UPDATE: 16 February 2026 – 14:20
WATER SUPPLY RESTORED AMID BURST PIPE IN NEW PARK- PUMPS AT NEWTON RESERVOIRS ARE BACK IN OPERATION
Latest: Repairs on burst pipe located at corner Meyer and Conrad streets in New Park have been completed ahead of schedule.
Pumps at Newton Reservoirs have been switched-on.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
UPDATE: 16 February 2026 – 12:00
ALERT: TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – BURST PIPE NECESSITATES PUMPS SWITCHED-OFF AT NEWTON RESERVOIRS
Reason: Waterworks are effecting repairs on burst pipe located at corner Meyer and Conrad streets in New Park.
Pumps at Newton Reservoirs to be switched-off.
Duration of Interruption: Three hours.
Impact: Low tap pressure to no-tap-flow in Kimberley suburbia.
Kind regards,
Thabo Mothibi
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
