PUBLIC NOTICE: WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – PINETOWN AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Durban Heights Waterworks which supplies bulk treated water to major parts of the eThekwini Metro Municipality has a leak on one of its two pipelines to its Pinetown Areas today the 7th July. The plant is still able to supply these areas but with a reduced supply through a dual pipeline […]
MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE: EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF WATER SUPPLIED FROM LOVE/SMITHFIELD PUMPS
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 The Amanzimtoti Waterworks, which supplies bulk treated water to the Southern parts of the eThekwini Metro and Ugu District Municipality, has experienced a failure on one of its pumps which supplies the Lovu/ Smithfield Reservoir. After an initial failure last week, a standby pump wasutilised to supply water. The standby pump […]
Foskor Visits the Alkantstrand Effluent Pump Station
On 17 April 2026, uMngeni-uThukela Water welcomed a management and Board delegation from Foskor, including the Interim Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President, among others. Area Manager, Tshivha Rambau, provided an overview of operations at the Alkanstrand Effluent Pump Station, giving the delegation valuable insight into the facility’s role and […]
UPDATE ON INTERRUPTION OF BULK WATER SUPPLY DUE TO STORM DAMAGE
Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 uMngeni-uThukela Water would like to provide an update regarding the ongoing interruption of bulk water supply in parts of the uMngungundlovu District. This follows storm damage experienced at our Pump Stations on 27 March 2026. One of the two motors that were damaged during the thunderstorm has been reinstalled and […]
Media and Public Notice: Update on Interruption of Bulk Water Supply Due to Storm Damage
Monday, 30 March 2026 The two motors that were damaged by a thunderstorm on the 27th of March 2026 have been removed and are with the supplier for repairs. It is anticipated that one of these motors will be back tomorrow morning, 31 March 2026, for installation and for all operational readiness tests to be […]
Media and Public Statement: Joint Statement By eThekwini Municipality and uMngeni-uThukela Water on the Water Situation in eThekwini Municipality
Saturday, 14 March 2026 Following the water challenges that have been affecting the city due to a failure associated with a control valve at the Nagle Dam aqueduct system supplying the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works, the eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee, led by Mayor Cyril Xaba, convened an urgent meeting today. The meeting, which was […]
Dry La Niña? A Mid-Summer Rainfall update in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s Operational Area
By Mlungisi Shabalala, 27 February 2026 In October 2025, the onset of the rainfall season in KwaZulu-Natal (i.e. uMngeni-uThukela Water’s operational area), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) predicted the likelihood for the development of a La Niña cycle during the 2025/26 summer season. La Niña cycles are associated with cool and […]
MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: HEAVY RAINS PROMPT WATER RELEASE FROM MVUTSHANE DAM
Thursday, 23 January 2025 The recent heavy rains have significantly pushed up water levels in the Mvutshane Dam in Maphumulo under the ILembe District. The water levels at the dam have reached the 75% mark which exceeds the stipulated safe operating limits which require the Mvutshane Dam to be maintained at between 70% and 80 […]
PUBLIC AND MEDIA NOTICE – UPDATE – INTERRUPTION OF RAW WATER SUPPLY TO NOMLACU WATERWORKS DUE TO BACKUP GENERATOR FAILURE
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 The raw water supply to the Nomlacu Water Treatment Works was restored by the evening of 9 December 2024. Operations at the Treatment Works had been temporarily interrupted due to a failure of the backup generators that supply power to the Ludeke Dam Raw Water Pump Station. The backup generators are […]