3. Ohrigstad Potable Water Borehole Field – 3 Mℓ/day
  4. Ga-Mapodile Water Treatment Works – 0 Mℓ/day
  5. Malekane Water Treatment Works – 12 Ml/day
  6. Mahlakwena Package Plant – 2 Ml/day
  7. Tsakane Package Plant – 2 Ml/day
  8. Kutullo Package Plant – 2 Ml/day

Sewage Plants

  1. Burgersfort Waste Water Treatment Works  – 5 Mℓ/day
  2. New Burgersfort Sewage Package Plant – 10 Ml/day
  3. Steelpoort Waste Water Works – 35 Mℓ/day
  4. Ga-Mapodile Sewage Works – 0 Mℓ/day

Functions

  1. Operations and Maintenance of the schemes
  2. New Connections to existing system
  3. Replacement of old meters and installation of new meters
  4. Repair and maintenance of infrastructure
  5. Operational optimization
  6. HR and Training
  7. Capital expenditure requirements determination and implementation
  8. Assist Municipality with revenue management (Meter Reading, service cut offs, data management, billing)
  9. Management of Unaccounted for Water (UFW)
  10. Water Quality Monitoring
  11. Water Demand Management

Fetakgomo Local Municipality

  • Situated in the Eastern part of the Limpopo Province
  • LNW operates the following plants, and perform the following functions, on behalf of the municipality
  • The municipality is supplied with 6.0 Mℓ/day from the Olifantspoort Water Treatment Works.
  • Potable Plant
    Nkadimeng Water Treatment Plant 2.5 Mℓ/day

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

  • LNW operates the following plants, and perform the following functions, on behalf of the municipality:

Potable Plant

  • Marble Hall Water Treatment Plant –  5.5 Mℓ/day

 

Sewage Plant

  •  Marble Wastewater Treatment Plant – 1.5 Mℓ/day

Functions

  • Operations and Maintenance of the schemes
  • Repair and maintenance of infrastructure
  • Operational optimization
  • HR and Training
  • Capital expenditure requirements determination and implementation
  • Management of Unaccounted for Water (UFW)
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Water Demand Management

Elias Motswaledi Local Municipality

  • LNW operates the following plant, and perform the following functions, on behalf of the municipality:

Potable Plant

  • Hlogotlou Water Treatment Plant – 2.0 Mℓ/day

 

Functions

  • Operations and Maintenance of the schemes
  • Repair and maintenance of infrastructure
  • Operational optimization
  • HR and Training
  • Capital expenditure requirements determination and implementation
  • Management of Unaccounted for Water (UFW)
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Water Demand Management

Flag Boshielo

  • Situated approximately 35km North of Marble Hall Town.
  • Water abstracted from the Flag Boshielo Dam.
  • Supplies potable water to the rural villages in the Marble Hall and Fetakgomo Municipal area.
  • Plant capacity – 12 Mℓ/day
  • Raw water allocation: 10 950 Mℓ/annum
  • Present consumption: 4 165 Mℓ/annum 11.4 Mℓ/day)