NamWater, supplies water to Henties Bay town and surrounding through the Henties Bay Water Supply Scheme (HWSS) with groundwater from the Omdel well field that is linked to the Omdel-Swakopmund Water Supply Scheme. Due to aging infrastructure and increased demand, NamWater has decided to upgrade the bulk water supply infrastructure for the HWSS. The proposed upgrading entails the replacement of the existing pipeline and the construction of a new ground level reservoir and associated infrastructure. The proposed new pipeline will increase the capacity required to respond to the current and future water demand and secure the supply of safe drinking water to Henties Bay. The existing pipeline will be replaced with a bigger pipeline (250 mm) while the new ground level reservoir with a capacity of 5000m³ will be constructed to meet the future water demand including the 2 days NamWater storage norm.The proposed activities will trigger certain activities listed under No. 8, (No. 8.5), No. 9 (9.4), and No. 10 (10.1) of Schedule 1 of the EIA Regulations (GN No. 30 of February 2012), therefore cannot be undertaken without an EIA being undertaken.