12-hour water outage to impact various Cape Town regions

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will perform maintenance, leading to a 12-hour water supply disruption starting Sunday, 28 July.

The maintenance is scheduled to start at 8:00 until 20:00.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN TEAMS TO CONDUCT MAINTENANCE ON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

In a statement, the City of Cape Town said maintenance work, including pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements will cause supply disruptions in the following areas:

The water supply to the Brackenfell Industria will be shut off from 8:00 until 20:00 on Sunday, 28 July. The municipality said the maintenance team needs to install new control valves and replace a leaking connection on the main water supply pipeline. In turn, this will help reduce the impacted areas during future shut-offs.

In addition, the Molteno Reservoir will be shut down for annual maintenance from Monday, 29 July, until Monday, 12 August. No water supply disruptions are anticipated during this period, as water from other parts of the Bulk Water supply network will be rerouted to the Molteno Reservoir supply areas.

Lastly, the water supply to the Oakdale area below the N1, bounded by Carl Cronje and Bill Bezuidenhout Avenue, will be shut off from 9:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday, 30 July.

The City of Cape Town said this will enable the maintenance team to safely install a valve near the corner of Raglan and Durban Roads, Oakdale. It will also help reduce the impacted areas during future shut-offs.

The municipality added, “Residents are advised to store enough water in advance as a precautionary measure. Water should ideally be stored in clean, sealed containers.”

HERE’S WHAT RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW

The City of Cape Town said:

• Careful consideration has been given to the planning of this work to ensure it is being done at a time that is least disruptive to the water supply.
• All sites where water and sanitation repairs and upgrades are conducted are deemed to be construction sites and, as such, are off-limits to members of the public.
• Sometimes the maintenance work can be more complex than anticipated, which means the work could take longer.
• For a short period after the supply has been restored, the water may be discoloured or look milky. This is because of trapped air in the pipes. If left to stand in a glass, the appearance will become clear, like normal.