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EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN REQUIRED ON SUMMIT PIPELINE

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that an emergency 12hour shutdown is required to do emergency repairs.

The shutdown will commence 06:00, Thursday 30, December 2021.

The Municipality will ensure that supply reservoirs are filled during the night to minimise the posibility of storage levels depleting. The municipality urges residents to use water sparingly.

The areas that may be affected include:

– Kwanobuhle

– Direct offtakes from the Summit pipeline

– Woodridge

– Parts of Thornhill

– Van Staadens village

Water tanker positions will be advertised on the NMBM website and social media pages, and can also be inquired about by calling the Service Delivery Call Centre at 0800 20 5050.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

PARTS OF THE CITY MAY EXPERIENCE WATER DISRUPTIONS DUE TO ELECTRICAL OUTAGE AT CHURCHILL DAM

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that the recent stormy weather has caused an electrical outage at Churchill dam. Eskom has since managed to supply power to the dam.

Unfortunately, because the repair took so long, the Municipality has not been able to treat enough water and this has caused reservoir levels to drop rapidly.

Due to these low reservoir levels, the areas below may experience low water pressure or water disruptions.

1.Walmer

2.The Beachfront

3.Newton Park

4.Central

5.Sydenham

6.New Brighton

All residents are urged to cut their water consumption and use water for essential purposes only. We ask that residents refrain from stockpiling as this will add to the demand on the system.

It is important to remember that Impofu dam is extremely low and therefore abstraction is limited and cannot match the current demand.

Furthermore, now that Churchill is back on stream, it will take at least 72 hours for the system to recover.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Power outage affecting a section of Deal Party and the surrounding areas.

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

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

UPDATE ON WATER DISRUPTIONS EXPERIENCED IN MALABAR AND SHERWOOD

The Municipality wishes to update residents that the control valve strainers have blocked again. Maintenance teams have cleaned them out once again and have restored water supply. The situation will be closely monitored.

These challenges experienced, stems from the pipe burst that occured two weeks ago on a 450 mm pipeline, where debris was sucked into the pipeline.

The strainers prevented the debris from going further into the reticulation system and causing other problems.

Currently all the reservoirs have sufficient water to meet the demand however, residents are encouraged to remain vigilant and use water sparingly.

The reason why the Western areas are experiencing intermittent disruptions is because unfortunately, due to the drought, there is not enough available water from the Loerie dam.

More than 80% of the demand of the area must be pumped in from Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works over 100 km away. This means that the bulk supply system is extremely vulnerable and the smallest disruption causes a major impact on the water supply system.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank residents for their patience.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MFANASEKHAYA GQOBOSE BANKING HALL DUE TO COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE

Mfanasekhaya Gqobose banking hall, ATTP and Admin Office Accounts will be closed tomorrow, December 28, 2021 for decontamination due to a COVID-19 positive case.

The offices will reopen on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Burness 11kV Circuit Breaker tripped at Malabar substation, affecting a section of Malabar and Gelvandale. 

Staff working to restore supply, no timeframe available.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

FAULT AT NOOITGEDAGT PUMPS CAUSES WATER DISRUPTIONS

The City wishes to inform residents that due to a fault with one of the pumps at the Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works, the volume of water pumped overnight was reduced.

This has resulted in the decline of reservoir levels and the occurrence of water outages in some areas.

Water trucks have been deployed to the locations below.

1.Roger’s Mwanda Street

2.Ooievaar Crescent

3.Corner of Mdoda Street & Ralo Road, KwaMagxaki.

4.Corner of Qumza Street & Mkwenkwe Road, KwaDwesi

5.Checkers, Kamma Park

6.Roaming in Booysen Park

7.Roaming in Extension 21/22

8.Spar, Hunters Retreat

9.Spar, Sherwood

10.Roaming in Windvogel

11.Roaming the top section of Malabar

Additionally, as part of NMBM’s water conservation strategy, customers have been experiencing reduced water pressure over the last few days.

The water pressure returns to normal levels during periods of low use, indicating that there is water available but consumption is excessive.

Customers are urged to use water sparingly in order to preserve as much water as possible.

UPDATE ON WATER DISRUPTIONS IN KWANOBUHLE

The water supply in KwaNobuhle has slightly improved due to modifications made by the Water & Sanitation teams within the water supply system.

Apart from the Reservoir 1 zone, most residents have water supply. While the system continues to recover, four water tankers have been deployed to the locations listed below.

1. Ndlambe Street

2.Siwasa Street

3.Nkwali Avenue

4.Siyo Crescent

5.Xuma Avenue

Water tankers will remain in the area until 20:00 every evening and will continue to be on stand-by for the coming Christmas weekend.

We thank residents for their patience and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY SHUTDOWN REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE MOTHERWELL / CHELSEA BURST PIPELINE

Residents are hereby notified that on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, there will be a planned water shutdown on the Motherwell / Chelsea bulk water pipeline. 

This will allow teams to repair the burst on the 700mm pipeline. 

The scheduled shutdown will begin at 06:00.

Water disruptions may occur between Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works and the Chelsea Reservoir as a result of the work being carried out on the pipeline.

At the moment, reservoir levels are currently stable. We ask that residents continue to conserve water and avoid stockpiling in order to minimise the risk of water disruptions.

The following areas may experience low pressure or intermittent water supply:

1. Rowallan Park

2.Francis Evatt Park

3.Hunters Retreat

4.Bay West

5.Parsonsvlei / Westbrook

6.Morningside

7.Kabega Park

8.Sherwood

9.Westering

10.Cotswold

11.Helenvale

12.Malabar

13.Parts of Schauderville

14.Framesby

15. Sunridge Park

16.Parts of Lorraine

17.Parts of Theescombe

18.Kamma Park

19.Bethelsdorp

20.Aspen Heights

21.Bloemendal

Water tanker positions will be advertised on the Municipal website, social media pages and can also be inquired about by calling the Service Delivery Call Centre at 0800 20 5050.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

The Municipality wishes inform residents that we are still integrating water supply from the Bloemendal pipeline into KwaNobuhle and as a result, residents may experience intermittent water supply.

As a temporary solution, water tankers have been deployed to the locations below to ensure residents have access to water.

Additional water tankers will be provided to areas as needed.

1.Roaming in KwaNobuhle 11

2.Nhanhana Street, KwaNobuhle

3.Ntambanane Street, KwaNobuhle

Tankers may leave to refill however, they will return to the above-mentioned locations.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.