07 August 2022
The City of Cape Town has lifted the precautionary boil water before drinking notice, as the latest sampling results indicate the water is safe to drink and the discolouration experienced in parts of the eastern, central and southern suburbs has been resolved.
This means residents in affected areas no longer need to boil their water before drinking or cooking.
On Friday, the city urged residents to boil their water before drinking it after a suspected load shedding-related problem at the Faure Water Treatment Plant left the water sludgy yellow in some areas.
The affected areas were primarily south of the N2, reaching from Strand in the east through Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Philippi to Plumstead and down into the southern suburbs as far as Muizenberg.
Sampling conducted by the city’s scientific services branch and environmental health service shows the water is safe to drink and the water quality complies with national standards for drinking water.
Residents in areas who were advised to implement the precautionary boil notice need no longer do so.
Source News24
