| Additional planned water supply maintenance: 15 - 19 November 2023 | Additional planned water supply maintenance: 15 - 19 November 2023 | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20news.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruptions. The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused. This critical work is done on our water supply infrastructure to benefit customers. Residents in the affected areas are encouraged to take note of the work that will take place and prepare accordingly.<br></p> | <p><br></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Maintenance work – Pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements</strong></span> </p><p> <br></p><p><strong>Oakglen, Bellair, Vredenburg, Blomtuin, Blommendal and La Rochelle.</strong><br><strong> </strong>The water supply network in these areas will be shut off <strong>from 20:30 on Thursday, 16 November 2023, overnight until 04:00 on Friday, 17 November 2023.</strong> This will enable the maintenance team to do a tie-in on the main water supply to the area which will boost the water pressure. Residents are requested to store enough water in advance for domestic consumption.</p><p><br><strong>Constantia Wine Estates – Groot and Klein Constantia</strong><br><strong> </strong>The water supply to this area will be shut off <strong>from 10:00 until 16:00 on Thursday, 16 November 2023.</strong> This will enable the maintenance team to do a tie-in of a water meter on the 300mm diameter water supply main to the area. Residents are requested to store enough water in advance for domestic consumption.<br> <br><strong>Paarden Eiland, Lower Woodstock (Beach Road to Porter Road), Transnet, Waterfront and Foreshore</strong> <br>A test water shut-off will be done on the water supply to these areas from <strong>22:00 until 23:00 on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 </strong>to ascertain the efficacy of the process for the full shut-off. <br>The full extended shut-off will happen <strong>from 10:00 on Saturday, 18 November 2023 overnight until 24:00 on Sunday, 19 November 2023. </strong>This will enable the maintenance team to do urgent repairs to a severe leak on the 915mm diameter bulk water pipeline in Paarden Eiland. Even though urgent, this work has been scheduled for a period that's least disruptive to the industry. Alternate water supply will be rerouted to minimise the extent of the impact.</p><p> <br></p><p><strong>SA Navy, Old Harbour, Gordonia Road, Faure Marine Drive and Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)</strong><br><strong> </strong>The water supply to these areas will be shut off <strong>from 08:00 until 16:00 on Thursday, 16 November 2023.</strong> This will enable the maintenance team to do repairs to a leak on the main water supply to the area. Residents are requested to store enough water in advance for domestic consumption. A water tanker will be parked in the Harbour to provide water for domestic consumption if required. </p><p> <br></p><p><strong>End</strong></p><p><br></p> | 2023-11-13T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#36a1168d-a508-46b6-bc80-b2e9f2f35a0b;L0|#036a1168d-a508-46b6-bc80-b2e9f2f35a0b|Community and Society;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#a3ac5825-3464-4e1b-a58b-75c8b257d806;L0|#0a3ac5825-3464-4e1b-a58b-75c8b257d806|water ＆ sanitation;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
