Potential disaster on the cards in PE

[bwana]

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality have urged all residents to cut back on water usage after a critical pipeline, that supplies the city with a third of its water, burst during the early hours of this morning.

At a crisis press conference meeting this afternoon, Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile, said a major pipeline, which carries water from the Churchill dam had burst sometime between midnight and 6am, which had left the Southern region of the Bay without water.

He said that the suburbs affected by the burst pipe are currently being fed with water from reservoirs, which held on average two days worth of reserve water, but that once these ran dry the areas would run out of water.

Time to put all those water conservation tricks we learnt from years of drought restrictions back in action.

[copacetic]

I took a walk the other day, and noticed that our local reservoir can be opened. It would be interesting going in with a flashlight when it's empty...

[MickeyD]

"Large areas of the Southern Part of the municipality will be affected, including Summerstrand, Walmer, Lorraine, Newton Park, Charlo, Central, Sidwell, Deal Party, Algoa Park, Struandale, Gelvandale, Gelvan Park, Lovemore Heights, Lovemore Park, as well as parts of New Brighton and Kwazakhele,” he said.

Heard about this earlier... we were busy discussing the fact that all our dams are over 100% full and that is more rain on its way!

It's not advisable to drink the reservoir water unless you boil it first.

[Mila]

What failing infrastructure?

[MickeyD]

What failing infrastructure?

A mainline waterpipe carrying water from one of the bigger dams to the city has burst. It supplies water to about a third of the city.

[Mila]

A mainline waterpipe carrying water from one of the bigger dams to the city has burst. It supplies water to about a third of the city.

Pfft! It's not failing its people over reacting... Again.

[Korn1]

I took a walk the other day, and noticed that our local reservoir can be opened. It would be interesting going in with a flashlight when it's empty...

Bahahaah I can imagine you doing that

[bwana]

A mainline waterpipe carrying water from one of the bigger dams to the city has burst. It supplies water to about a third of the city.

Two pipes. A 700mm steel one and a 1000mm concrete pipe dating back from the 1940s.

[MickeyD]

Pfft! It's not failing its people over reacting... Again.

There are some major industries in the affected areas... factories will have to shut down until the water supply is restored.

[daveza]

A mainline waterpipe carrying water from one of the bigger dams to the city has burst. It supplies water to about a third of the city.

1) taken out of context
2) third force
3) apartheid
4) sabotage
5) all of the above

[MickeyD]

None.

1) Ageing infrastructure
2) Significant water pressure exacerbated by near-flood conditions
3) No preventative maintence

1) taken out of context
2) third force
3) apartheid
4) sabotage
5) all of the above

[Mila]

[Freaksta]

Hopefully algoa blasts it the whole day tomorrow so people at work can spread the word to conserve the water! Thanks for the list of areas.

[bwana]

Has anyone experienced DTS - dry tap syndrome - yet? I heard the local fire brigade was spotted filling their tanks at the newly formed lake on the Sea View road in an effort to conserve water supplies. Bravo to them if it's true.

[bwana]

Affected areas without water (https://www.facebook.com/NMBWaterCrisis):

Walmer Downs
Villiers Road, Walmer
Newton Park
Greenacres
Fernglen
Overbaakens