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Western Aqueduct Water Supply System Interruption
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Date: 2021-10-04 13:55:03

Western Aqueduct Water Supply System Interruption

ETHEKWINI NEWSFLASH

13/02/2020

For Immediate Release 

Western Aqueduct Water Supply System Interruption

The City would like to inform residents regarding a planned water shut down for the entire Western Aqueduct system on 18 February until 19 February 2020. 

The main aim of the shutdown is to do a tie in of the new 800mm diameter steel main from Cato Ridge reservoir into the existing 1600mm diameter Aqueduct line.

To undertake this tie in, the City is compelled to completely drain the aqueduct since the operation involves mainly steel welding. The system will therefore be completely isolated at point M custody transfer station.

To prepare the site for welding and construction teams on site, the process of draining the aqueduct will commence at 06h00 on 18 February. This will allow the site teams to commence work at 18h00 on the same day. The duration of the entire shut down will therefore be 36 hours from 06h00 on 18 February until 18h00 on 19 February 2020.

The City will endeavor to fill all the reservoirs affected to top water level; however the behavior of respective reservoirs is different and dependent on downstream demands. The following reservoirs with detailed supply areas will be receiving no supply during the shutdown process. Water tankers will be dispatched to service areas experiencing water outages during this shutdown period.


1. Georgedale Reservoir zone

Georgedale

Mpumalanga

2. Hammersdale Low Level Reservoir

Hammersdale CBD

3. Hammersdale High Level Reservoir

Cliffdale

Mlaba village

4. Shongweni Reservoir Zone

Shongweni

Ntshongweni

5. Zwelibomvu Reservoir Zone

Zwelibomvu

Salem

Ofudu

Inwabi

Ngonyameni

6. Cato Ridge Reservoir Zone

Cato Ridge

Ntukuso

Kwaximba

Assimang

7. Abbattoir Resrvoir Zone

KwaXimba

Emadeleni

8. Alverstone Nek Res Zone

Alverstone

Alverstone North

Summerveld

9. Bothas Hill Reservoir Zone

Bothas Hill

Kwanyuswa

Mnamatha

Mabedlane

Magugwana

10. Emoyeni Reservoir 

Hillcrest 

Hillcrest Hospital

Winston Park

Gillitts

11. Knelsby Reservoir Zone

Hillcrest CBD

Hillcrest

12. Westriding Reservoir Zone

Westriding

Embo

Mkholombe

Kwanqetho

Mshazi

Waterfall

Crestholme

Pinkney park

13. Abelia Reservoir Zone

Kloof

Wybank

New Germany

14. Jerome Drive Reservoir Zone

Pinetown CBD

New Germany

15. Emberton 1 Reservoir Zone

Kloof

Gillitts

16. Emberton 2 reservoir Zone

Emberton 

Kloof

17. Hygarth Reservoir Zone

Westmead industrial

18. Clubhouse Road Reservoir

Westmead Industrial

Booster to Tshelimnyama

19. Tshelimnyama 3 Reservoir zone

Tshelimnyama

Dassenhoek

Mpola

Pitoli

20. Kwandengezi Reservoir Zone

Kwandengezi

Kwalinda

Coffee Farm

21. KwaDabeka 1 Reservoir Zone

Kwadabeka

22. Wybank Reservoir Zone

New Germany

Wybank

23. Ntuzuma 5 Reservoir Zone

Ntuzuma 

Umzinyathi​

Inanda

Etafuleni

All queries regarding water supply must be referred to our Call Centre on the following numbers;

080 131 3013 or 073 148 3477.

ENDS

Issued by the eThekwini Municipality’s Spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela.

For more information contact 031 311 4820/18.
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