WATER DISRUPTION: WALMER PARK & SURROUNDS

16 January 2021

The Municipality would like to inform residents that a second burst occurred this morning at Victoria Park School area, on Airport 525mm diameter water main. The following areas are affected:

1.The Airport

2. Walmer

3. South End

4. Forest Hill

5. Humewood and parts of Summerstrand, mainly below 2nd Avenue.

Repairs are currently still ongoing. The team has been on site since last night.

In the interim, water tankers remain stationed at the following locations:

1) 6th Avenue Mall, Walmer

2) 1st Avenue Spar, Walmer

3)Caltex garage, Forest Hill

4) Spar Humerail

5) Caltex garage next to Boardwalk.

The inconvenience caused is regretted.

Re-opening of libraries after the Christmas Closure

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Library Service will re-open on the 11 Jan and continue receiving of library materials. Libraries will receive library materials from 09h00 until 15h30 on Monday to Thursday and 09h00 – 13h30 on Fridays

Walmer Library will receive library materials on alternate days every week, i.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday and Wednesday both libraries will open for receipt of library materials from 09h00 until 15h30; and 09h00 – 13h30 on Fridays.

North End and Algoa Park Library will receive library materials daily from 8h30 – 12h30

Library materials will be accepted at the entrance of each library for quarantining. Library patrons will not be allowed inside the library. Patrons will be offered a “call and collect” service for library materials they wish to borrow.

All public are advised that masks must be worn at all times and they will be required to have their temperatures taken and complete a contact tracing register.

All libraries will be open for this service with the exception of Allanridge, Chatty, Kwamagxaki, and Motherwell Libraries due to vandalism.

All patrons are encouraged to use the NMBM online platform, Libby, or through the Overdrive website @ http://nmbm.lib.overdrive.com to borrow library materials

COLLAPSED SECONDARY MATURATION POND BLOCKS CAPE RECEIFE LIGHTHOUSE ROAD

We wish to inform residents that a secondary maturation pond, holding treated final effluent of Cape Receife Waste Water Treatment Works has collapsed.

The treated effluent, bottom sediments and sand flooded the Cape Receife lighthouse road and has blocked access to the road.

Work is currently underway to clear the road. The sediments will be dried and disposed at Cape Receife Waste Water Treatment Works sludge drying beds.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

PLANNED WATER SHUTDOWN TO CARRY OUT MAINTENANCE WORK

The City wishes to inform residents that the water supply will be shut off on Thursday, 17 December from 07H00 to carry out maintenance work.

The work that will be carried out will be to repair a leak on a large pipeline.

The areas listed below may be affected:

1. Algoa Park

2. Missionvale

3. Zwide

4. Kwazakhele

5. Govan Mbeki

6. Veeplaas

7. Soweto on Sea

Water tankers will be arranged and locations will be communicated at a later stage.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Library Christmas closure

Following President ’s address to the nation on Monday 14 December, all NMBM libraries will closed for the return of library materials, the last day of service being Tuesday, 15 December.

Libraries will close for the Christmas period and re-open again on 11 January 2021.

All patrons are encouraged to use the NMBM e-library platform.

Should you be interested in registering for Library membership in order to access the Online Library (Overdrive) please send an e-mail to libraryadmin@mandelametro.gov.za

Registrations will continue throughout the Christmas closure period.