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Nine of 24 communal water collection points in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will be activated on Saturday.
This was announced by Metro's multi-party political oversight Committee on Thursday.
Currently, the Metro is not extracting water from the Impofu dam because the barge is being relocated and over the past week, Churchill dam has been carrying most of the Impofu dam's shortfall and is now also seriously depleted.
Chairperson of the Amatola Water Board and leader of the Intervention Team, Pam Yako recommended to the committee that the Churchill dam's supply be cut immediately to reduce consumption and prevent dam failure due to over-extraction.
The recommendation will see extraction from Churchill dam reduced from 60 ml/d to 25 ml/d and as a result, the dam will run dry by Tuesday the 28th.
This will have an impact on the southern and western suburbs of Nelson Mandela Bay, including parts of New Brighton and Kwazakhele.
Residents in these areas will experience intermittent water supply as a result of the reduced extraction.
Initially, the nine collection points will be activated to operate 24hrs a day and the measure is expected to last for at least seven days.
More information on the exact locations and availability of these augmentation supplies will be published shortly on all municipal communication platforms.
