UNATTENDED water leaks and bursts have become cause for concern, say residents and councillors.

While municipal teams are attending to bursts reported across Wards 34, 35, 36 and 110, the time between repairs is leading to thousands of litres being wasted.

There have been renewed calls for pipe replacement along problematic roads.

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Ward 35 councillor Heinz de Boer has called on the eThekwini Municipality to consider replacing old asbestos pipes completely on roads where bursts regularly occur, rather than patchwork repairs, joining new pipes to old.

One of the problematic roads in question is Umhlanga Rocks Drive, especially around the Kenneth Kaunda Road intersection.

“The old asbestos cement pipes keep on bursting again on this stretch. Our call is to upgrade the water infrastructure in the area. I’ve been told that there is a plan in place for a pipe replacement project but I’ve been given no timeframes on when that will happen,” he said. 

In a statement on Tuesday, the City said its Water and Sanitation Directorate has intensified interventions to address prolonged intermittent water supply in several areas.

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