GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality has identified further infrastructure damage clearly resulting from the flash flooding that took place on 22 November.
Three major pipe bursts have taken place over the past 24 hours. Residents and visitors to George are urgently requested to USE WATER SPARINGLY over the next 48 hours as the pipebursts will affect water supply to a large portion of the city.
The municipality is managing this crisis. Please note further details below.
GARDEN ROUTE DAM Raw water pipeline
The Garden Route Dam raw water GRP pipeline (700mm) that feeds the balancing dams burst early this morning. This pipeline is the main supply of raw water to our balancing dams which in turn provide raw water to the Water Treatment Works for purification. This pipeline burst has a major impact on the water supply for the entire city.
BLANCO Drinking (potable) water pipeline
The Blanco drinking water pipeline burst 24 hours ago and has subsequently been repaired twice, it has now burst again for a third time at 2am this morning (29 December). A team will be on site shortly to reopen and start working on repairs.
DURATION OF REPAIRS – Garden Route Dam / Blanco
The repair timeline, subject to there being no additional problems is a minimum of 36 hours. Our teams have been working non-stop for 24 hours already and additional resources are being called in to assist. It must be noted that the Garden Route pipeline requires specialist knowledge in terms of repair work.
DRINKING WATER CAPACITY as at 08:00, 29 December
The municipality has 61 mega litres supply of DRINKING WATER in our reservoirs and the current daily demand is approximately 36 Ml. We ask that residents PLEASE heed our call to use water sparingly – don’t wash your car today, delay doing your washing, do not water your garden. PLEASE ONLY USE WATER FOR
PLEASE USE WATER SPARINGLY
The municipality has with immediate effect started throttling our reservoir supply with water balancing and residents will note that water pressure is affected. As the full network slows down there is the possibility that the outer lying areas will experience no water at all.
WHERE TO REPORT
If you have NO water please call in to the Garden Route Disaster Management Call Centre (24/7) on 044 805 5071 or George Municipal Civil Engineering Services Call Centre 044 801 9262/6 – please provide contact details, street address and time when water supply stopped. PLEASE DO NOT REPORT LOW WATER PRESSURE – this is to be expected and we are fully aware of the issue.
The municipality is ensuring a supply of water trucks is available should they be required, but we hope that with your assistance and a reduction in the daily use of water, this will not be required. A further update will be provided at 13h00 and again at 18h00.
Civil Engineering Services continues to appeal to the public who are aware of or see any visible water from what appears to be a burst pipe, to urgently report to 044 8019262/6 so that we can inspect and assess as quickly as possible.
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