24-hour planned maintenance shutdown of water plant
Umngeni-uThukela Water said it will work with the eThekwini Metro to ensure that disruptions are minimal and that the maintenance work is kept to schedule.
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 washed away during the floods in April 2022.
The shutdown will commence at midnight on Wednesday, October 11, and will be undertaken over 24 hours until midnight on Thursday, October 12.
Aqueduct 2 is a large-diameter pipeline that supplies raw water to the plant for purification and supply to customers.
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The planned maintenance shutdown requires the isolation of Aqueduct 2 to allow for the inspection of its last section.
“Depending on the inspection outcomes, carbon-fibre repair kits will be installed on those identified sections of the aqueduct. This critical maintenance exercise forms part of Umngeni-uThukela’s plans to restore its bulk water infrastructure following damages sustained during the April 2022 floods. During this time, parts of the eThekwini Metro will experience a reduced supply of water,” Umngeni-uThukela Water said in a statement.
The following areas that are supplied by the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant may experience some disruptions or low water pressure during this time:
• Durban North
• uMhlanga
• Phoenix
• Inanda
• Ntuzuma
• KwaMashu
• Umlazi
• Chatsworth
• Folweni
• Chesterville
• Westville
• Pinetown
• KwaSanti
• Savannah Park
• Klaarwater
• Verulam
• Redcliffe
• Richmond Farm
• Queensburgh
• Chatsworth
• Klaarwater
• Shallcross
• St Wendolins
• Savanah Park
• Welbedatch West
• Demat
• Luganda
• Mawelewele
• Parts of Nagina
• Washington Heights
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