The Water and Sanitation Department will be joining the upgraded water supply line in Spaanchemat Road, Constantia to the existing water reticulation network on Monday 12 July 2010. This involves shutting the 400mm diameter main water supply line.

This will result in the disruption of the water supply to the Constantia and Tokai areas from 23:00 on 12 July until 04:00 on 13 July.

The areas impacted by this shutdown are: the entire Tokai west of the Blue Route freeway including the Steenberg Golf Estate and Zwaanswyk Road as well as the Constantia area south of Klein Constantia Road.

Careful consideration was given to minimise the impact/discomfort factor as far as possible.

This is the final stage of the 100mm diameter pipeline upgrade and it is part of the City’s pipeline replacement programme to timeously replace ageing or deteriorating infrastructure in order to ensure that drinking water of a high quality is provided to citizens.

Residents are kindly requested to store sufficient water in clean, sealed containers for domestic consumption to minimise the inconvenience.

Residents must also ensure that their taps are closed whilst the work is in progress to eliminate the possibility of water loss or damage being incurred when the water supply and pressure is restored and nobody is at home.

The City wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused. It is imperative that we maintain our water supply infrastructure to ensure the continued supply of quality drinking water to our citizens.