The City of Cape Town has announced it will be doing planned work in certain areas within the City which will result in water supply disruptions from Monday, October 14 until Friday, October 18.
The planned work is critical maintenance that needs to be done on the water-supply infrastructure.
Mayoral committee member for water and sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien said residents in the affected areas are encouraged to take note of the work that will take place and prepare accordingly.
Residents have also been urged to store enough water in advance as a precautionary measure. Water should be ideally stored in clean, sealed containers.
Bloekombos and Wallacedene
The Glen Garry Reservoir has been shut down from Monday, September 30, 2024, until Friday, October 18, 2024, for essential annual cleaning and maintenance. This process is critical to ensuring the continued quality and safety of our water supply. During this period, an alternate water supply is being rerouted to the Glen Garry area, but at lower than usual pressure.
The reservoir levels for the Bloekombos and Wallacedene areas are currently under severe strain, and continued high water usage will lead to an unsustainable supply. Residents and businesses are urgently requested to reduce their water consumption during this period to prevent the risk of the reservoirs running dry, especially during the current hot weather conditions.
Bloekombos, Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, North Pine and Brackenfell
The Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant will be shut down from midnight on Sunday until midnight on Monday, October 14, 2024 so that urgent maintenance work at the water purification plant can be done.
Residents and businesses in the affected areas need to reduce consumption during this period. The Drakenstein and Stellenbosch Municipalities, as well as private consumers along the Wemmershoek pipeline have been notified to make alternate arrangements.
Strand
The water supply to this area will be shut off from 8am until 5pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This is for the maintenance teams can do a water supply infrastructure upgrade and safely install seven critical control valves on the water supply network in this area.
The impacted area could unfortunately not be reduced due to a defective control valve. Affected consumers are kindly requested to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance.
Sea Point
The 100mm diameter water main in Church Street, Sea Point will be shut down from 9am until 6pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, to do a new connection to the pipeline. This will result in the disruption of the water supply along Church Street between Regent Road and Kloof Road during this period. Affected consumers are kindly requested to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance.
Heinz Park in Philippi
A test shut-off will be done on the 300mm diameter water main to Heinz Park, The Leagues, and the SAPS College in Philippi from 9am until 4pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This is so the maintenance team can assess the affected areas prior to the actual shutdown to do a network upgrade, which will be planned from 9am until 6pm on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Affected consumers are kindly requested to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance.
Sea Point
A test shut off will be done on the 150mm diameter water main in the area bounded by Main Road, London Road, Firmount Road, and Bellevue Road as well as the 225mm diameter water supply bounded by Beach Road, Milton Road, and Hall Road in Sea Point from 9am until 4pm on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
This is so the maintenance team can assess the affected areas prior to the actual shutdown to do a network upgrade, which will be planned from 9am until 6pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Affected consumers are kindly requested to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance.
Philippi and Hanover Park
The 300mm diameter main water supply pipeline in Govan Mbeki Road, Philippi will be shut down from 8am until 7pm on Friday, October 18, 2024 to upgrade the water supply infrastructure and to accommodate the current road infrastructure upgrade in the area.
This will result in the disruption of water supply to the area between Springfield Road and Heinz Road as well as the immediate surroundings during this period. Affected residents and businesses in this area are also advised to store water in clean sealed containers in advance.
“This work forms part of the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s proactive infrastructure maintenance and upgrade programme which ensures the future continuity of water supply by addressing the issue of unaccounted for water. The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience,” Badroodien said.
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