City of Cape Town Water and Sanitation Directorate has planned major water outages from Monday, 29 January. Image: Pixabay.
Water supply disruption in Cape Town from TODAY
The Water and Sanitation Directorate in Cape Town will be doing planned maintenance in certain areas which will result in supply disruptions.
City of Cape Town Water and Sanitation Directorate has planned major water outages from Monday, 29 January. Image: Pixabay.
Parts of Cape Town will be without water from Wednesday, 6 December due to planned maintenance.
The City of Cape Town said this work forms part of the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s infrastructure maintenance and upgrade programme.
WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTION IN PARTS OF CAPE TOWN
Somerset West, Stuart’s Hill, Martinville, Die Wingerd, Greenway Rise and Lionviham (Bizweni – Somerset West)
Zero-pressure testing will be done on the water supply network in these areas from 21:00 on Thursday, 7 December 2023, overnight until 04:00 on Friday, 8 December 2023.
REPAIRS AND VALVE INSTALLATIONS
The repairs work will result in the water supply disruption to these areas:
- Part of Goodwood – The water supply to the area bounded by Voortrekker Road, Jakes Gerwel Drive, the Railway line and Alice Street will be shut off from 09:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 5 December 2023.
“This will enable the maintenance team to do a tie-in of the newly installed water supply pipeline to the existing infrastructure,” the City of Cape Town said.
- Site C (Khayelitsha) – The water supply to this area was shut off temporarily from 09:00 and 18:00 on Tuesday, 5 December 2023.
The municipality said this was to enable the maintenance team to safely do the replacement of the defective 200mm diameter water metre.
“It will result in the disruption of the water supply for the duration of the work. Water tankers will provide water for domestic consumption where required.”
- Large part of Gordon’s Bay (Dobson) – The water supply to a large part of Gordon’s Bay bounded by Sir Lowry’s Pass Road, Dennehof Road, Disa Road and the Coastline will be shut off from 08:00 until 18:00 on Wednesday, 6 December, and again from 08:00 until 18:00 on Thursday, 7 December.
“This will enable the maintenance team to do a tie-in of the newly installed pipe section onto the existing water supply infrastructure. Residents are kindly requested to store enough water in advance for domestic consumption,” the City of Cape Town said.
- Plumstead – The water supply to Plumstead bounded by Dick Burton Road, Prince George Drive, Victoria Road and the Railway Line will be shut off intermittently from 09:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 5 December 2023. This will enable the maintenance team to repair and replace valves and fire hydrants on the water supply network in the area. Adjacent roads may also be affected.
- Southfield – The water supply to Southfield bounded by Murdine Road, Victoria Road and De Waal Road will be shut off intermittently from 09:00 until 17:00 on Thursday, 7 December 2023. This will enable the maintenance team to repair and replace valves and fire hydrants on the water supply network in the area. Adjacent roads may also be affected.
- Westlake Industrial – The water supply to this area will be shut off from 09:00 until 18:00 on Wednesday, 6 December 2023. This will enable the maintenance team to lower a section of the pipeline from the reservoir to the Westlake Industrial area in the vicinity of Stonehurst Estate.
Residents have been urged to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance for use during this period.
