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Author: Nadine Payle

Power Outage in Rosedale

We have a feeder cable fault in Rosedale. Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) will be communicated as soon as the Technicians are done assessing the fault.

Media Release: Wrap on Incidents related to  Flooding for George Municipal area

Heavy rainfall over two days (3/4 June) resulted in some localized flooding in the George Municipal area however no major incidents were reported.

GEORGE DISASTER SERVICES  
79 pieces of gunplas issued mostly at informal settlements for Rosedale and Thembalethu Zone 6 and 7, Ward 12

5 Motor Vehicle Accidents (R102, N2 Gwaing Bridge, Garden Route Mall, N2 Pacaltsdorp, Outeniqua Pass – no injuries
Fallen trees – Thembalethu Potgieter se Dam, Harry Comay Hospital, Hoekwil, Wilderness, removed by George Fire Services
Sandbags – +_ 10 issued to community members.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT

The vehicle Testing Station closed Tuesday 4 June due to localized flooding and reopened on 5 June.

PARKS AND RECREATION

Parks and Recreation responded to a fallen tree at Herold’s Bay and Bridge Road

CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES
44 Stormwater complaints attended to

ROADS

5 June – West Access Road to Haarlem is currently inaccessible due to flooding. (Provincial Road)

ELECTROTECHNICAL SERVICES
SS Wilderness tripped early hours of 4 June; load was picked up by George Municipality. Wilderness Network was restored to ESKOM grid by late afternoon.

Weather related trip at SS Constantia Kloof, restored power to Constantia Kloof and Wilderness Village late afternoon of 4 June

Did you know that you can now check in on Municipal Faults Logged In Your Area via your My Smart City George App? #DYK

 

 

 

Residents are now able to view all logged faults in their area.

1. Go to your Apps home screen

2. Scroll down and tap the Map Icon

3. Search Your area or Type in the Address where the fault was logged.

4. If you logged the fault, it will appear in Orange, if it was logged by another member of the public, it will appear in Grey.

Please note that as per the POPI Act no personal details are visible to the public when viewing a fault logged by someone else.

Download My Smart City – George APP via the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store or via the My Smart City website www.mysmart.city or Scan the QR Code which can also be found on your current municipal statement!

Should you have any issues with registering please contact support@mysmart.city

#mysmartcity
#cityofopportunities

Vehicle Testing Station closed due to weather

 

The Vehicle Testing Station, located corner of Hibernia Street is unable to operate due to the current heavy rainfall which has caused some flooding. The VTS will remain closed until further notice. George Municipality apologizes for any inconvenience.

Please note the MVR offices are accessible and remain open to the public.

 

UPDATE: UNPLANNED OUTAGE – Parts of Wilderness

George Municipality will now proceed to start the process to energize portions of Wilderness currently without power, from George.

The partial outage is due to the ESKOM Transformer SS Wilderness which tripped earlier this morning.

This process can take a few hours to complete and we request everyone’s patience in this regard.

UNPLANNED POWER OUTAGE – Parts of Wilderness

Issued George Municipality, 4 June @ 08:41

SS Wilderness Transformer has tripped affecting parts of Wilderness.

Eskom will attempt to energize the transformer.

Should that fail, George Municipality will proceed with the process of reconfiguring the network to pick up load.

📢 George, Wilderness and Uniondale Tourism is changing the status of Membership to Stakeholder as of 01 July 2024.📢

In a bid to enhance the promotion and visibility of local businesses, all tourism products and affiliates are required to complete a digital Tourism Stakeholders Community application by 16 June 2024 to remain on databases.

👉🏻 Read More: https://zc.vg/9fvfD?m=0

This update is crucial as it enables the Tourism office to gather current information about each business, ensuring effective marketing and targeted communication channels.

Please fill in the registration form below:👇🏼

https://shorturl.at/x3okB

Municipal Offices Closed For Upcoming Public Holidays

Please be advised that the George Municipality offices will be closed for the upcoming Public Holiday, General Election Day, on the 29th of May 2024.

We urge all George residents to take note of these closures and to plan their business accordingly.

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Credit Control Department – New After-hour number

Please be advised that the emergency number of the credit control department outside of business hours has been changed.

The new emergency number is 072 501 1843.

This number is to be used strictly for EMERGENCY BLOCKED ELECTRICITY METERS during the following hours: Monday to Friday from 16:30 to 20:00, Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 8:00 to 14:00

 

After-Hours Contact Numbers

Fire Only Emergency Number (24/7): 044 801 6311

TOLL-FREE Disaster Number (24/7): 087 152 9999

George Municipality After Hours Number: 044 801 6300

Credit Control After Hours Number: 072 501 1843

REFUSE COLLECTION DURING THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Households may put out SEVEN BLACK, FOUR GREEN and an UNLIMITED number of BLUE bags on their weekly collection day.
Additional tied bundles of branches are allowed if they are shorter than a meter in length and can be picked up by one person.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE REMOVAL SCHEDULE OVER THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
29 May 2024 (General Elections) – Collection as per normal schedule

ALL BUSINESS REFUSE WILL BE COLLECTED ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
REFUSE REMOVAL DAYS

MONDAY: Blanco, Riverlea, Heatherpark, Heatherlands, Glen Barrie, Kraaibosch, Groenkloof, Blue Mountain Village, Herold’s Bay, Victoria Bay, Rondevlei area (George side)

TUESDAY: Levallia, Rosemoor, Conville, Protea Park, Parkdene, Ballotsview, Borchards, Lawaaikamp, Thembalethu, Wilderness, Constantia Kloof, Kleinkrantz

WEDNESDAY: Camphersdrift, Fernridge, Denneoord, Bo-Dorp, Blommekloof, Tweerivieren, Hoogekraal, Hoekwil, Touwsranten farm areas

THURSDAY :Wilderness Heights, Dormehlsdrift, George South, Le Grand, Bos en Dal, Groeneweidepark, Sinksabrug, Herold, Geelhoutboom, Eselsjacht, Hansmoeskraal, Jonkershoek, Rooirivierrif, Pacaltsdorp, Rosedale, Waboomskraal, Touwsranten village

FRIDAY: Glenwood, Loerie Park, Eden George, Genevafontein, Denver Park, Bergsig, Eastern Extension

BUSINESSES: Monday, Wednesday and Friday

CONTACT
George Municipality Environmental Services
82 Meade Street, George. Phone 044 802 2900

Unplanned water outage in Wilderness

A pipe has burst on Anchorage Lane, impacting several areas.

The affected areas include The Dunes, South Side, George Rd (CBD), Spar, Wilderness Hotel, Milkwood Village, 10th Avenue, and Anchorage Avenue.

Kindly note that a water cart will be stationed at the Wilderness Hotel parking lot for the convenience of the residents and businesses in the affected areas.

Upgrading of the George New Water Treatment Works

Construction of temporary bypass on 04 June 2024. The estimated disruption duration is one day.

DESCRIPTION:
The existing raw water bulk pipeline has reached the end of its design life and must be replaced. On the 04th of June 2024 a bypass pipeline will be constructed to enable the replacement of the old pipeline.

CONSTRUCTION PERIOD:
04June 2024 from 07h00 to 18h00

SERVICE DISRUPTION:
Potable water distribution may be affected during the construction period and consumers are requested to use water sparingly.

IMPACT:
The Supply of potable water to the residents of George Municipality might be disrupted from 07h00 to 18h00 while the construction work is carried out.

ACCESS TO SITE:
Access to the construction site will be strictly controlled. No member of the public will be allowed access to the construction area, in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to the public to be patient and use water sparingly on 04 June 2024.

Uniondale: Water Discolouring

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Uniondale water treatment plant’s outflow quality was affected with the unusual low raw water dam levels.

Floc carryover was noticed and the George Municipal operations had to clean the primary and secondary sedimentation dams at the water treatment plant. This resulted in higher-than-normal turbidity water entering our potable water storage reservoirs, and ultimately the water distribution network.

George Municipality can confirm that the water is safe for consumption and advise the public to boil the water before consumption.

The maintenance will be concluded within the next 3 to 4 hours after which the water network will be scoured.

The water discolouring will subside over the next few hours.

A water truck will be roaming the town area.

Update: Low Water Pressure and No Water in Heather Park

The issue has been identified as faulty valves that need to be replaced. Municipal teams are on their way to restore water supply.

The affected areas include De Oewer and the SPAR shopping center.
Estimated time for restoration is 4-6 hours.

A water tanker will be stationed at SPAR Heather Park during this time.

Pipe burst: Kleinkrantz, Wilderness

The George municipality team is currently on-site addressing the burst pipe issue in Kleinkrantz.

A water tanker will be dispatched to roam the area.

Estimated time for repair is 4-6 hours.