{"id":247150,"date":"2023-01-12T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/mchunu-to-recommission-refurbished-durbans-flood-damaged-water-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:32:17","slug":"mchunu-to-recommission-refurbished-durbans-flood-damaged-water-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/mchunu-to-recommission-refurbished-durbans-flood-damaged-water-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Mchunu to recommission refurbished Durban&#8217;s flood-damaged water infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202301\/flooding1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will on Friday, 13 January 2023, officially recommission aqueduct 1 and open reservoir 3 at Umgeni&#8217;s Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant.<\/p>\n<p>According to a media statement, Umgeni Water as the implementing agent, recently refurbished both water infrastructures.<\/p>\n<p>Aqueducts 1 and 2 were severely damaged during the floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal last year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the reservoir was taken offline in 2019 for repairs due to safety issues identified at the water storage structure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Durban Heights Reservoir 3 is a 350ml reservoir outside the Durban CBD and supplies drinking water to over 500 000 people in Durban and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth aqueducts 1 and 2 were damaged by rock falls on five sites due to torrential rains that caused flooding and massive landslides. Aqueduct 1 is made of steel and has a capacity of 105 Ml\/d, while aqueduct 2, a mainly prestressed concrete pipe transfers 155 Ml\/d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aqueduct 1, according to the department, was completed in December 2022, while aqueduct 2 will be commissioned by 10 June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to the department, Mchunu will be joined by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government delegation led by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, and Umgeni Water Board Chairperson Ziphozethu Mathenjwa.<\/p>\n<p>The commission will take place at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant from 09:00, while the formal programme will start at 11:00 at the Winchester Venues in Reservoir Hills. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will on Friday, 13 January 2023, officially recommission aqueduct 1 and open reservoir 3 at Umgeni&#8217;s Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant. 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