UPDATE ON WATER QUALITY: TEMPORARY DISCOLOURATION

The Municipality is aware of the temporary discolouration affecting some areas’ drinking water. This is due to the Water Treatment Plant operating near maximum capacity. Under normal raw water conditions, this is manageable, but the recent heavy rains have led to raw water entering the plant with a higher-than-usual soil and sediment content. To address this, we have reduced the flow rate through the treatment process. This adjustment is already improving the quality of the treated water leaving the plant.

However, because the reservoirs still contain less-clear water, it may take a few days for clarity to fully return to normal across the distribution network. We have also appointed a specialist water-treatment advisor to assist with enhanced clarification processes to speed the restoration of normal water quality. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate the community’s understanding and patience while we work to resolve the matter.

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KENNISGEWING: Opdatering oor watergehalte en tydelike verkleuring

Die Munisipaliteit is bewus van die tydelike verkleuring wat die drinkwater in sommige areas beïnvloed. Dit is die gevolg daarvan dat die watersuiweringsaanleg naby sy maksimum kapasiteit funksioneer. Onder normale rouwatertoestande is dit hanteerbaar, maar die onlangse swaar reënval het daartoe gelei dat rouwater met ’n hoër as gewone grond- en sedimentinhoud by die aanleg instroom. Om dit aan te spreek, het ons die vloeitempo deur die suiweringsproses verminder. Hierdie aanpassing verbeter reeds die gehalte van die behandelde water wat die aanleg verlaat.

Omdat die reservoirs egter steeds minder helder water bevat, kan dit ’n paar dae neem voordat die helderheid regdeur die verspreidingsnetwerk ten volle na normaal terugkeer. Ons het ook ’n spesialis-waterbehandelingsadviseur aangestel om te help met verbeterde klaringsprosesse ten einde die herstel van normale watergehalte te versnel.

Ons vra opreg om verskoning vir die ongerief en waardeer die gemeenskap se begrip en geduld terwyl ons werk om die saak so spoedig moontlik op te los.

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ISAZISO: Uhlaziyo ngoMgangatho waManzi kunye noTshintsho lwexeshana kumbala waManzi

UMasipala uyazi ngotshintsho lwexeshana kumbala wamanzi okusela achaphazela ezinye iindawo. Oku kubangelwa kukuba iSikhululo soNyango lwaManzi sisebenza kufutshane nomthamo wawo ophezulu. Phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo zamanzi angahluziwanga, oku kuyakwazi ukulawulwa, kodwa iimvula ezinamandla zakutshanje zikhokelele ekubeni amanzi angene kwisikhululo enomhlaba kunye nodaka oluninzi kunesiqhelo.

Ukulungisa oku, sinciphisile isantya sokuhamba kwamanzi kwinkqubo yonyango ukuze kuphuculwe ukuhluzwa. Olu lungiso sele luphucula umgangatho wamanzi aphumayo kwisikhululo.

Nangona kunjalo, kuba amatanki/amadama zisenamanzi angacacanga kakuhle, kungathatha iintsuku ezimbalwa ukuze amanzi abuye acace ngokupheleleyo kuzo zonke iindawo zothungelwano lokuhanjiswa kwamanzi. Sikwatyumbe ingcali yokunyanga amanzi ukuze isincede ngeendlela eziphucukileyo zokucacisa amanzi ukuze kubuyiselwe umgangatho wamanzi ngokukhawuleza.

Sicela uxolo ngokuphazamiseka olubangelweyo, kwaye siyabulela kuluntu ngokuqonda nomonde ngexesha sisebenza ukusombulula lo mba.