{"id":378233,"date":"2025-07-10T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378233"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:59:52","slug":"water-supply-disruption-hits-swakopmund-nonidas-and-arandis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378233","title":{"rendered":"Water supply disruption hits Swakopmund, Nonidas and Arandis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RESIDENTS of Swakopmund, Nonidas, and Arandis in the Erongo region are experiencing a temporary water supply disruption due to scheduled maintenance work and an unexpected pipeline issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Namibia Water Corporation Ltd (NamWater) announced that the interruption is primarily caused by bi-annual maintenance at the Orano Desalination Plant, which is underway and is expected to continue until midnight on 11 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, a routine inspection revealed a pipe break on the Omdel\u2013Swakopmund pipeline, further affecting water supply to the three areas. NamWater indicated that the break cannot be repaired immediately without causing even greater disruption to the existing supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents are urged to use water sparingly while maintenance is completed and the situation is stabilised. Once the desalination plant resumes full operations, NamWater will begin refilling town reservoirs to restore normal supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NamWater has apologised for the inconvenience and thanked residents for their patience and cooperation during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter RESIDENTS of Swakopmund, Nonidas, and Arandis in the Erongo region are experiencing a temporary water supply disruption due to scheduled maintenance work and an unexpected pipeline issue. 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