Water crisis looms at Wiggins Treatment Works
Water shutdown from Wiggins Treatments Works may leave eThekwini residents and businesses without water this weekend.
DUE to high water consumption, uMngeni-uThukela’s Wiggins Water Treatment Works has been shut off to replenish storage reserves.
eThekwini Municipality said this action has been taken to prevent the water network from collapsing due to low storage.
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“While this process is in place, no water is flowing from the treatment works to the City’s system.
“The shutdown is necessary to reduce the high demand on the Treatment Works and allow storage levels to recover,” the municipality said in a statement.
It is anticipated that storage reserves may improve for outflow supplies to resume, however, residents and businesses are cautioned that the interruption of supply may continue as the system recovers.
“This exercise may be repeated until the system fully recovers. Consumers are urged to use water sparingly to avoid the depletion of reservoirs while the system recovers.”
Affected areas in the central system are:
Jacobs, Merebank East, Merewent, Mobeni, Mobeni West, Bayhead, Austerville, Brighton Beach, Stanvac, Wentworth, Bayhead, Clairwood, Montclair, Rossburgh, Woodlands and The Bluff.
For more information regarding water supply, the public can download eThekwini Municipality’s mobile app to log faults or send a WhatsApp message to 073 148 3477. Alternatively, call the toll-free number 080 311 1111 or email Eservices@durban.gov.za.
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