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STATEMENT: 10-Hour Shutdown of Hazelmere Treatment Plant for Essential Work
On Friday, 3 March 2023, the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant, outside Verulam in Durban, will be shutdown for 10 hours for essential work that will involve removal of malfunctioning raw water isolation valves and replacement of them with new isolation valves. The valves are on two pipelines that supply raw water to the plant.
The shutdown of the plant will be from 18h00 on Friday, 3 March 2023, to 04h00 on Saturday, 4 March 2023. In this period no raw water will be received by the plant and no potable (drinking) water will be produced. Therefore, supply of water to eThekwini Metro, iLembe District Municipality and Siza Water will not be possible.
In preparation for the shutdown, uMngeni-uThukela Water is supplying water to its customers in the hope that they will top up their reservoirs to avert the possibility of water shortages occurring.
During the shutdown, the following areas are expected to be affected by no water supply or reduced water pressure:
- La Mercy
- Ballito (through interruption of supply to the Avondale Reservoir)
- Umhlali
- Waterloo
- Verulam
- Ndwedwe
Normal potable water production at and supply from the plant will resume after work has been completed. Resumption of supply to the two municipalities and Siza Water is expected to occur from 06h00 on Saturday, 4 March 2023.
uMngeni-uThukela Water provides an assurance that every effort will be made to complete the work within the allocated period. An apology is also issued for any inconvenience that may be caused.
Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit, Office of the Chief Executive uMngeni-uThukela Water
Thursday, 2 March 2023
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