City boreholes activated
CoW warns of possible observable changes to drinking water
To ensure the required water supply to residents, the City of Windhoek (CoW) announced that they have begun supplementing the capital’s drinking water supply via their emergency borehole scheme. As a result, there may be some observable changes from the norm as regards the taste, colour and smell of the city’s drinking water.Despite this, the CoW remains committed to ensuring the quality of Windhoek’s drinking water and wants to assure residents that this drinking water remains fit for human consumption. Areas where the observable changes may be most obvious include Olympia, Suiderhof, Kleine Kuppe, Cimbebasia, Prosperita, Auasblick, Pionierspark, Academia, Rocky Crest, Hochland Park, and Luiperdsvallei, as these areas will henceforth receive borehole water exclusively.
The suburbs of Eros, Klein Windhoek, Avis, Windhoek CBD, Hochland Park, Ludwigsdorf, Dorado Park, and Windhoek North will receive a blend of borehole water, NamWater and reclaimed water and hence the observable changes in drinking water should be less.
The rest of Windhoek will receive a blend of NamWater and reclaimed water, as before, and no observable changes in drinking water are expected. This water supply strategy will remain in place until the CoW receives noticeable inflows into the NamWater surface sources.