Public Notice: REDUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY TO PARTS OF THE UGU DISTRICT FROM MTHWALUME WATER TREATMENT WORKS
Friday, 14 March 2025 The Mzumbe and uMdoni Local Municipalities under the Ugu District are currently receiving reduced volumes of water. Due to the recent heavy rains, the Mthwalume Water Treatment Works which supplies these municipalities has been adversely impacted by ongoing high river water levels. As a result, the abstraction system which draws water […]
MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT – COMPLETION OF WORK ON 53 PIPELINE DELAYED BY RAINY WEATHER
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 Due to inclement weather in parts of KwaZulu-Natal over the past few days, the recommissioning of the 53 Pipeline has been delayed. The pipeline was scheduled to be recommissioned on Thursday, 27 February 2025. It is anticipated that, weather permitting, the pipeline will be recommissioned back into operation on Saturday, 1 […]
Request for Information (RFI) – Suppliers & Service Providers
uMngeni-uThukela Water is requesting information from manufactures/developers or approved sole–exclusive suppliers/distributors/service providers to supply the below listed requirements and unlisted similar requirements. uMngeni-uThukela will assess the RFI responses received and use the outcome to determine RFT or RFP or RFQ with the suitably qualified respondents. It should be noted that this is an RFI only, […]
Media and public statement – Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Update
Saturday, 18 January 2025 uMngeni uThukela Water has temporarily resolved the electrical and instrumentation control system problems for the Lower Thukela high lift pump station. Permanent repairs will follow next week. The break down had affected the supply of water to the Ilembe District. The storage of the Lower Thukela command reservoir has since recovered […]
MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE – EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATER TREATMENT WORKS
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 The Lower Thukela Waterworks experienced a technical fault with its high levels lift pumps earlier today. These pumps supply water from the Waterworks to the command reservoir. This has resulted in the command reservoir level to dropping below the minimum safe operating level and the outlet had to be shut down […]
NOTICE – PLANNED WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATERWORKS
Notice of Supply Interruption from the Lower Thukela Waterworks to KwaDukuza to replace isolation valve Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2024 Time: 06h00 to 20h00 duration 14 hours. UUW has a planned shutdown to remove and replace the malfunctioning on line isolation valve Number 3, three (3)x Scour Valves and eight (8)x Air Valves The following areas […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – PLANNED WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATERWORKS
Notice of Supply Interruption from the Lower Thukela Waterworks to KwaDukuza Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024 Time: 06h00 to 20h00 duration 14 hours. uMngeni-uThukela Water has a planned shutdown to replace the malfunctioning isolation valve and to scour valves at its Lower uThukela Water Works. The following areas will be affected by the water supply […]
Minister Pemmy Majodina hails major progress on Lower uMkhomazi Bulk Water Supply Scheme
MEDIA STATEMENT: 08 November 2024 Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has expressed strong optimism about the substantial progress made on the Lower uMkhomazi Water Scheme project, which is aimed at improving water supply to approximately 50,000 households across the eThekwini and Ugu Municipal Districts along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast. The project is valued at over […]
The Impact of the 2023 El Niño Cycle on Water Resources in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s Operational Area
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was in an El Niño state from July 2023 to June 2024. In Southern Africa, El Niño cycles are associated with hot and dry climatic conditions. Thus, a prolonged El Niño state often leads to the occurrence of droughts in Southern Africa, which are associated with various negative socioeconomic […]
Media and Notice of Maphumulo Waterworks temporary reduction of treatment from capacity of 9Ml/d to 7.5Ml/d
The Maphumulo Waterworks Package Plant will be temporarily taken offline to undertake the annual maintenance. The Package Plant will be offline for approximately two (2) weeks. The Maphumulo Waterworks treatment capacity would be reduced from 9 Ml/d to 7.5 Ml/d during this period. Date: Friday, 25 October 2024 Duration 2 weeks. Completing Date: 8 November […]