Durban residents warned of 18-hour water shutdown

uMngeni-uThukela Water says the planned maintenance is part of efforts to repair infrastructure damaged during last year's floods. 

The utility's Siyabonga Maphumulo says the shutdown should last until 8pm that evening.

"This is to allow for the removal of a steel plate that was previously installed on Aqueduct 2 to isolate the flow of water while repairs were in progress.

"The shutdown will also include the installation of a double isolation facility to enable the contractor undertaking the repairs to continue working on the Aqueduct in preparation for its recommissioning in December this year. 

"By undertaking this maintenance shutdown now, uMngeni-uThukela aims to minimise the possibility of bulk water interruptions ahead of the start of the busy festive season."

Maphumulo says some residents and businesses will experience low water pressure and water cuts. 

"To minimise this impact, we urge the public to use water sparingly and delay activities that consume additional water, such as the washing of cars, watering gardens or filling up swimming pools during this time."

The below areas will be affected: 

1. Northern Aqueduct Supplied Reservoirs and Areas

Aloes Reservoir HL Zone

Court Town Place • Pomegranate Road • Avocado grove • Tiger Lily Place • Quartz Place • Street 128844 • Shale Place • Sandstone Road • Ridge Place • Whinstone Grove • Centre Place • Forest close • Street 128845 • Street 120847 • Street 120848 • Street 120851 • Street 12052

Phoenix 1 Reservoir HL zone:

Bishop gate road • Pillar gate place • Landsgate Place • Risegate place • Restgate road 

Mount Moriah Phoenix 6 Reservoir HL zone:

Simunye Avenue • Eleka Road • Mount Moriah Drive • Zwela Street • Mela street • Zinza Place • Rainbow Street • Umkhutu Place 

Kwa Mashu 1 Reservoir HL zone:

Siyanda area • Sections K, J, L, M, F,G,P,H,N Kwa Mashu 

Kwa Mashu 2 Reservoir HL zone :

Siyanda Area • A, B, C, D, E, F, G Sections KwaMashu

Kwa Mashu 3 Reservoir zone & Kwa Mashu 3 HL zone:

Kwa Mashu L & N sections 

Ntuzuma Reservoir 7 zone HL & LL zone: 

Ntuzuma A, B, F, C sections • Richmond farm 

Newlands 1 Reservoir HL zone: 

Castlehill • Westridge • Part of Elsfield drive 

Newlands 3 Reservoir HL zone:

Section of Newlands East 

Effingham Reservoir zone:

Effingham high level area in the vicinity of the reservoir site 

Mountview Reservoir zone: 

Brindhavan Mountview south ridge Parkgate and riet river

Trenance 1 Reservoir zone:

Dawncrest • Oaklands • Suriya heights • Sarna township • Riet river & Mountview High level Trenance 3 Elevated tower zone • Tea estate • Groenberg farm • D57002 road • Buffelsdraai • Hilltop drive • Redcliffe temple area • Madronna drive • Bottle brush drive • Celtic drive • Valley view drive • Amouti 

Phoenix 2 Reservoir zone: 

Sunford • Hannaford • Phoenix highway • Longcroft • Longbury • Plaza • Southbury • Eastbury • Grove end • Sastri park • Caneside • Canehaven • Woodview

Ambleside reservoir zone:

La Lucia • La Lucia Mall • Glenashley 

Beachway reservoir zone: 

Beachway • Durban North • Glenashley 

Sea Cow Lake reservoir zone: 

Sea Cow Lake • Parlock • Springfield Industrial • Riverside • Kenville • Newlands East

Phoenix 5 reservoir zone: 

Woodview • Cornubia • Ottawa • Palmview • Trenance Park 

Sunningdale reservoir and Tower: 

Sunningdale • La Lucia and Mall • Glenashly • Glen Anil • Somerset • Umhlanga • La Lucia Ridge

Gateway reservoir zone: 

Gateway Inlet 

Umhlanga 2 reservoir zone:

Umhlanga area • Umhlanga Ridge • Prestondale • Ilala Ridge • Hawaan Etates • Umhlanga Manors • Blackburn village 

Umhlanga North Reservoir zone: 

Umhlanga CBD

2. Southern Aqueduct Supplied Reservoirs and Areas

Northdene 1&2 Reservoir zone: 

Northdene, Queensburgh, Malvern

Northdene 3 PS:

Klaawwater, Savanah Park, Nagina, Kwasanti, Mawelewele, Demat, Parts of Nagina, Luganda, Intake Road

Chatsworth 1 Reservoir zone: 

Chatsworth

Chatsworth 2 Reservoir zone:

Chatsworth

Chatsworth 3 Reservoir zone:

Chatsworth

Chatsworth 4 Reservoir zone:

Welbedagt East, Welbedatch West, Montford, Risecliffe, Arena Park, Moorton, Crossmoor, Woodhurst, Shallcross

Klaarwater Reservoir zone:

Klaarwater

Harinager (Reservoir has 48 hours sufficient storage no outages expected)

Firwood 1&2 

Ridley Park (Reservoir has 48 hours sufficient storage no outages expected)

Westcliff (Reservoir has 48 hours sufficient storage no outages expected)

Umlazi 2 Res zone:

Umlazi H, J, C, P,N, W, G, N,F sections

Umlazi 1 Res zone:

Umlazi A,B,C,D,E,T,S,V sections

Umlazi 1A Res zone:

Umlazi 

Umlazi 3 Res zone:

Umlazi Sections J,K,L

Umlazi 4 Res zone

Umlazi Sections A-A, Z, Q, U, Y, Malukazi

Umlazi 5 Res zone:

Umlazi Sections Z, A-A, B-B

Umlazi 6 Res zone:

Umlazi CC

Ensimbini 1 Res zone:

Nsimbini, Golkodo

Folweni 1 Res zone:

Folweni

Folweni 2 Res zone:

Folweni

3. Pinetown South Supplied Reservoirs and areas

St Wendolin’s PS

Kwasanti, Savanah Park

Whashington Heights Res zone:

Nagina

Intake road Res zone:

Demat, Welbedatch West, Luganda, Intake road, Mawelewele

4. Southern Aqueduct, Westville Reservoirs & Supplied Areas (Intermittent supply)

Salisbury Reservoir zone:

Westville East, Pavillion, Westwood

Lea Drive Reservoir zone:

Westville Central

Dawncliffe Reservoir zone:

Dawncliffe

Mountain Ridge Reservoir zone:

Westville North