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20 Aug 2020

Ugu shuts off pump station due to high water salinity level

Zimasa Mgwili (South Coast Herald) Picture: File photo: The municipality is accelerating the process of upgrading the berm which has been erected below the abstraction point in order to prevent salty water from entering the system.

Ugu District Municipality has shut off the St Helen’s Rock pump station following an increase in salinity levels in the Umzimkhulu River. According to Ugu, this is due to the prevalent high sea tides which are pushing upstream to the St Helen’s Rock abstraction point.

Spokesman France Zama said the municipality had since halted abstraction of raw water at the St Helen’s Rock pump station as this posed a real threat to water supply to areas supplied through this system.

“The current supply to the Bhobhoyi plant has since been diverted from the storage dam and the plant is currently operating at 70% production. With the high demand of water supply in this system which supplies areas from Hibberdene to Port-Edward, most areas are expected to experience low water pressure and intermittent supply.”

Residents are requested to conserve water where supply is still stable while the municipality is accelerating the process of upgrading the berm which has been erected below the abstraction point in order to prevent salty water from entering the system.

“During this period, potable water relief supply is currently being provided through water tankers to the adversely affected areas.

“Residents are also alerted that due to low pressure at our filling points, water tankers will be taking longer than normal time to fill, and this will affect the delivery turnaround time,” added Mr Zama

 

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