Tuesday, 29 August 2023 An emergency shutdown of the Lower Thukela Bulk Potable Water Pipeline began at 10h00 on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, following the discovery of a new leak on the pipeline. Work on repairing the leak is scheduled to be completed by 18h00 on the same day. After repairs are completed, the pipeline… Continue reading Emergency 8-hour shutdown of the Lower Thukela Bulk Potable Water Pipeline
Category: Alerts
uMngeni-uThukela urges beachgoers and fishermen to refrain from using Alkaanstrand Beach in Richards Bay due to wastewater spillage
Friday, 25 August 2023 uMngeni-uThukela Water would like to caution beachgoers and fishermen against using the Alkaanstrand Beach due to a damaged pipeline which has led to some wastewater spilling into the sea. The damaged pipeline safely expels treated industrial water into the depths of sea in an environmentally sensitive manner. While we have already… Continue reading uMngeni-uThukela urges beachgoers and fishermen to refrain from using Alkaanstrand Beach in Richards Bay due to wastewater spillage
Call for nominations for members to serve on the board of uMngeni-uThukela Water
Statement: Closure of the road to iMvutshane Dam – Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Monday, 12 June 2023 Kindly note the road that leads to the iMvutshane Dam in Maphumulo will be closed to the public and motorists in two phases tomorrow (13 June 2023) in order for a heavy-duty vehicle to take a large generator to the dam for installation as back-up power supply. The first road closure… Continue reading Statement: Closure of the road to iMvutshane Dam – Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Water Resources Currently Available Are Adequate to Treat and Meet Municipalities’ Full Demands For Drinking Water
Friday, 26 May 2023 An anonymous WhatsApp message, forwarded multiple times, is causing unwarranted concern about the availability of water in the next few days due what it says is reducing levels of dams. Although the message does not specify which dams are drying up and why and which areas could face water shortages this… Continue reading Water Resources Currently Available Are Adequate to Treat and Meet Municipalities’ Full Demands For Drinking Water