Cape Town confirms 12-hour water shut down on Thursday
Planned maintenance resulting in a water supply interruptions in parts of Cape Town will start on Thursday, 12 February.
Scheduled maintenance in some Cape Town areas is expected to result in temporary water supply interruptions.
The maintenance work will be conducted from Thursday, 12 February.
CAPE TOWN SCHEDULES 12-HOUR WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS
The City of Cape Town said planned maintenance work, including pipe and valve installations, repairs, and replacements, will result in water supply disruption to these areas:
Forest Village and Electric City – The water supply will be temporarily shut off to Forest Village and Electric City, from 12:00 until 23:59 on Thursday, 12 February. This will allow maintenance teams to safely do a connection to the 250mm diameter water supply main at the corner of Forest Drive and Senegal Street in Forest Village.
“These areas will experience no water during this period. Residents and businesses are kindly requested to store enough water in advance in clean, sealed containers for domestic use during this period,” the metro municipality said.
On Wednesday, the Cape Town water and sanitation directorate temporarily shut off the water supply to parts of Noordhoek and Chapman’s Peak from 9:00 until 17:00.
This city said this will allow the maintenance team to safely connect a bulk water meter to the existing water supply infrastructure at the intersection of Noordhoek Main Road and Lakeshore Drive as part of the completion of the tie-in connection for the Lake Michelle Residential Estate.
WATER SUPPLY RESTORED AFTER TECHNICAL DISRUPTION
Meanwhile, Cape Town’s water supply was restored on Tuesday, 10 February, after a technical disruption cut the City’s water production by more than half.
Earlier in the day, the City of Cape Town issued an urgent alert, asking residents and businesses to reduce water use.
The warning followed an overnight interruption to raw water flow from Theewaterskloof Dam.
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