Urgent repairs cut water supply

Customers living along in areas from Nausori Town end (Rewa Bridge) towards to Bau Island, Kiuva and Naselai will experience low water pressure to intermittent supply from 6am to 6pm tomorrow (Sunday, December 23, 2018).

WAF general manager Customer Services Sekove Uluinayau said the interruption in supply was to allow crew members to carry out urgent maintenance works to the water pumps at the Waila Water Treatment Plant. “Based on recent water flow monitoring readings, the pumps are suspected to be partially blocked by debris, which is resulting in the reduction of water flow from the Treatment Plant to the Raralevu Reservoir,” he said. “This has prompted WAF to undertake these works urgently and to carry out these works we will have to temporarily shut down these water pumps.

“During this disruption period, customers in the Nausori Town Central Business District (CBD) and Dilkusha to Toga-Nagavoka will not be affected.” Mr Uluinayau advised that WAF would commission the duplicated 375mm pipeline, which is approximately 630 metres in length from the Waila Water Treatment Plant to Duilomaloma Road, early next year.

“The commissioning works are scheduled to take place on 6pm Saturday, January 5, 2019, to 6am Sunday, January 6, 2019, and restoration works are expected to begin soon after from the commissioning works to 6am Monday, January 7, 2019,” he said.

Mr Uluinayau said once commissioned the new pipeline was expected to boost water supply into the Nausori Water Supply system.

For customers living in affected areas, Mr Uluinayau urged them to store sufficient amounts of water and use water wisely for their immediate needs during this temporary disruption period. “Water carting trucks will be on standby to service the areas as and when the need arises and the Authority highly regrets any inconvenience caused to its customers,” he said.