Post festive season clean-up in full swing in NMBM – NMBM

EMERGENCY electricity shutdown at the Swartkops
substation for urgent work to be carried out.

Reason: 66kV Busbar swop and Isolator maintenance/repairs

When: Saturday, 7 January 2023 OR Sunday, 8 January 2023

Time:08H00
– 17H00

Substations affected: Matomela,
Kwaford, Struandale

Areas affected:

• SATS
• Matomela
• Kwazakhele
• Kwaford
• New Brighton
• Struandale

All supply to be treated as live for the duration of the shutdown.

Please
contact Mr Des Swiegelaar on 041 392 4141 for any queries regarding the
shutdown.

NMBM
LIBRARY SERVICE CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

21
DECEMBER 2022 – 6 JANUARY 2023

All
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Libraries will be closed from the 21 December
2022 up to and including the 6 January 2023. During this period only the e-library service
(Overdrive/Libby) will be available through the municipality website
(e-services) or at

https://nmbm.overdrive.com.

Library patrons can access Overdrive/Libby to download
e-books and audiobooks. Patrons can logon
using their full library card number starting with C and ending with D.

NB: In instances where library patrons have challenges with
logging onto the platform, they can send a whatsapp message to 0713040394.

NMBM Libraries will re-open to the public on 9 January
2023.

WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTION UPDATE.

Water supply disruptions are still being experienced in most of the Western suburbs due to the pump station failure at Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works.

This failure is affecting water supply into the Chelsea Reservoir and this is the central water supply reservoir. Plant maintenance teams are currently on-site and are working to resolve the problem.

Areas affected by thus incinclude:

1. Hunters Retreat

2. Malabar

3. Kabega Park

4. Parsons Vlei

5. Westering

6. Theescombe

7. Charlo

8. Fairview

9. Lorraine

In an effort to ensure that residents have access to water supply, water trucks have been deployed to the locations below:

1. Roaming in Malabar.

2. Hunters Retreat Spar.

3. Spar, Sherwood.

4. Rowan Street, Rowallan Park.

5. PnP, Linton Grange.

6. Roaming in Barcelona.

Kindly note that water trucks may leave to refill however, they will return to the above mentioned locations.

We apologize for the inconvenience cause and thank residents for their continued patience.

UPDATE ON EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN ALONG THE NOOITGEDAGT TRANSFER SYSTEM

December 08, 2022

The Municipality wishes to inform residents that the work at the Motherwell Pump Station was completed last night, whereafter the pipeline was filled and the transfer of water could recommence.

The supply was restored to majority of affected areas with the exception of some higher laying areas.

Pressure is building however recovery is delayed during peak periods.

Consumers that have water are requested to consume sparingly so that supply to higher laying areas can be restored quicker.

WATER TRUCK POINTS:

1) Hunters Spar

2) Sherwood Spar

3) Barcelona area

4) Malabar area

5) Cotswold

6) PnP Linton

7) Blumento Parsonsvlei

8) Kamma Park Crossing

9) Schauderville area

Sunday, 11 December 2022

STAGE 5

*08H00- 10H30: Group 13,18,4,9,21

*10H00-12H30: Group 14,19,5,10,21

*12H00-14H30: Group 15,1,6,11,25

*14H00-16H30: Group 16,2,7,12,25

*16H00-18H30: Group 17,3,8,13,29

*18H00-20H30: Group 18,4,9,14,29

*20H00-22H30: Group 19,5,10,15,22

*22H00-00H30: Group 1,6,11,16,22

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Rectification: STAGE 6

*12H00-14H30: Group 5,10,15,1,28,29

*14H00-16H30: Group 6,11,16,2,28,29

*16H00-18H30: Group 7,12,17,3,21,22

*18H00-20H30: Group 8,13,18,4,21,22

*20H00-22H30: Group 9,14,19,5,25,26

*22H00-00H30: Group 10,15,1,6,25,26

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

STAGE 2

*16H00-18H30: Group 18,4

*18H00-20H30: Group 19,5

*20H00-22H30: Group 1,6

*22H00-00H30: Group 2,7

Thursday, 1 December 2022

STAGE 2

*00H00-02H30: Group 3,8

*02H00-04H30: Group 4,9

*04H00-05H30: Group 5,10