Bloekombos and Wallacedene water supply disrupted from 3-5 December 2020

30 November 2020

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be completing critical maintenance at its Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant near Franschhoek this week. The plant will need to be temporarily shut down on Thursday, 3 December 2020 from 00:30 until 00:00 on Saturday, 5 December 2020 for the work to be done safely. Read more below:

The work involves completing the servicing of its turbines which began last week, and is expected to take approximately 48 hours to complete.

The northern areas of Bloekoembos and Wallacedene will be receiving water at lower than usual water pressure as a result of the work.

Residents are kindly requested to minimise their water consumption while work is in progress. Water supply to parts of the Drakenstein and Stellenbosch Municipalities will also be affected, and they have been informed accordingly.

The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused, but it is imperative that it enhances its water supply infrastructure to benefit residents in these areas.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office