The City of Cape Town has lifted the precautionary boil water before drinking notice, as the latest sampling results indicate the water is safe to drink and the discolouration experienced in parts of the eastern, central and southern suburbs has been resolved.
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On Friday, the City urged residents to boil their water before drinking it after a suspected load shedding-related problem at the Faure Water Treatment Plant left the water sludgy yellow in some areas. The affected areas were primarily south of the N2, reaching from Strand in the east through Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Philippi to Plumstead and down into the southern suburbs as far as Muizenberg
Therefore, residents in affected areas no longer need to boil their water before drinking or cooking. According to sampling conducted by the City’s scientific services branch and environmental health service shows the water is safe to drink and the water quality complies with national standards for drinking water.
Residents in areas who were advised to implement the precautionary boil notice need no longer to do so.
The City advised residents by saying: “Should your household geyser still be holding some discoloured water, residents should allow this to clear before using for drinking or cooking purposes.”
Furthermore, they explained that the discolouration occurred due to cumulative effects of recent phases of load-shedding causing a process control fault at the water treatment plant.
According to the City, the plant has been scoured and restarted – however, work is ongoing to ensure it is operating properly before being reconnected to the water distribution network
At the time, the city said it was investigating the case but thought it might be the cumulative effect of limited operating hours of the sludge handling process at the plant, as per News24.
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