The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has announced that planned maintenance will be performed in the areas of Molteno Reservoir, Brackenfell Industria and Oakdale, which will result in ‘water supply disruptions’.
This is according to a recent press release issued by the City.
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‘This critical maintenance work is done on our water supply infrastructure to benefit customers. Residents in the affected areas are encouraged to take note of the work that will take place and prepare accordingly,’ the City stated.
Molteno Reservoir
From Monday, 29 July to Monday, 12 August, the Molteno Reservoir will be shut down for annual maintenance.
During this period, no water supply disruptions are anticipated, as the water supply from other parts of the Bulk Water supply network will be ‘rerouted to the Molteno Reservoir supply areas’.
Brackenfell Industria
From 8am until 8pm today, the water supply to the Brackenfell Industria will be shut off.
This is mainly due to new control valves that need to be urgently installed, along with ‘a leaking connection’ on the main water supply pipeline that requires being replaced.
It will assist in ‘reducing the impacted areas’ during future shut-offs.
Oakdale
The water supply to the Oakdale area below the N1, which is bounded by Carl Cronje and Bill Bezuidenhout Avenue, will be shut off from 9am until 6pm on Tuesday, 30 July.
This is to enable the maintenance team to ‘safely install a valve’ near the corner of Raglan and Durban Roads, Oakdale.
This will assist in ‘reducing the impacted areas’ during future shut-offs.
In addition, the City has advised residents to ‘store enough water in advance’ as a precautionary measure, ideally in clean and sealed containers.
‘The City sincerely regrets any inconvenience,’ they added.
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