The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality through the Gauteng Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs provided the information:
(1)(a)The plan is to do the following:
(b) The approximately cost for the Upgrades is R 400 million.
Attenuation Facility - R 100 million (300 000 cubic meters of water)
10 x Bridges - R 100 million
Channelizing of the Spruit - R 120 million
Road Upgrades - R 80 million
(c) There are no discussions amongst the spheres of government on contributions.
(d) The City of Ekurhuleni has submitted an application to the National Department of Water and Sanitation for a water use license. The City of Ekurhuleni has implemented 2 phases of the project thus far. The approximate time required to upgrade the Spruit at current budget allocations will be more than 10 years but will obviously remain dependent on the availability of budget.
(2) (a) The Environmental Impact Assessment, River Assessment Study, Hydrology and Hydraulic Study, detailed assessment report of the flood damages, Geotechnical Investigation, Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Survey, Water Use Application, Environmental Management Plan, Stormwater Management Plan.
(b) Various Consulting Engineers appointed by the City of Ekurhuleni.
(c) The Eastleigh Spruit will require attenuation facilities, bridge upgrades and channelising of the existing system to prevent flood damages in the future.