UPDATE ON THE METRO WATER SUPPLY.

Water supply has partially been restored to parts of the affected areas in Kariega earlier today however, a burst has occured on the 700mm main supply pipeline this afternoon.

The pipeline has been isolated and repairs have started. Additionally, a power failure affected pumping to the Rosedale area. The power has now been restored and water is being pumped to the area.

The areas below are affected by the burst pipe:

• Scheepershoogte

• Valleisig

• Fairbridge Heights

• Strelitzia Park

• Winterhoek Park

• Vanes Estate

Furthermore, the areas below are expected to be without water supply from tomorrow morning, until the repair on the pipeline has been completed.

• Van Riebeekhoogte

• Penford

• College Hill

• Mosel

• Jansendal

• Levyvale

• Kabah Phases 2 to 4

• KwaLanga

Pumping water supply to the Rosedale area will continue throughout the night although the following areas will experience water disruptions tomorrow while the reservoir fills up:

• Kamehs

• Rosedale

• Mountain View

• Thomas Gamble

• Allanridge West

• Kabah Phase 1

• Blikkiesdorp

This situation will continue until the repair on the pipeline is completed.

The citywide water supply system remains under immense strain due to the high volume of water being used, especially after the extreme temperatures of the past week.

This means that reservoirs are being drained before the water level can rise to the level necessary to be able to provide water to all areas served by the reservoir. Many of the reservoirs have not recovered.

We urge residents who do have water supply to please reduce their water consumption to essential purposes such as drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. 

The Metro has no option but to increase the drawdown from a number of local dams in an effort to accelerate the systems recovery and restore water to all areas.

This will result in a more rapid depletion of our dam levels, that have dropped to 18.59 percent over this weekend.

This is an emergency intervention and while it is not sustainable, not doing so increases the risk of more reservoirs running dry.

The only way to maintain a sustainable water supply across the City is to reduce our daily collective water consumption to below 230 million litres.

Water tankers have been deployed to the locations below to ensure residents have access to water. Efforts are being made to increase the number of tankers in Kariega.

1.Corner Errol Avenue & Van Riebeeck Street

2.Protea Street, Daniel Pienaar High School

3.Muir College School

4.Roaming in the Rosedale area

Regular updates will be sent as the situation changes.

The interventions listed above should result in water being restored in approximately 48 hours. We apologise for inconvenience caused.

WATER SUPPLY SHUTDOWN FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE

In an effort to reduce water losses, scheduled maintenance will be carried out on the City's water infrastructure during the course of this week.

Water supply will be shut off in the following areas between 08:00 and 17:00, to tie into the existing network and perform maintenance.

This maintenance will be carried out as indicated below:

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022:

1. Roshan Street Zone, Ward 9.

Wednesday, January 26th, 2022:

1. Amsterdamhoek, Ward 16 & Ward 60.

2.Booysen Park, Ward 29.

Thursday, January 27th, 2022:

1. Sydenham and North End, Ward 5, Ward 7 & Ward 15.

2. KwaNobuhle Area 8A, Ward 42, Ward 43 & Ward 45.

Your understanding and patience in this matter is appreciated.

At the Greenbushes substation, the Waterkloof Oil circuit breaker tripped, affecting the overhead lines of WKK (Waterkloof) and SAL (St Albans).

Staff are attending to restoration of supply, no timeframe available.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

UPDATE ON THE NMB WATER SUPPLY.

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that the water supply system is under immense strain due to the high water demand following the hot weather.

Reservoirs supplied by the Western dams are battling to keep up with the high demand. It is important that residents who have water supply only use it for essential purposes.

The Kariega water supply system has not fully recovered as yet.

Water tankers have been deployed to the locations below to ensure residents have access to water.

1.Corner of Van Riebeeck Street and Errol Avenue

2.Protea Street at the entrance to Daniel Pienaar Technical High School.

Another tanker is being deployed to the Muir College area.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.