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Thursday, 16 March 2023
uMngeni-uThukela Water operates and manages the Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme in Mandini, iLembe District. Raw water is pumped from the Thukela River and supplied to the water treatment plant, which is part of this scheme. The water treated at this plant is supplied as drinking/potable water to the iLembe District Municipality for distribution to various areas within KwaDukuza.
Since Tuesday, 14 March 2023, the pumps that abstract raw water from the Thukela River have tripped on numerous occasions, causing breaks in supply to the water treatment plant. The downtime lasted, on average, two-three hours, before the pumps were restarted. These interruptions in raw water supply have affected potable water production, resulting in storage reservoirs reaching low levels and reduced or no supply to the iLembe District Municipality. It takes, on average, three-four hours for reservoirs to again reach levels that will make it possible to resume supply to the iLembe District Municipality.
This problem persists and uMngeni-uThukela Water staff are trying to diagnose the cause of it. Once diagnoses is made, work to rectify the problem will begin without delay. uMngeni-uThukela Water is unfortunately unable at this stage to provide timeframes for completion of the work. The iLembe District Municipality and consumers will be provided updates as work progresses.
Due to inadequate bulk potable water supply to the iLembe District Municipality, the following areas are affected by intermittent or no water supply:
Sakhamkhanya San Souci
Shekembula Ohlange
Mdlebeni Lindelani
Shakaville Zamani
Darnall Zinkwazi
Blythedale Stanger Manor
Warrenton Doesburg
KwaDukuza Central Business District Glenhills
Nyoniyamanzi Lot 16
Gledhow North Ntshawini
Groutville Mission
Thembeni Dube Village
Malende Hangoes
Zilungisele
uMngeni-uThukela Water apologises for the inconvenience caused and provides and assurance that everything possible is being done to rectify the problem in the shortest possible period.
Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit Office of the Chief Executive, uMngeni-uThukela Water
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