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🚰 *PUBLIC NOTICE PLANNED WATER SHUTDOWN* 🚰 As received from eThekwini Water and Sanitation. Residents are urged to 💧 *Please ensure you have sufficient water stored before the shutdown begins.* 📅 *Date:* Tuesday, 14 July 2026 🕐 *Time:* 01:00 (14 July) to approximately 01:00 (15 July) *Reason for the shutdown:* eThekwini Water and Sanitation will be carrying out planned repairs to an *800 mm steel pipeline in Hippo Park Avenue (Point E).* The Northern Aqueduct will be isolated to allow the repairs to be completed safely. *Areas that may be affected:* All areas supplied by reservoirs fed from the Umgeni Water Durban Heights Water Treatment Works via the Northern Aqueduct may experience water supply interruptions, including: Newlands Reservoirs 1, 2, 3 and 4 KwaMashu Reservoirs 1 and 2 Ntuzuma Reservoirs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 Amoutana Reservoir Aloes Reservoir Sea Cow Lake Reservoir Effingham Reservoir Durban North High Level Reservoir Durban North Low Level Reservoir Beachway Reservoir Virginia Reservoirs 1 and 2 Sunningdale Reservoir and Towers Umhlanga North Reservoir Umhlanga South Reservoir Umhlanga 2 Reservoir Phoenix Reservoirs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Mount View Reservoir Trenance 1 Reservoir Trenance 3 Reservoir Once repairs are complete, the system will be inspected, pressure tested and recommissioned. Water supply will be restored progressively as reservoirs refill, so some areas may take longer than others to return to normal. *For enquiries:* 📞 *EWS Contact Centre:* 080 311 1111 📧 *Email:* eservices@durban.gov.za
