Planned water outages to leave taps dry across Durban
The water outages are due to urgent repairs at the Wiggins Water Treatment Works and a bulk supply line repair in Drummond.
THE eThekwini Municipality informed residents of planned water outages that will impact Durban residents on Tuesday, November 9, and parts of the outer west, inner west, and northern regions on Wednesday and Thursday.
The municipality took to its Facebook page at the weekend to inform residents of Tuesday’s water outage. This outage is expected to last from 08:00 until 14:00.
“The interruption is due to an urgent need to replace a bulk sales meter at the Wiggins Water Treatment Works by Umgeni Water. This requires shutting off the high-level pump line which feeds from Umgeni Works into the Berea/Ridge areas,” said the City.
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The water outage that will impact the outer west, inner west and the northern regions will commence on Wednesday, November 10 from 09:00 until Thursday, November 11 at 09:00.
In a statement, released on Monday, the eThekwini Municipality said there is a severe fault on a major bulk supply line in the vicinity of Impala Ridge in Drummond that requires urgent repair.
Repairs will have a major impact on the western aqueduct downstream of Inchanga and this affects the northern and western reservoirs.
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“Water tankers will be on standby to respond to affected areas. The Municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused and requests residents to use water sparingly,” said the City.
For more information regarding water supply, members of the public can contact the call centre on 080 131 3013, the toll-free number on 080 311 1111 or use the eThekwini Water and Sanitation WhatsApp number on 073 1483 477.
The following areas will be affected on November 9:
The following areas will be affected on November 10 to 11(Inner West Region):
- Hillcrest Embo
- Mshazi KwaNqetho
- Waterfall KwaNyuswa
- Crestholme Foresthills
- Molweni Gillitts
- Kloof Winston Park
- Wyebank Kwadabeka
- New Germany Dassenhoek
- Mpola Marrianridge
- Mansenseni Tshelimnyama
- KwaNdengezi Coffee farm
Outer West Region:
- Botha’s Hill
- Assagay
North Region:
- The entire Ntuzuma area.
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