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Maintenance work, including pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements 

Residents are advised to store enough water in advance, as a precautionary measure. Water should be stored in clean, sealed containers.

Planned maintenance work will result in water supply disruption to these areas: 

Parts of Kommetjie

The water supply to parts of the Kommetjie area will be shut off from 08:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. This will allow the maintenance team to install control valves on the water supply network at the intersection of Huskisson Way and Erica Road and at the intersection of Huskisson Way and Crassula Road, Kommetjie.  The area affected by the shut-off will be Van Imhoff Way, Erica Road, Dreyer Road, Lighthouse Road, Protea, Disa, Nerina and Clan Monroe Avenues and Aloe Road, Kommetjie. Affected consumers are kindly requested to store enough water in clean, sealed containers in advance. 

Garden City - Mfuleni

The water supply to the Garden City area in Mfuleni will be shut off from 09:00 until 16:00 on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. This will allow the maintenance team to connect the newly installed pipeline to the existing water supply infrastructure. A water tanker will be roaming through the area to provide water for domestic use where required. Affected residents are kindly advised to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.

Bloekoembos and Wallacedene – Kraaifontein

The Wemmershoek Water Treatment Plant (WTP) will be reducing its water production to 100 million litres per day from 08:00 until 16:00 on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. This will allow the maintenance team to do essential maintenance during this period. The Kraaifontein pipeline connection to Bloekombos and Wallacedene will be affected and these residents need to reduce their water consumption during this period. The City’s reservoirs in the northern areas will be filled in advance. The Drakenstein and Stellenbosch Municipalities as well as  private consumers along the Wemmershoek pipeline have been informed to make the necessary preparations.  Affected residents are kindly advised to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.

Fisantekraal, Fisantekraal Wastewater Treatment Works and High School

The water supply to these areas will be shut off from 09:00 until 16:00 on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. This will allow for the repairs to a leak on a pipeline connected to the water supply main for the area. Water tankers will be made available to provide water for domestic use where required. Affected residents are kindly advised to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.

Various parts of Glencairn

The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be shutting off the water supply to various roads in Glencairn, from 08:00 until 18:00 on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. This will enable the safe completion of construction work on the main water supply to the area and will result in the disruption of water supply to various roads, Glencairn. The work involves the transferring of leadings onto the temporary bypass for water supply for the duration of the water pipeline replacement in Cockburn and Camilla Streets, Glencairn. Areas affected by the shut-off are alongside Cockburn and Camilla Streets, Birkenhead Road, Tercentenary Way and surrounds. Affected residents are kindly advised to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.

Part of Green Point

The water supply to the area bounded by Bree Street, Riebeeck Street, Somerset Road, Ebenezer Road (including the Gallows Hill Traffic Department) and Helen Suzman Boulevard will be shut off from 09:00 until 18:00 on Wednesday, 22 January 2025. This includes Ebenezer Road, Prestwich, Middle, Napier, Alfred, Hospital, Chiappini, Mechau, Cobern and Buitengracht Streets. The roads and buildings on the mountain side of Somerset Road will not be impacted. This will allow the maintenance team to repair a leak on the main water supply pipeline to the affected area. Affected residents and businesses are kindly advised to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.

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.

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