A compromised sewer pipe has been discovered over the water line in Ward 71, where residents have been experiencing a water outage for several days.
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As per the Ward 71 News Facebook page, ward councillor Carolynne Franklin announced that the sewer pipe will have to be repaired before any further repairs to the water reticulation system can occur.
According to the City of Cape Town, the outage was caused by a burst pipe on 2 December. Initial reports indicated that a private contractor inadvertently compromised the integrity of the main water pipe from the Wynberg Reservoir down south, which affects the majority of Ward 71, particularly those residing in Tokai and Klein Constantia.
Franklin says all available City and contractor teams are working on the problem. ‘This is not going to be an easy repair and there is no timeline for repair. Be assured that Councillor (Emile) Langenhoven and I will be convening a community meeting this quarter, where the Water and Sanitation Directorate can share the challenges and solutions for this infrastructure issue. Please make sure to attend – we can only do this together.’
As per the City, the 500mm diameter main water supply pipeline was shut off at 4pm, and excavations to uncover the 300mm diameter water main in the Green Belt in Constantia.
‘Other underground services [are] currently impacting the progress such as electrical cabling and a sewer line in the vicinity of the repairs.’
The City states that work will continue overnight.
Water tankers are at Tokai Library and the entrance to Constantia Sports Ground.
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Planned water supply maintenance in Claremont and Newlands this week
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