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It’s one thing to be without power, but putting a pause on the water supply is a next-level problem.
Johannesburg has been dealing with water disruptions on top of load shedding for the past few months. There were even reports of the water coming out blue at one stage, which was alarming, to say the least.
Now Cape Town is also set to be affected by this situation. However, the difference is that Cape Town’s water disruptions are to fix the problem, while it appears that Joburg’s water shedding remains because of faulty infrastructure and supply constraints.
The Mother City’s water and sanitation department says it will be doing work that will result in water supply disruptions in the next two weeks, reported Sowetan Live.
“The city sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused, but it must maintain its water supply infrastructure to benefit its consumers. Residents in the affected areas are encouraged to take note of the work that will be taking place in their areas,” it said.
Vredenberg, Bellair, Oak Glen, La Rochelle, Blomtuin and Blommendal will be affected by zero-pressure tests, step tests and conditional assessments:
“Zero-pressure tests as well as meter clamp-on installations will be conducted on the main water supply to these areas. This work will result in the intermittent disruption of the water supply as well as low water pressure at times in these areas from 9pm on Wednesday to 11am on Friday,” the department said.
That was already the past Friday done and dusted at least.
The following areas will be affected by pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements:
- Bakkerskloof in Lynn’s View (Somerset West) from 10AM to 3PM on Wednesday; and
- Bellville CBD, Triangle Farm, Bellville South, Labiance, Greenlands, Glenhaven and Stikland from 7PM on May 9 to 4.30AM on May 10.
Residents in these areas may experience low water pressure and some may have no water.
The city said it would try to minimise pressure fluctuations as far as possible.
[source:sowetanlive]
