TOTI suburbs are among the Durban areas where taps will be turned off from today, 11 August.
Residents are advised to practise water saving techniques after a notice from eThekwini Municipalty warned Durban suburbs of water restrictions from 9pm to 4am every day, starting from Thursday.
Affected areas are:
- Amanzimtoti,
- Athlone Park,
- Shulton Park,
- Doonheights,
- Umbogintwini,
- KwaMakhutha,
- Illovo Glen,
- Warner Beach,
- Astra Park,
- Winkelspruit,
- Illovo Beach,
- Karridene,
- Ilovu,
- Umgababa,
- Umnini,
- Isipingo Beach,
- Isipingo Rail,
- Isipingo Hills,
- Orient Hills,
- Lotus Park,
- Widenham,
- Craigieburn,
- Willow Glen and
- Umkomaas Drift.
This follows persistent droughts in KZN which are drying up the dams that provides millions of homes with the precious resource.
“eThekwini will reduce the supply of portable water to all affected areas to prolong the available storage of water and ensure that taps don’t run dry,” eThekwini Municipality spokesman, Tozi Mthethwa.
“The purpose of water restrictions is to stabilise the Wiggins supply system. The city is currently installing water restrictors, reducing the flow and pressure, as well as implementing planned restrictions.”
According to the municipality, the frequent draining and filling of the water supply system has resulted in prolonged interruptions, as well as repeated bursts to the water mains in different areas.
These interventions will help to stabilise the water supply system and control the outflow from reservoirs.
The municipality’s intention is to provide residents with an uninterrupted supply once they have reached the goal of saving 5%.
Residents are urged to continue using water sparingly and adopt internal water saving and re-use techniques.
“With the communities’ help we are positive we will be able to conserve and prolong the precious dwindling water reserves during this difficult time,” said Mthethwa.
“Once the level of the supply dams has returned to a safe level, supply will return to normal.”
Water saving tips:
- Read your water meter regularly.
- Check that your toilet is not leaking or overflowing.
- Collect water from the shower and use it to flush toilets.
- Have a two minute shower by turning the water off while you soap yourself.
- Re-use water. Grey water (water used for another household purpose that can be re-used) can be used for a number of purposed such as watering the garden.
- Don’t flush the toilet unnecessarily, as the toilet uses about six litres of water every time you flush.
- Fix leaking taps or report them immediately. A dripping tap (one drop per second) wastes up to 30 litres of water an hour.
For more information and tips click here
Report water leaks by calling 080-131-3013, SMS to 43554 or email Eservices@durban.gov.za.
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