Seven-hour water outage in parts of Cape Town due to planned maintenance. Image: iStock.
Planned 7-hour water outage in City of Cape Town next week
Planned maintenance in the City of Cape Town will result in a 7-hour water outage next week. Here are the affected areas.
Seven-hour water outage in parts of Cape Town due to planned maintenance. Image: iStock.
Planned maintenance by the City of Cape Town will result in a seven-hour water outage in most areas from Monday, 29 January.
PLANNED WATER OUTAGE IN THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN
The City of Cape Town said zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network in the following areas:
Monday, 29 January 2024 from 10:00 until 15:00: Oakdale, Blommendal, Blomtuin, Eikenbosch and Chrismar.
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 from 10:00 until 15:00: Dennemere, Blackheath residential area, Blackheath Industrial Area, Austinville, Happy Valley, Heath Street Industrial Area, Greenfields, The Conifers, Gaylee and Wimbledon Estate.
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 from 09:00 until 16:00: Somerset Ridge, Westridge and Audas Estate in Bizweni (Somerset West)
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 from 09:00 until 16:00: Cherrywood Gardens, Roundhay, Lionviham, Kalamunda and Audas Estate in Bizweni (Somerset West)
Thursday, 1 February 2024 from 10:00 until 16:00: Penzance Estate, Berg-en-Dal, Hangberg, Hout Bay Heights, Hout Bay Harbour and Boatyard and Harbour Road.
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MORE SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS NEXT WEEK
The City of Cape Town said maintenance work, including pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
Strand – The municipality said the main water supply to this area bounded by Main Road, Beach Road, De Ruyter Street and Algoa Street will be shut off from 10:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 30 January 2024 to enable the maintenance team to safely do a water meter installation. This will result in the disruption of the water supply.
Oakdale, Blommendal, Blomtuin, Eikenbosch and Chrismar – The water supply to these areas will be shut off intermittently from 10:00 until 15:00 on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. This will enable the maintenance team to install a valve on the water supply network in the area.
Camps Bay – A test shut-off will be done on the 400mm diameter pipeline between Kloofnek Water Treatment Plant and the Camps Bay Reservoir from 09:00 until 17:00 on Thursday, 1 February 2024. This will enable the maintenance team to assess in preparation for the repairs of the water leak on the Pipe Track.
“The reservoir level may drop resulting in either low water pressure or no water in parts of Camps Bay,” the municipality said.
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