Parts of Cape Town will experience a 12-hour water shutdown on Sunday, 11 August.
The municipality’s water and sanitation directorate will be doing planned maintenance work which will result in water supply disruptions.
12-HOUR WATER SHUTDOWN TO AFFECT PARTS OF CAPE TOWN
In a statement, the City of Cape Town said maintenance work, including pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements will cause supply disruptions in the following areas:
Brackenfell Industria and Everite Industria—The water supply to these areas will be shut off from 8:00 to 20:00 on Sunday, 11 August.
The City of Cape Town said this will enable the maintenance team to safely replace four control valves and a failing T-piece on the main water supply pipeline to these areas. As a result, the management of future water supply shut-offs in these areas will be improved.
Part of Fresnaye—The Water and Sanitation Directorate will be rehabilitating the water main in De Wet Road, Fresnaye, from Monday, 12 August, until Friday, 8 November 2024.
“The work will be done in the servitude between Numbers 22 and 24 De Wet Road and involves the relaying of the water main, which may result in an unavoidable temporary inconvenience, including the local traffic in the area.
“Shut-off of water in the area is only planned for close to the end of the project, and residents will be notified accordingly closer to the time,” the City of Cape Town said.
Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant’s temporary shutdown will occur from 0:00 on Tuesday, 13 August, until 20:00 on Wednesday, 14 August. The municipality said the shutdown would enable the team to maintain some of the plant’s sand filters.
Notably, the reservoirs supplying the city’s northern parts will be filled in advance. Residents in these areas are urged to reduce their water consumption during this period.
Diep River, Elfindale, Heathfield, Southfield, Parkwood, Meadowridge, Plumstead, and Constantia—The water and sanitation directorate will replace valves and fire hydrants on the water supply network in various streets in these suburbs from 8:00 to 17:00 on Tuesday, 13 August.
The water supply to these streets will be shut off intermittently during this period, allowing the maintenance teams to do the replacements safely. Affected residents in this area have been urged to store water in clean, sealed containers in advance.
Tokai, Retreat, and Steenberg – The City of Cape Town said its water and sanitation directorate will replace valves and fire hydrants on the water supply network in various streets in these suburbs from 8:00 until 17:00 on Wednesday, 14 August.
The water supply in these streets will also be shut off intermittently during this period, allowing the maintenance teams to do the replacements safely.
Noordhoek, Ocean View, Sunnydale, and Kommetjie—Lastly, the Water and Sanitation Directorate will replace valves and fire hydrants on the water supply network in various streets in these suburbs from 8:00 to 17:00 on Thursday, 15 August.
The water supply to these streets will be shut off intermittently during this period, allowing the maintenance teams to do the replacements safely. Affected residents are advised to store water in clean sealed containers in advance.
ZERO-PRESSURE TESTS AND CONDITIONAL ASSESSSMENTS
Additionally, 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:
Pinehurst, Langeberg Hoogte, Durbanville Meadows, and Uitzicht, Kraaifontein – Wednesday, 14 August, from 10:00 until 16:00.
The metro municipality said zero-pressure testing and step-testing are part of the installation process for zone management infrastructure. Tests are done in advance to determine whether any unmapped inflows need to be considered before installing new infrastructure (such as pressure-reducing valves for pressure management).
In these affected areas, some residents may experience low water pressure, and some may have no water coming out of their taps for some time during the testing period.
Unfortunately, the municipality said predicting which areas or streets will experience disruptions is impossible.
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