Parts of Cape Town face a 12-hour water outage on Tuesday

The City of Cape Town will shut off the water supply to parts of Steenberg and Fish Hoek for 12 hours on Tuesday, 3 November.

The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will carry out the work from 8:00 to 20:00 in both areas. These are the longest planned outages on the City’s maintenance schedule for the week of 2 to 6 November.

Residents in the affected areas will have no water during this period.

Why the water will be off in Steenberg and Fish Hoek

In Steenberg, the maintenance team will switch over to temporary water supply bypasses along Uithof Street (between Main Road and Easson Road), Frogmore Road (between Cul-de-Sac and Easson Road) and Lake Road (between Main Road and Frogmore Road).

In Fish Hoek, the outage will affect Kinross Crescent, 17th Avenue, Paris Road, Nelson Road, Kommetjie Main Road and possibly surrounding streets. The team will switch over to temporary bypasses along 17th Avenue and portions of Kinross Crescent and Paris Road.

The city has not listed water tankers for either area, so residents should store enough water before the work begins.

The city also warns that maintenance work can prove more complex than anticipated, which could push repairs beyond the scheduled times.

Other water outages in Cape Town this week

Several other areas will also go without water this week:

• Kommetjie (Wireless Road): Tuesday, 8:00 to 19:00
• Ottery: Tuesday, 9:00 to 19:30
• Kleinvlei, Spandau, Perm Gardens, Forest Glade, Forest Heights, Park Village, Somerset Heights and Rosedale: Tuesday, 9:00 to 19:00
• Gordon’s Bay: Monday, 9:00 to 19:00
• Brackenfell Heights, Springbok Park and Brackenfell Central: Thursday, 9:00 to 18:00
• Kuils River: Monday, 9:00 to 16:00

Zero-pressure tests may also cause low pressure or no water in Kalkfontein, Oude Westhof, Fairways, Parkwood, Helderrand, Erinvale Residential Estate, parts of Bellville South and low-lying areas of Khayelitsha on various days.

How to prepare for the water outage

The city advises residents to store enough water in clean, sealed containers for domestic use before the outage starts. Residents should also keep their taps closed to prevent water loss or damage when the supply returns.

Once the city restores the supply, the water may appear discoloured or milky for a short period due to trapped air in the pipes. If left to stand in a glass, it will clear.