The Durban Heights Water Treatment Works will undergo an 18-hour shutdown commencing at 01:00 am on Tuesday, 21 November until 20:00 on the same day.
This is to allow for the removal of a steel plate that was previously installed on Aqueduct 2 to isolate the flow of water while repairs were in progress.
The shutdown will also include the installation of a double isolation facility to enable the contractor undertaking the repairs to continue working on the Aqueduct in preparation for its recommissioning in December this year. By undertaking the shutdown now, uMngeni-uThukela aims to minimise the possibility of water interruptions ahead of the start of the busy festive season.
This critical exercise forms part of uMngeni-uThukela’s efforts to restore infrastructure that was damaged during the floods in April 2022.
uMngeni-uThukela Water is working closely with the eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation Department to minimise the shutdown’s impacts.
Both organisations will constantly monitor water levels at reservoirs during the shutdown so they do not dip below the set points.
Some parts of Durban will experience a reduction in pressure and water interruptions on Tuesday.
To minimise this impact, we urge the public to use water sparingly and delay activities that consume additional water such as washing of cars, watering gardens, or filling up swimming pools during this time.
The following areas that are supplied by the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works will experience some disruptions or low water pressure during this time:
- Northern Aqueduct Supplied Reservoirs and Areas
Aloes Reservoir HL Zone
Court Town Place • Pomegranate Road • Avocado grove • Tiger Lily Place • Quartz Place • Street 128844 • Shale Place • Sandstone Road • Ridge Place • Whinstone Grove • Centre Place • Forest close • Street 128845 • Street 120847 • Street 120848 • Street 120851 • Street 12052
Phoenix 1 Reservoir HL Zone:
Bishop gate road • Pillar gate place • Landsgate Place • Risegate place • Restgate road
Mount Moriah Phoenix 6 Reservoir HL Zone
Simunye Avenue • Eleka Road • Mount Moriah Drive • Zwela Street • Mela street • Zinza Place • Rainbow Street • Umkhutu Place
Kwa Mashu 1 Reservoir HL zone
Siyanda area • Sections K, J, L, M, F,G,P,H,N Kwa Mashu
Kwa Mashu 2 Reservoir HL zone
Siyanda Area • A, B, C, D, E, F, G Sections KwaMashu
Kwa Mashu 3 Reservoir zone & Kwa Mashu 3 HL zone
Kwa Mashu L & N sections
Ntuzuma Reservoir 7 zone HL & LL zone
Ntuzuma A, B, F, C sections • Richmond farm
Newlands 1 Reservoir HL Zone
Castlehill • Westridge • Part of Elsfield Drive
Newlands 3 Reservoir HL Zone
Section of Newlands East
Effingham Reservoir zone
Effingham high-level area in the vicinity of the reservoir site
Mountview Reservoir zone
Brindhavan Mountview south ridge Parkgate and Riet river
Trenance 1 Reservoir zone
Dawncrest • Oaklands • Suriya heights • Sarna township • Riet river & Mountview High level Trenance 3 Elevated tower zone • Tea estate • Groenberg farm • D57002 road • Buffelsdraai • Hilltop drive • Redcliffe temple area • Madronna drive • Bottle brush drive • Celtic drive • Valley view drive • Amouti
Phoenix 2 Reservoir zone
Sunford • Hannaford • Phoenix highway • Longcroft • Longbury • Plaza • Southbury • Eastbury • Grove end • Sastri park • Caneside • Canehaven • Woodview
Ambleside reservoir zone
La Lucia • La Lucia Mall • Glenashley
Beachway reservoir zone
Beachway • Durban North • Glenashley
Sea Cow Lake reservoir zone
Sea Cow Lake • Parlock • Springfield Industrial • Riverside • Kenville • Newlands East
Phoenix 5 reservoir zone
Woodview • Cornubia • Ottawa • Palmview • Trenance Park
Sunningdale reservoir and Tower
Sunningdale • La Lucia and Mall • Glenashly • Glen Anil • Somerset • Umhlanga • La Lucia Ridge
Gateway reservoir zone
Gateway Inlet
Umhlanga 2 reservoir zone
Umhlanga area • Umhlanga Ridge • Prestondale • Ilala Ridge • Hawaan Estates • Umhlanga Manors • Blackburn village
Umhlanga North Reservoir zone
Umhlanga CBD
2. Southern Aqueduct Supplied Reservoirs and Areas
Northdene 1&2 Reservoir zone
Northdene, Queensburgh, Malvern
Northdene 3 PS
Klaawwater, Savanah Park, Nagina, Kwasanti, Mawelewele, Demat, Parts of Nagina, Luganda, Intake Road
Chatsworth 1 Reservoir zone
Chatsworth
Chatsworth 2 Reservoir zone
Chatsworth
Chatsworth 3 Reservoir zone
Chatsworth
Chatsworth 4 Reservoir zone
Welbedagt East, Welbedatch West, Montford, Risecliffe, Arena Park, Moorton, Crossmoor, Woodhurst, Shallcross
Klaarwater Reservoir zone
Klaarwater
Harinager (Reservoir has 48 hours sufficient storage no outages expected)
Firwood 1&2
Ridley Park (Reservoir has 48 hours of sufficient storage no outages expected)
Westcliff (Reservoir has 48 hours of sufficient storage no outages expected)
Umlazi 2 Res zone
Umlazi H, J, C, P,N, W, G, N,F sections
Umlazi 1 Res zone
Umlazi A,B,C,D,E,T,S,V sections
Umlazi 1A Res zone
Umlazi
Umlazi 3 Res zone
Umlazi Sections J,K,L
Umlazi 4 Res zone
Umlazi Sections A-A, Z, Q, U, Y, Malukazi
Umlazi 5 Res zone
Umlazi Sections Z, A-A, B-B
Umlazi 6 Res zone
Umlazi CC
Ensimbini 1 Res zone
Nsimbini, Golkodo
Folweni 1 Res zone
Folweni
Folweni 2 Res zone
Folweni
3. Pinetown South Supplied Reservoirs and areas
St Wendolin’s PS
Kwasanti, Savanah Park
Washington Heights Res zone
Nagina
Intake road Res zone
Demat, Welbedatch West, Luganda, Intake road, Mawelewele
4. Southern Aqueduct, Westville Reservoirs & Supplied Areas (Intermittent supply)
Salisbury Reservoir zone
Westville East, Pavillion, Westwood
Lea Drive Reservoir zone
Westville Central
Dawncliffe Reservoir zone
Dawncliffe
Mountain Ridge Reservoir zone
Westville North
UMngeni-uThukela Water apologises for the inconvenience but at the same assures its stakeholders and the public that the maintenance work is aimed at ensuring an uninterrupted water supply during the upcoming festive period.
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