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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Water resources in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s vast service area are at this stage in a healthy state. This will come as good news at the start of the generally dry months (May – August) when rainfall is significantly below average or there is none. It will also come as a relief to municipalities that are currently… Continue reading Status of Water Resources in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s Operational Area as at Monday, 25th May 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Midmar Dam has begun spilling after reaching capacity – and a little more on Wednesday, 15th April 2020. The level of the dam is at 100, 08%, representing an increase of 0, 5% from a week ago. Improved water resources in Midmar Dam has been a result of water releases from upstream Mearns Weir and… Continue reading Midmar Dam begins spilling again and Current Status of Water Resources in uMngeni-uThukela Water’s Operational Area

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]uMngeni-uThukela Water wants to reassure its customers that it will continue to provide its core services – supply of drinking water in bulk and treatment of wastewater, during the 21-day lock-down. Therefore, our municipal customers and consumers should have no concerns about reduced water supply or changes in excellent water quality that is distributed from… Continue reading uMngeni-uThukela Water continues to treat and supply drinking water during the lockdown period

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit, Office of the Chief Executive, Pietermaritzburg Good unseasonal rains expected over the next two months will bring relief to many parched parts of KwaZulu-Natal and also boost dam levels, enhancing assurance of full water supply. An analysis of rainfall received from March 2019 to February 2020, the current… Continue reading Status of Water Resources and Projections on Rainfall

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit, Office of the Chief Executive, Pietermaritzburg On Monday, 9th March 2020, as protest action flared in Ladysmith, a WhatsApp message began circulating widely, urging consumers not to drink “water that comes out of your taps this morning because it has been poisoned”. While the message was vague as… Continue reading Outcomes of water quality tests confirm no contaminants or poison in water

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