Public Notice: Planned Reduction on South Coast Pipeline
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 uMngeni-uThukela Water will undertake repairs to a leak on the South Coast Pipeline on Wednesday, 16 September 2026. The pipeline will operate at a reduced capacity for approximately eight hours, from 08h00 to 16h00, to allow technical teams to safely carry out the repairs. The planned reduction may result in water […]
Emergency Shut Down at Midmar Water Treatment Works (WTW)
Tuesday, 25 August 2026 Please be advised that Midmar WTW will be shut down on Wednesday, the 26th of August 2026 at 21h00 until 07h00 on Thursday, the 27th of August 2026. This is to conduct emergency repairs on the chlorine dosing system, following a major failure. Efforts are being made to ensure that water […]
PUBLIC NOTICE: WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – PINETOWN AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Durban Heights Waterworks which supplies bulk treated water to major parts of the eThekwini Metro Municipality has a leak on one of its two pipelines to its Pinetown Areas today the 7th July. The plant is still able to supply these areas but with a reduced supply through a dual pipeline […]
Media and Public Notice: Emergency shutdown of 2 Nagle aqueducts to assess and restore production shorfall
Friday, 03 July 2026 Durban Heights Waterworks which supplies bulk treated water to major parts of the eThekwini Metro Municipality will be shutting down 2 of its 4 aqueducts to assess and remove a possible blockage on one of its aqueducts. The shutdown, which started at 10am this morning, will conclude this afternoon at 3pm. […]
MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE: EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF WATER SUPPLIED FROM LOVE/SMITHFIELD PUMPS
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 The Amanzimtoti Waterworks, which supplies bulk treated water to the Southern parts of the eThekwini Metro and Ugu District Municipality, has experienced a failure on one of its pumps which supplies the Lovu/ Smithfield Reservoir. After an initial failure last week, a standby pump wasutilised to supply water. The standby pump […]
Media and Public Notice: Planned shutdown of the South Coast pipeline (SCP) fed from Amanzimtoti Waterworks
Monday, 22 June 2026 uMngeni-uThukela Water wishes to inform residents, consumers and stakeholders of a planned 8-hour shutdown of the South Coast Pipeline (SCP), supplied from Amanzimtoti Waterworks, on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, from 08:00 to 16:00. The shutdown is necessary to facilitate repairs to a leak that has been identified on a section of […]
Foskor Visits the Alkantstrand Effluent Pump Station
On 17 April 2026, uMngeni-uThukela Water welcomed a management and Board delegation from Foskor, including the Interim Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President, among others. Area Manager, Tshivha Rambau, provided an overview of operations at the Alkanstrand Effluent Pump Station, giving the delegation valuable insight into the facility’s role and […]
UPDATE ON INTERRUPTION OF BULK WATER SUPPLY DUE TO STORM DAMAGE
Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 uMngeni-uThukela Water would like to provide an update regarding the ongoing interruption of bulk water supply in parts of the uMngungundlovu District. This follows storm damage experienced at our Pump Stations on 27 March 2026. One of the two motors that were damaged during the thunderstorm has been reinstalled and […]
Media and Public Notice: Update on Interruption of Bulk Water Supply Due to Storm Damage
Monday, 30 March 2026 The two motors that were damaged by a thunderstorm on the 27th of March 2026 have been removed and are with the supplier for repairs. It is anticipated that one of these motors will be back tomorrow morning, 31 March 2026, for installation and for all operational readiness tests to be […]
Media and Public Statement: Joint Statement By eThekwini Municipality and uMngeni-uThukela Water on the Water Situation in eThekwini Municipality
Saturday, 14 March 2026 Following the water challenges that have been affecting the city due to a failure associated with a control valve at the Nagle Dam aqueduct system supplying the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works, the eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee, led by Mayor Cyril Xaba, convened an urgent meeting today. The meeting, which was […]