uMngeni-uThukela Water is establishing an Enterprise and Supplier Development database for Support Service. Enterprises that are rendering Services in the Environmental Services and Health and Safety are invited to participate in the enterprise and supplier Development programmes for 3 years. ESD Database Form Health and Safety ESD Database Form Enviromental Services
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Clear Rivers Campaign
Brief Synopsis When rivers run dry, it reminds all of us that water does not come from the tap. It is for this reason that government, business and civil society initiated the Clear Rivers campaign in 2016. Mandela Day is commemorated annually on 18 July. With volunteerism being central to the Mandela Day, the Department… Continue reading Clear Rivers Campaign
Media and Public Notice: Planned emergency water supply interruption – Lower Thukela WaterWorks
Date: Monday, 30 June 2025 uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) hereby informs all affected stakeholders of a planned 16 hour emergency water supply shutdown from the Lower Thukela Waterworks to KwaDukuza. The shutdown will start at 06h00 on Wednesday until 22h00 on the same day. This interruption is necessary to carry out urgent pipeline repairs over the… Continue reading Media and Public Notice: Planned emergency water supply interruption – Lower Thukela WaterWorks
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
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… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT – COMPLETION OF WORK ON 53 PIPELINE DELAYED BY RAINY WEATHER
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,… Continue reading Request for Information (RFI) – Suppliers & Service Providers
MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: HEAVY RAINS PROMPT WATER RELEASE FROM MVUTSHANE DAM
Thursday, 23 January 2025 The recent heavy rains have significantly pushed up water levels in the Mvutshane Dam in Maphumulo under the ILembe District. The water levels at the dam have reached the 75% mark which exceeds the stipulated safe operating limits which require the Mvutshane Dam to be maintained at between 70% and 80… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: HEAVY RAINS PROMPT WATER RELEASE FROM MVUTSHANE DAM
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… Continue reading Media and public statement – Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Update
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… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE – EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA 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