Water supply in Durban north, south to return to normal

Water supply in Durban north, south to return to normal

eThekwini Municipality says it's taken urgent steps to address ongoing water supply disruptions in parts of northern and southern Durban.

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Residents in areas like Moorton in Chatsworth say they have been subjected to daily outages,  some lasting up to 20 hours.


The city says the disruption stems from reduced raw water production at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works.


Bulk supplier uMngeni-uThukela Water says supply should start returning to normal later on Friday.


READ: eThekwini officials hold emergency meeting over water crisis


But it's warned rebuilding storage level will take some time as most reservoirs have been depleted.


It's indicated the system is only expected to stabilise by next Thursday.


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