UMngeni-uThukela Water to SHUTDOWN water in many parts of Durban

UMngeni-uThukela Water has reported that it will be implementing a planned maintenance shutdown of its Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant at midnight.

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This is to allow for the completion of repair work on Aquaduct-2 which was washed away during the floods in April 2022, according to the entity.

“Aqueduct-2 is a large-diameter pipeline that supplies raw water to the Plant for purification and supply to customers. The planned maintenance shutdown requires the isolation of Aqueduct 2 to allow for the inspection of its last section,” explained UMngeni-uThukela Water.

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Depending on the inspection outcomes, the entity says carbon fibre repair kits will be installed on those identified sections of the Aqueduct.

“The shutdown will commence at midnight on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, and will be undertaken over 24 hours until midnight on Thursday, 12 October 2023.”

UMngeni-uThukela Water

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SUBURBS AND TOWNSHIPS TO BE IMPACTED IN DURBAN

This critical maintenance exercise forms part of Umngeni-uThukela’s plans to restore its bulk water infrastructure following damages sustained during the April 2022 floods.
During this time, parts of the eThekwini Metro will experience a reduced supply of water.

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The following areas that are supplied by the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant may experience some disruptions or low water pressure during this time:

• Durban North
• uMhlanga
• Phoenix
• Inanda
• Ntuzuma
• KwaMashu
• Umlazi
• Chatsworth
• Folweni
• Chesterville
• Westville
• Pinetown
• KwaSanti
• Savannah Park
• Klaarwater
• Verulam
• Redcliffe
• Richmond Farm
• Queensburgh
• Chatsworth
• Klaarwater
• Shallcross
• St Wendolins
• Savanah Park
• Welbedatch West
• Demat
• Luganda
• Mawelewele
• Parts of Nagina
• Washington Heigh

UMNGENI-UTHUKELA WATER VOWS TO MINIMISE DISRUPTIONS

UMngeni-uThukela Water further said it will continue to work with the eThekwini Metro to ensure that disruptions are minimal and that the maintenance work is kept to schedule.

“We apologise for any disruption that will be caused during the maintenance work but reassure all our customers and the public that, ultimately, the infrastructure upgrade will result in a more secure supply of water in the future.
“We also urge the public to continue to use water sparingly,” the entity concluded.

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