The City of Cape Town water and sanitation directorate will conduct planned maintenance resulting in a nine-hour water outage in parts of the municipality.
The maintenance work is scheduled for Thursday, 7 August.
PARTS OF CAPE TOWN FACING NINE-HOUR WATER OUTAGE
The City of Cape Town said planned maintenance work will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
Weltevreden Valley – Maintenance teams will be doing a temporary test shut-off of the water main in the Weltevreden Valley area from 9:00 to 13:00 on Tuesday, 5 August, in preparation for the actual water shut-off scheduled from 9:00 to 18:00 on Thursday, 7 August, to allow for two new connections to be made on the water supply main to the area. Consumers in Weltevreden Valley will experience no water supply during these times.
High-lying parts of Khayelitsha (Kuyasa, Harare, Litha Park and Ndlovini) – The water supply to these areas will be shut off temporarily from 20:00 on Wednesday, 6 August, overnight until 4:00 on Thursday, 7 August. These residents will experience low water pressure to no water during this period. Residents in the lower parts of Khayelitsha may experience slight pressure fluctuations.
Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant shutdown – The City of Cape Town said the Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant (WTP) will shut down from 8:00 to 12:00 on Wednesday, 6 August, to allow the maintenance team to do essential maintenance during this period.
Welgelegen and Panorama – Lastly, maintenance teams will be doing a temporary shut-off of the water main in the Welgelegen area and possibly surrounding streets from 9:00 until 18:00 on Thursday, 7 August, to enable them to safely blank off a 150mm diameter defective valve in the network. Residents in this area will experience no water during this period.
ZERO-PRESSURE TESTS ARE ONGOING
Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network resulting in water supply disruptions in the following areas:
Tuesday, 5 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: The area bound by Robert Sobukwe Drive, Kasselsvlei Road, Industry Road, Kosmos Street and possibly immediate surrounds in Bellville South.
Wednesday, 6 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Vredekloof, Welgelee, Arauna, Morgenster, St Kilda, Marlborough Park, Brackenfell Industrial and Okavango Park.
Thursday, 7 August, from 10:00 until 16:00: Belmont Park, Eikendal, Kleinbegin and Summerville.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THE POWER AND WATER OUTAGES PLANNED BY THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN?
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