Category: Highlight

Megan Van Schalkwyk has been appointed by The Minister of The Department of Water and Sanitation to serve on the WRC Board

uMngeni-uThukela Water is proud to announce that Megan Schalkwyk, from the Scientific Services Division, has been appointed by the Minister to take up office as a Board Member of the WRC starting from 1st May 2023. The Water Research Commission (WRC) is a well-established knowledge enabler in the water sector, overseen by the Department of… Continue reading Megan Van Schalkwyk has been appointed by The Minister of The Department of Water and Sanitation to serve on the WRC Board

Water Resources Currently Available Are Adequate to Treat and Meet Municipalities’ Full Demands For Drinking Water

Friday, 26 May 2023 An anonymous WhatsApp message, forwarded multiple times, is causing unwarranted concern about the availability of water in the next few days due what it says is reducing levels of dams. Although the message does not specify which dams are drying up and why and which areas could face water shortages this… Continue reading Water Resources Currently Available Are Adequate to Treat and Meet Municipalities’ Full Demands For Drinking Water

Planned shutdown of the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant currently underway

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wednesday, 10 May 2023 A planned shutdown of the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant, outside Verulam, began at 09h00 today (Wednesday, 10 May 2023) and is due to end at 16h00 today. The reason for the seven-hour shutdown is to undertake modifications to the pumping systems for the Grange and La Mercy pumps, as part… Continue reading Planned shutdown of the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant currently underway

Plenary Workshop for Woody IAP MAPPING in the uMngeni Catchment

View this email in your browser Plenary Workshop for Woody IAP MAPPING in the uMngeni Catchment The Institute of Natural Resources (INR) has been appointed through a collaboration between uMngeni-uThukela Water and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to map woody invasive alien plants in the uMngeni catchment using a low-tech, semi quantitative methodology.… Continue reading Plenary Workshop for Woody IAP MAPPING in the uMngeni Catchment