PROJECT: MMTS2 OVERVIEW

Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme (MMTS-2)

The Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme Phase 2 (MMTS2) to be constructed in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands calls for the construction of the Spring Grove Dam and associated infrastructure to augment the yield of the Mgeni System by 60 million m cubed per annum to a total of 394 m cubed per annum.

Project Profile

Phase 2, upstream from Mearns Weir, incorporates constructing a new Spring Grove Dam on the Mooi River and a pump st ation. A pipeline from the dam to the Mpofana River and a fish barrier upstream of the dam tail waters will cut off the access of small- mouthed bass from the brown trout waters upstream.

The main beneficiaries for this project include eThekwini Metropolitan, uMgungundlovu District, and Msunduzi local municipalities.

Funding

The project will be funded on an off- budget basis and the capital costs recovered from the revenue generated by the sale of water. The European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the German Development Bank (KfW) evaluated this project during August and September 2009 with the intention of providing long-term funding. The finalization depends on the outcome of negotiations on the Raw Water Supply Agreement between DWA and the off-takers. For more information go to Spring Grove Dam Website