Nine-hour water disruption set for these Cape Town areas
The City of Cape Town has released the list of areas that will be affected by next week’s planned water outages.
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will carry out planned maintenance on Thursday, 7 August, causing a nine-hour water outage in parts of the municipality.
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.