Issued by the Office of the Chief Executive, Marketing, Communications and Stakeholder Management Unit Monday, 18 August 2025 uMngeni-uThukela Water advises customers and stakeholders that planned water curtailments will be reintroduced from Monday, 1 September 2025. These curtailments will affect the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, Msunduzi Local Municipality and the uMgungundlovu District Municipality, all of which… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: WATER CURTAILMENTS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR ETHEKWINI METRO, MSUNDUZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT
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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… Continue reading Public Notice: REDUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY TO PARTS OF THE UGU DISTRICT FROM MTHWALUME WATER TREATMENT WORKS
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… Continue reading PUBLIC AND MEDIA NOTICE – UPDATE – INTERRUPTION OF RAW WATER SUPPLY TO NOMLACU WATERWORKS DUE TO BACKUP GENERATOR FAILURE
PUBLIC NOTICE – INTERRUPTION OF RAW WATER SUPPLY TO NOMLACU WATERWORKS. DUE TO BACKUP GENERATOR FAILURE
Monday, December 9, 2024 The raw water supply to the Nomlacu Water Treatment Works was interrupted earlier today, 9 December 2024 by the failure of backup generators that supply power to the Ludeke Dam Raw Water Pump Station. This resulted in water supply disruptions to parts of Mbizana. The failed backup generators are an interim… Continue reading PUBLIC NOTICE – INTERRUPTION OF RAW WATER SUPPLY TO NOMLACU WATERWORKS. DUE TO BACKUP GENERATOR FAILURE
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… Continue reading NOTICE – PLANNED WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATERWORKS
PLANNED WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATERWORKS
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 uMngeni-uThukela Water will conduct a 14-hour planned shutdown of its Lower uThukela Water Works on Thursday, 24 October 2024 from 06h00 to 20h00. This is to replace a malfunctioning isolation valve and to scour the pipeline. The following areas will be affected by water supply interruptions while the maintenance work is… Continue reading PLANNED WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATERWORKS
Media and Public Notice: Temporary planned shutdown of Hazelmere Water Works
Friday, 26 July 2024 uMngeni-uThukela Water will on Saturday, 27 July 2024 temporarily shutdown its Hazelmere Water Works Dam to replace a faulty meter. The work will commence at 9h00 until 14h00 on the same day. During this time there will be some water supply interruption to Groutville and Shakaskraal under the Ilembe District. We… Continue reading Media and Public Notice: Temporary planned shutdown of Hazelmere Water Works
UMNGENI-UTHUKELA RICHARDS BAY OPERATIONS TO CONDUCT 24-HOUR MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN Monday, 23 October 2023
The maintenance shutdown will last for 24-hours from 8am on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 until 8am on Wednesday, 25 October 2023. The Nsezi Water Treatment Plant shutdown is to allow for work to be conducted on the chlorine contact tank and forms part of the Plant upgrades currently underway. A leak will also be repaired… Continue reading UMNGENI-UTHUKELA RICHARDS BAY OPERATIONS TO CONDUCT 24-HOUR MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN Monday, 23 October 2023
uMngeni-uThukela to embark on a 24-hour planned maintenance shutdown of the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 until Thursday, 12 October 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE uMngeni-uThukela to embark on a 24-hour planned maintenance shutdown of the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 until Thursday, 12 October 2023 uMngeni-uThukela Water will implement a planned maintenance shutdown of its Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant to allow for the completion of repair work on Aquaduct-2 which was… Continue reading uMngeni-uThukela to embark on a 24-hour planned maintenance shutdown of the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 until Thursday, 12 October 2023
Planned shutdown of pipeline from Hazelmere Water Treatment Works to Ndwedwe Reservoir 5
Monday, 11 September 2023 Essential maintenance work is to be undertaken by uMngeni-uThukela Water – formerly uMngeni-uThukela Water – on the pipeline that carries drinking water from the Hazelmere Water Treatment Works to Ndwedwe Reservoir 5 in Ndwedwe. The work will involve removal and installation of new air valves, among other components. The pipe will… Continue reading Planned shutdown of pipeline from Hazelmere Water Treatment Works to Ndwedwe Reservoir 5