Planned water supply maintenance from 26 October to 31 October 2024
25 October 2024
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas.
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 ideally be stored in clean, sealed containers.
Planned maintenance work will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
City-wide
The Faure Water Treatment Plant is undergoing routine maintenance as from Monday, 21 October 2024, to Sunday, 27 October 2024. This work includes the replacement of 10 valves at the filters, a 600mm valve on the raw water line (RSE) turbine, and the installation of a 1 800mm magnetic flow meter on the raw water line at Stellenbosch, as well as a 1 600mm magnetic flow meter near Faure. During this period, the Faure RSE will be offline and is expected to be fully recharged by Monday, 28 October 2024. Residents and businesses across the city are encouraged to reduce water usage during this period to maintain a sustainable supply and prevent the reservoirs from running dry until maintenance is complete.
Top section of Kenridge
The water supply to the top section of Kenridge will be shut off from 09:00 until 16:00 on Tuesday, 29 October 2024, to allow for the connection of a new water main to the existing network. The following roads will have no water supply during this period: Matroosberg, Erica, Alma, Jonkershoek, Witzenberg, Sederberg, Paardeberg, Waaihoek, Buffelshoek, Houhoek, Homestead Mews, Upper Kenridge and Franshoek Way. In addition to this, the Altydgedacht-zone will also be isolated, which will bring about water disruption to the following Streets: Odendal, Trend, Parker, Maritz, Hewit, Pretorius, Kriel, Cooper, Loubser, Furguson, Chatelaine and Grobler Street. Affected residents and businesses are encouraged to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.
Mfuleni
The water supply in Mbindi Avenue and Mjikeliso Way will be shut off from 09:00 until 16:00 on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 to allow for the safe installation of an isolation valve. This will result in a temporary water disruption across Mfuleni. To assist affected residents, water tankers will be available at the following locations: one at the fire station, another at the clinic, and a roaming tanker will be deployed throughout the area. Affected residents and businesses are encouraged to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.
Steenbras Water Treatment
Plant shutdown
The
Steenbras Water Treatment Plant will temporarily shut down from Tuesday, 29
October 2024, until Thursday, 31 October 2024 to enable the maintenance
team to do routine maintenance. The reservoirs will be filled in
advance. Residents are kindly requested to reduce their water consumption
during this period.
Glencairn (Please note the new date)
The water supply to various roads in Glencairn will be shut off from 07:30 until 17:00 on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, to enable the safe completion of construction work on the main water supply. The work involves the installation valves on the newly-installed water pipeline along Cockburn Street, which will result in water disruption in areas alongside Cockburn Street and surrounding areas. Affected residents and businesses are encouraged to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.
Sir Lowry’s Pass Village
The water supply to the Sir Lowry’s Pass area will be shut off from 08:00 until 17:00 on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. This will enable the maintenance team to do a water supply infrastructure upgrade and safely install three 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 residents and businesses are encouraged to store water in clean, sealed containers ahead of the disruption to ensure adequate supply.
Strand
The water supply to the Strand area will be disrupted from 08:00 until 17:00 on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, to allow the maintenance team to conduct dummy shut offs at Joubert and Munnick Street. This will enable the maintenance team to identify damaged control valves and safely replace critical control valves on the water supply network in this area. The impacted areas can unfortunately not be reduced due to a defective control valve in this area. Affected residents and businesses are encouraged 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.
Zero-pressure tests (ZPT) and conditional assessments will be done on the water supply network in the following areas:
Thursday, 31 October 2024, from 09:00 until 17:00: Grassy Park, Pelican Park, Lotus River, Knole Park, Zeekoevlei, Parkwood and Montagues Gift.
Zero-pressure testing and step-testing are part of the installation process for zone management infrastructure. Tests are done in advance, to see if any unmapped inflows need to be considered before installing new infrastructure (such as pressure reducing valves for pressure management).
In these affected areas, some residents may experience low water pressure, and some may have no water coming out of their taps for some time during the testing period.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict which exact areas or streets will experience disruptions.
Additional zone management investigations will be carried out to ensure that existing infrastructure is operating effectively. Pressure fluctuations may be experienced, but every effort will be made to minimise the impact as far as possible.
This work forms part of the City’s Water Demand Management Strategy. Managing water pressure more effectively reduces the possibility of pipe bursts and water wastage.
The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience.
What residents need to know about larger-scale planned water supply disruptions:
For updates on the maintenance work (and location of tankers where applicable), follow @CityofCTAlerts which is a City of Cape Town X account.
How residents are advised to prepare for planned water supply disruptions:
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City of Cape Town, Media Office