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Durban water woes continue....
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Vorastra
Honorary Master
Check EsP. Okes all over Durban complaining for the last week.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
In some ways I think most people have given up on the city and those who can are making whatever plans they can.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
For me its a concern that they literally don't seem to know what is causing the main issue in Phoenix.
The story seems to change weekly from the city as to why its an issue.
there are so many stories going around blaming the floods, but the water issues in Phoenix has been going on long before the floods, there was scheduled maintenance that was supposed to happen over a few months, we received a schedule for water cuts. This must have been about 4 years ago. Ever since then we have never been back to normal with water.
Vorastra
Honorary Master
I wonder if this has anything to do with it. The issue only started last week though, so maybe not.
Or maybe it's just this fault.
www.citizen.co.za
Or maybe it's just this fault.
Water supply interruptions remain in place in the south of Durban | South Coast Sun
Residents are urged to use water sparingly as water woes continue.
www.citizen.co.za
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
Its a massive combination of things really, but they all circle back to incompetence and corruption at the end of the day.
Also this claim that we don't have enough water due to population growth is just horseshyte of the highest order when near as damnit 60% of the water supplied to the city is "non-revenue"/lost to leaks etc.
If they fixed that most basic thing, the city could more than double in size and we'd still have enough water.
Also this claim that we don't have enough water due to population growth is just horseshyte of the highest order when near as damnit 60% of the water supplied to the city is "non-revenue"/lost to leaks etc.
If they fixed that most basic thing, the city could more than double in size and we'd still have enough water.
Vorastra
Honorary Master
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Good morning
Water update
22/02/2024
09:15
Moseley /Northdene/Escombe/Malvern/Chiltern heights
The situation is not good.
The pumps at Durban Hights Treatment Works are not running so this is affecting the whole southern aqueduct.
This means that the Northdene Reseviors 1,2 and 3 are not getting water.
They are trying to get the pumps started.
I will update again when I have confirmed information.
The city have said that they will put out a statement.
Kind regards,
Cllr Chris van den Berg
Water update
22/02/2024
09:15
Moseley /Northdene/Escombe/Malvern/Chiltern heights
The situation is not good.
The pumps at Durban Hights Treatment Works are not running so this is affecting the whole southern aqueduct.
This means that the Northdene Reseviors 1,2 and 3 are not getting water.
They are trying to get the pumps started.
I will update again when I have confirmed information.
The city have said that they will put out a statement.
Kind regards,
Cllr Chris van den Berg
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Lots of fun.
Vorastra
Honorary Master
Where you getting this?
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Direct from the councilor and local ward
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
Thankfully this doesn't impact me.. but how the actual fsck are all the pumps offline?!?!
Vorastra
Honorary Master
Apartheid.
Vorastra
Honorary Master
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Starting to return. Lower areas got first around 3pm and its rising slowly up the hill but many without and the main high pump won't kick in until the lower is saturated.
Vorastra
Honorary Master
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Nope, for sure.
Our Firwood side is still a problem this morning though, Day 5 for some with no water. But our issue is old infrastructure, lack of expansion and obviously when loadshedding started, system was never designed to cater.
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