WATCH: Water supply finally returns after week-long dry spell
The taps in some of the homes in the southern and western parts of Durban are said to be running again after a week-long dry spell.
The failure of three pumps at the Northdene 3 Pump Station left residents of Shallcross, Chatsworth and a few other areas without supply.
eThekwini says engineers have now successfully configured a pump that had been sourced.
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It says the Shallcross Reservoir has filled up to capacity while the Chatsworth 04 Reservoir, which supplies Chatsworth and Welbedacht East is in the process of being replenished.
Thanduxolo Sabelo is the Chairperson of eThekwini's Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee.
"It has now started to work and we are now pumping water to the residents. Residents in Shallcross area are now receiving water but we do believe by the end of the day and earlier hours of tomorrow morning, everyone will be connected and will have running water.
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Thanduxolo Sabelo is the Chairperson of eThekwini's Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee.
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"It has now started to work and we are now pumping water to the residents. Residents in Shallcross area are now receiving water but we do believe by the end of the day and earlier hours of tomorrow morning, everyone will be connected and will have running water.
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