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KIMBERLEY WATER SHUTDOWN 15-16/01/2017
UPDATE 10:35 – 16/01/2017
In El Toro Park pressure is slowly starting to rise.
UPDATE 09:35 – 16/01/2017 – Photos VIA Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality.
Repairs are done and water restoration will start shortly.
NOTE FROM Kimberley City Portal : Once the pumps at Newton Reservoir are started; pressure still have to build up in the system and it can take a considerable time until all areas have water.
UPDATE 09:00 – 16/01/2017
No information is currently forthcoming apart from that the water will be restored today.
UPDATE 07:45 – 16/01/2017 – Photos VIA Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality
Bultfontein Road – Final welding being done.
KIMBERLEY WATER SHUTDOWN / INTERRUPTION 15-16/01/2017
UPDATE 05:50 – 16/01/2017 VIA Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality
“Work is being finalised on the Bultfontein road pipe through welding the top part of it. The unfortunate news is that while working it was realised a larger part needed repairs. The pipe is more corroded than anything. Work on the Old De Beers road 100 meter pipe replacement and Phakamile Mabija has been completed. The expected time of completion should be around 8am the team indicate. Apology for the delay”
NOTE FROM Kimberley City Portal : Remember that after what ever time the repairs are completed and the pumps at Newton Reservoir are started; pressure still have to build up in the system and it can take a considerable time until all areas have water.
KIMBERLEY WATER SHUTDOWN / INTERRUPTION 15/01/2017
UPDATE 21:45 – 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
Bultfontein Road “Venster is oopgesny en pomp se pype is in die pyp wat drooggepomp moet word. Kom ons hoop en glo dat ons môreoggend met water in die krane gaan opstaan”
UPDATE 21:15 – 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
“In Warrenstraat, De Beers is daar so 250 m pyp wat nog vervang moet word. Die ou staal pyp is besig om verwyder te word en die nuwe blou PVC pyp moet nog vannag in.”
UPDATE 19:54 – 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
“Besig om die “venster” bo in die pyp te sny. Dit neem tyd want die pyp is vol water en die sny proses het baie hitte nodig. Dit gaan so mm vir mm. Die water koel die pyp vinnig af wat die gassnyproses bemoeilik. Sodra die “venster” bo oop is moet die pyp droog gepomp word. Om en by 800 m se water moet verwyder word. Vir elke 1,5 meter is daar ‘n 1000 liter water. Hoewel die waterspan glo dat daar môreoggend water in die huishoudings sal wees, stel ek voor om liewer voorsiening te maak om môreoggend noodwater beskikbaar te hê. Liewer voorsorg tref.”
UPDATE 18:15 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
“Daar is ‘n gat bo-op die pyp gekap om die druk in die pyp te verminder voordat die “venster” bo op die pyp gesny kan word. Ouers met kindertjies kan maar ander bad reëlings tref as per water uit die kraan. Hier is vele ure se werk wat voorlê en elke stap/ fase van herstel neem geweldig tyd.”
“Hier is die ander pyp wat ook herstel word. Tussen die Trustbankgebou en Total Sport is die pad opgebreek om ‘n 7 m staalpyp wat plek plek deur geroes het te vervang met PVC PYP”
UPDATE 17:34 15/01/2017 VIA Sello Matsie of Sol Plaatje Municipality
“Teams have already removed 100 meters of old steel pipes in old De Beers road. Currently replacing a six meters pipe in Phakamile Mabija Street and cutting open the 750 at Bultfontein road. So far work is on track – Photos Bultfontein road. Phakamile Mabija and Old De Beers road”
UPDATE 17:00 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
Die lek onder die pyp waar die water uit spuit is duidelik sigbaar in die video. Die lek kan nie van onder herstel word nie. Die pyp gaan dus aan die bokant oopgesny word. Die gat in die onderkant van die pyp waar die water uit spuit, gaan dus deur hierdie “venster” herstel word. Hier is nog baie werk en ek kan nie sien dat waterdruk na die buurte gou herstel gaan word nie . Sodra die “venster” in die pyp gesny is moet die pyp eers droog gepomp word voordat daar in die onderkant ‘n plaat oor daardie gat gesweis kon word om die lek te seel. Hier is nog net die voorbereidingspan op die toneel.”
THE LEAK – KIMBERLEY WATER SHUTDOWN / INTERRUPTION 15/01/2017
THE LEAK – KIMBERLEY WATER SHUTDOWN / INTERRUPTION 15/01/2017 – 17:00Video and Information by Johan Smit"Die lek onder die pyp waar die water uit spuit is duidelik sigbaar in die video. Die lek kan nie van onder herstel word nie. Die pyp gaan dus aan die bokant oopgesny word. Die gat in die onderkant van die pyp waar die water uit spuit, gaan dus deur hierdie "venster" herstel word. Hier is nog baie werk en ek kan nie sien dat waterdruk na die buurte gou herstel gaan word nie . Sodra die "venster" in die pyp gesny is moet die pyp eers droog gepomp word voordat daar in die onderkant 'n plaat oor daardie gat gesweis kon word om die lek te seel. Hier is nog net die voorbereidingspan op die toneel."UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT http://www.kimberley.org.za/kimberley-water-shutdown-sunday-15-jan-2017/
Posted by Kimberley City Portal on Sunday, 15 January 2017
UPDATE 16:45 15/01/2017 VIA Johan Smit
“Voorbereiding. Daar is so ‘n driekwart uur gelede begin om die gat droog te pomp.”
UPDATE 16:35 15/01/2017 VIA The DFA
UPDATE 13:50 15/01/2017 VIA The DFA
“Water Interruption update: By 13:50 work has not started at the Bultfontein intersection.”
UPDATE 15/01/2017 12:15 VIA JOHAN SMIT
“Die pompe is afgeskakel en die druk is besig om te daal in die geaffekteerde areas. Die beplande tyd om met die fisiese werk te begin aan die pyp is hier rondom 13:00. Wat vandag gaan gebeur is die droog pompe van die gat om by die fisiese probleem uit te kom. Daar gaan dan tydelike herstelwerk gedoen word en die opmetings gaan gedoen word om ‘n nuwe koppeling wat die drie pype wat hier bymekaar kom te las. Kimberley het die oudste pype netwerk in SA en dit is ‘n uitdaging vir die kontrakteurs om die verskillende diktes pype aanmekaar te koppel. Hou julle op hoogte soos die dag loop.”
UPDATE 2017/01/15 11:15
Although Sol Plaatje’s information release stated that areas will be affected only from 13:00, reports are that the water from Newton reservoir has already been switch off, and multiple neighbourhoods are reporting no water or very low pressure.
UPDATE 10:15AM 15/01/2017
Reports that water pressure as starting decline are coming through from residents in some areas.
Sol Plaatje Municipality will shutdown water at Newton Reservoir to large parts of Kimberley at around midday on Sunday, 15 January 2017 to enable repairs to a leak on the c/o Bultfontein Road and Long Street. According to Municipal Spokes Person, Sello Matsie, the repair is not expected to take more than two hours, but can only be started once the water has been drained from the system. “The repair work will be finished the same day” he stated.
After the information was released Johan Smit advised residents to have extra water stored as similar repairs in the past took much longer than anticipated by Sol Plaatje Municipality.
At the same times repairs will also be done on a pipe leak in Jones Street.
“WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION: FOR 15/01/17
Kindly take note that temporary repairs will be conducted on the main water pipe in Bultfontein road on Sunday 15th January 2017. While repairs will be in the CBD area, water will be interrupted in most high lying areas of the city as Newton Reservoirs will be switched off. Areas that will be affected from 13:00 hours include:
In some cases, there will be supply with reduced pressure. The expected time of completion is Sunday evening. The municipality would like to apologise for the inconvenience. NB: Please send all your enquiries to the control room. Tel 0538306111 or SMS 44204.
Also read more in the DFA below
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