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UMngeni-uThukela Water’s corporate environmental goal is to conserve scarce natural resources and reduce environmental impacts in all its operations and therefore has relevant strategies in place in support of this.

UMngeni-uThukela Water reviewed its SHEQ policy, evolving it into a Sustainability Policy that has better facilitate integration of the environmental, social and economic elements of its businesses. In embracing environmental sustainability, the organisation’s key strategies include:

Assessing and reducing effects of activities throughout the lifecycle of products and services, embracing ecological, social and economic interdependence.
Ensuring optimum awareness of environmental issues amongst employees, customers, contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders.
Promoting conservation of scarce natural resources and reducing stress on environmental systems.
Promoting pollution prevention and reduction, reuse and recycling of waste.
Promoting clean technologies and seeking eco-friendly alternatives.
Promoting biodiversity conservation.
Contributing toward achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Supporting co-operative environmental governance to maximise environmental benefits in services and operations and enhancing corporate citizenship.
Supporting integrated water resources management objectives to secure sustainable water supply for our customers.
Monitoring and mitigating environmental impacts.
Regularly monitoring, auditing and reporting performance against targets.

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uMngeni-uThukela Water, a state-owned entity, is one of Africa’s most successful organisations involved in water management and is the largest supplier of bulk potable water in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The organisation was established in 1974.

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Head Office

310 Burger Street Pietermaritzburg 3201. South Africa

PO Box 9,
Pietermaritzburg 3200
KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa

Tel: +27 (33) 341 1111
Fax: +27 (33) 341 1167
Toll Free: 0800 331 820

Izintaba Region

7 Portland Road Mkondeni
3201. South Africa

PO Box 9,
Pietermaritzburg 3200
KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa

Tel: +27 (33) 846 1700
Fax: +27 (33) 386 3673
Toll Free: 0800 331 820

Ulwandle Region

13 Pineside Road
New Germany
3610. South Africa

PO Box 11,
New Germany 3620
KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa

Tel: +27 (31) 719 7300
Fax: +27 (31) 719 7325
Toll Free: 0800 331 820

Richards Bay Region

Cnr South Central Arterial & Battery Bank Alton
Richards Bay, 3901
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Private Bag X1047,
Richards Bay, 3900
KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa

Tel: +27 (35) 902 1000
Fax: +27 (35) 902 1111
Toll Free: 0800 331 820