Dear Residents The metro Joint Operations Centre (JOC) has urged all residents to cut back on water usage after a critical pipeline, that supplies the city with a third of its water, burst during the early hours of this morning. At a crisis press conference meeting this afternoon, Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile, said a major pipeline, which carries water from the Churchill dam had burst sometime between midnight and 6am, which had left the Southern region of the Bay without water. Suburbs … [Read more...] about Major breach of metro water supply
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List of PE Suburbs Affected by Water Crisis
Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile called on residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to conserve water today as two pipelines that supply the city with water from the Churchill and Impofu dams collapsed. Mr Barry Martin, Acting Executive Director of Infrastructure and Engineering, said that repair to the pipes, a 700 mm in diameter steelpipe and a 1 000 mm in diameter concrete pipe in the vicinity of the Van Stadens River Resort have commenced. Since these pipelines supply a third of … [Read more...] about List of PE Suburbs Affected by Water Crisis
Burst water pipe to affect water supply
Kevin Hustler, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has appealed to all in Nelson Mandela Bay to use water very sparingly. The less water we use over the next few days, the longer the water that is in the reservoir will last. The lack of water will have an impact on businesses operating within the affected area, as many processes rely on water. As this situation has occurred close to the weekend, we would hope that we do not see business brought to a standstill. We strongly encourage … [Read more...] about Burst water pipe to affect water supply
