{"id":12181,"date":"2025-10-13T18:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/?p=12181"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:50:52","slug":"northern-aqueduct-emergency-shutdown-14-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/northern-aqueduct-emergency-shutdown-14-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Aqueduct Emergency Shutdown \u2013 14 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have received an official notice from eThekwini Water and Sanitation regarding a planned emergency shutdown of the Northern Aqueduct system due to a major leak near the Piesang River.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The shutdown will begin at 00:00 on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, and is expected to last for 27 hours, with water supply restoration anticipated by 03:00 on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. <\/strong>This is a planned shutdown to facilitate urgent leak repairs and ensure the long-term stability of the water supply network.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full statement <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/bsk-pdf-manager\/2025\/10\/Northern-Aqueduct-Emergency-Shutdown-13-October-2025.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For updates or to report issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WhatsApp: 073 148 3477<\/li>\n<li>Toll-free: 080 311 1111<\/li>\n<li>Email: <strong><a href=\"mailto:Eservices@durban.gov.za\">Eservices@durban.gov.za<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Or use the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=eThekwini.municipality&amp;hl=en_ZA&amp;pli=1\">eThekwini mobile app<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We encourage all members and residents to plan accordingly by storing sufficient water and staying informed throughout the repair period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have received an official notice from eThekwini Water and Sanitation regarding a planned emergency shutdown of the Northern Aqueduct system due to a major leak near the Piesang River. The shutdown will begin at 00:00 on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, and is expected to last for 27 hours, with water supply restoration anticipated by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-alerts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12181"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12183,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12181\/revisions\/12183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecity.org.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}