Water cuts expected in Ladysmith, so use water sparingly

uThukela Communications Manager Jabulani Mkhonza has notified Ladysmith residents to expect water outages tonight (July 8)..

The media statement reads as follows: “Kindly note that we are running low on water at the Ladysmith plant due to the Klip River abstraction point running dry. We are also experiencing an electrical fault at the Spioenkop pump station. As a result, we have no choice but to switch off the supply to build up storage as of 8pm to 5am tomorrow morning. Our teams are working on solving the problem. At 8am until late afternoon (July 9), there is going to be maintenance work taking place at the Egerton Road mainline.

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“The following places are going to be affected by water outages: Limit Hill, Model Kloof, Kloof Park, Observation Hill, Mkhamba Gardens, Hyde Park, Industrial Park, Shayamoya, Steadville, St Chad’s, Ladysmith CBD, Van Riebeeck Park, Golf Course and Roosboom.”

Consumers are urged to store enough water in containers in the event of ‘dry taps’.

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