Durban - UMlazi residents from BB section say they are grateful to the City after their water supply was restored after months without it.
The community said that after numerous calls were made to the eThekwini Municipality to complain, it appeared that the problem had finally been fixed. Residents said they had been relying on water tankers for the past few months, which made things difficult for them.
The community was recently visited by eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, who was there to observe over the damaged pipes in the area. Resident Thandi Dladla said they were glad that the water supply had been restored.
“We have suffered for a long time as we were still getting billed but had no water.”
Another resident, Phindile Mkhize, said that their cries had been heard.
“We have been struggling and I am glad that our water is back, and in the morning when we heard our taps had running water we celebrated,’’ she said.
EThekwini Municipality confirmed that water supply had been restored to uMlazi BB section.
‘’Water supply has been restored with tap water flowing in some parts of BB Section in uMlazi yesterday.”
It said this came after it had made progress with repairs to the uMlazi 4 Pump Station, which was recently vandalised.
“This vandalism resulted in the interruption of the water supply. Filling up of the uMlazi 5 Reservoir is in progress. Other affected areas including uMlazi Z and AA sections, which are expected to have water flowing to their homes during the course of the week. Full system recovery is also dependent on demand patterns. Our teams will continue to monitor the system to ensure equitable supply. The municipality apologises for the inconvenience caused.”