Cape Town announces water outages across several suburbs

Cape Town residents are being warned of planned water supply disruptions across several suburbs between Saturday, 14 November, and Thursday, 19 November 2026.

The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will carry out maintenance and repairs to its water infrastructure in the coming days.

The planned work will include pipe and valve installations, repairs and replacements, bulk water connections and zero-pressure testing. Some areas will experience complete water outages, while others may experience reduced water pressure.

The first disruption will affect parts of Parow Industria on Saturday, 14 November, from 09:00 to 18:00. The water supply will be temporarily shut off in Assegai Road, Parow Industria Road and possibly surrounding roads to allow for a new connection to the water supply main.

Ravensmead residents may also experience lower-than-normal water pressure.

Parts of Cape Town to experience water disruption

On Monday, 16 November, the City will conduct visual leak detection in Blackheath Industrial, Claremont and Fish Hoek between 09:30 and 15:00.

The exercise will not affect water supply, as teams will walk through the streets inspecting pipes, valves, water meters and fire hydrants.

Further disruptions are scheduled for Tuesday, 17 November. Residents in Lotus River and Grassy Park will be without water between 09:00 and 18:00 while maintenance teams carry out bulk water connections and connect newly installed pipelines.

Kuils River Industria, Brantwood, De Kuilen and Letru will also be affected by a test shut-off between 09:00 and 16:00. The exercise will help the city of Cape Town assess the impact of a future shutdown required to install two water meters.

Meanwhile, residents in Welgedacht, Selborne Slot, Oude Westhof, Van Riebeeckshof, Kanonberg and Kanonberg Lifestyle Estate will experience a water outage from 20:00 on Tuesday until 05:00 on Wednesday, 18 November.

The City will also temporarily shut down the Faure Water Treatment Plant from 07:00 on Wednesday, 18 November, until 18:00 on Thursday, 19 November, to carry out essential maintenance.

The work will include servicing filter valves, replacing valves and pumps on wash-water recovery tanks, maintaining chlorine pumps and inspecting inlet chambers.

During the shutdown, water from the Steenbras and Blackheath bulk water pipelines will be redirected to areas normally supplied by the Faure plant. Although reservoirs will be filled in advance, the City has urged residents and businesses across Cape Town to reduce their water consumption to ease pressure on the bulk water system.

On Thursday, 19 November, Woodstock, Salt River and Observatory will experience a water outage from 09:00 to 19:00 while teams repair a leaking 750mm bulk water supply pipe in Sir Lowry Road and replace defective control valves. Water tankers will be provided where necessary.

The City will also conduct zero-pressure tests and conditional assessments in several areas between Monday and Thursday. These tests may result in low water pressure or complete water outages in affected neighbourhoods.

Residents have been urged to store sufficient water in clean, sealed containers before the scheduled maintenance. The City cautioned that disruptions may vary between streets and households, particularly during the zero-pressure testing.