The proactive essential maintenance on the Cape Flats water network is going well, and the City’s transversal efforts are more than 48 hours into the three-day operation. This work will keep the City’s pipe infrastructure in the best possible condition for years to come. While teams are hard at work, the City continues to provide emergency care relief to affected communities whenever possible.
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Areas with no water from Monday 24 June to midnight tonight include:
Wynberg, Wetton, Ottery, Plumstead, Diep River, Southfield, Elfindale, Heathfield, Retreat, Steenberg, Lavender Hill, Seawinds, Vrygrond, Muizenberg, Parkwood, Lotus River, Grassy Park, Zeekoevlei, Pelican Park, Pelican Heights, Peacock Close and Eagle Park, Marina Da Gama, Capricorn Park, Fairways, Knole Park and Lakeside.
A multi-departmental Disaster Coordinating Team (DCT) has been established for the duration of this critical work to closely coordinate and monitor the various aspects of this 72-hour operation.
Various City departments have contributed to Water and Sanitation’s efforts. This encompasses disaster risk management, law enforcement, traffic services, metro police, public participation, and corporate communications.
Work on five sites to replace a total of six valves is well underway and at various stages of completion. Four of the sites have valves installed, with the exception of Acacia Road.
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During this time, a sixth valve was discovered and will be replaced.
Teams also inspect existing pipes and repair, weld, and modify them as needed.
‘Thank you to all our stakeholders, including residents, City departments, ward councillors, Peninsula Beverages, neighbourhood watches, who have all helped to support this massive operation and bring relief and support to our affected communities as much as possible,’ said The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Zahid Badroodien.
‘Thank you to our residents for their patience during this time and for adhering to the call to store water ahead of time and use water wisely during this time. This has reduced the inconvenience and dependency on water tankers considerably so much so that the tankers are able to service the more vulnerable areas/communities during this period. Peninsula Beverages came on board and donated more than 4800L of bottled water and availed two 33 000l water tankers to help fill City tankers to reduce turnaround times when refilling our tankers.’
‘We are also very grateful to all our teams who have been working non-stop to complete this work in the shortest time possible. We will continue to closely monitor the progress on site and all the related support until the work is completed and supply is restored,’
The five sites where the maintenance work is taking place are construction sites and non-workers should refrain from visiting them as heavy-duty machinery is being used.
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Picture: Dr Zahid Badroodien – MMC Water and Sanitation – City of Cape Town / Facebook