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ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALTY AND ADOPT-A-RIVER BEGIN JOINT SAMPLING OF BEACH WATER

20Oct

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ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALTY AND ADOPT-A-RIVER BEGIN JOINT SAMPLING OF BEACH WATER

The eThekwini Municipality says it has begun its weekly joint sampling of beach water with Adopt-A-River, which is a non-profit organisation.In a statement the municipality says the joint effort is to ensure credible comparison of test results, in the interests of transparency and public safety.It stated that until recently, the city and independent laboratories have not been sampling jointly, leading to different beach water results, which in turn caused confusion among the public regarding the results.The eThekwini Municipality said that on 5 October 2023, it jointly sampled with Adopt-A-River whose samples are tested by an independent laboratory, Talbot.The city said the joint sampling was done at Point Beach, uShaka, South Beach, North Beach, Battery Beach, Country Clu...

SHUTDOWN OF HAZELMERE WATER WORKS AND LA MERCY RESERVOIR PIPELINE FOR MAINTENANCE

The eThekwini Municipality has announced that the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant in Verulam will undergo a maintenance shutdown to clean off one of its clarifiers.It’s anticipated that the three-day shutdown will start today, 20 October 2023 until the morning of Monday, 23 October 2023 at 6am.The statement says this is to allow for the isolation of clarifier number 1 for its cleaning.“While water will continue to be pumped normally and reservoir water levels will continually be monitored during this time, there may be some reduction in supply and pressure.The shutdown will impact on parts of the ILembe District Municipality, the eThekwini Metro and the Siza Water concession area,” says Siyabonga Maphumulo, From uMngeni-uThukela.The following areas that receive their bulk ...

MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE TO RESOLVE WATER CRISIS IN KWAZULU-NATAL: SENZO MCHUNU

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has outlined multiple interventions being implemented in KwaZulu-Natal to improve water supply in the province.Mchunu addressed members of the media this morning (03 October 2023) along with eThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda. Also present at the briefing were members of the newly formed Umngeni-Uthukela board, which came about after minister Mchunu dissolved the previous board due to a variety of issues.Minister Mchunu said he was excited about the R23 billion Umkhomazi water project that's currently in the works to increase water security to Umngeni, Ugu, Harry Gwala and Msunduzi Municipalities."We are pleased to announce that the R23 billion Umkhomazi Water Project has been resuscitated after being stalled for sever...