UMasipala iNelson Mandela Bay ucebisa abasebenzisi bamanzi ukuba bawabilise phambi kokuba bawasebenzise.
Ngelixa uMasipala oMbaxa uqubisana neyona ntlekele ekwelona qondo libi, umgangatho wamanzi wethu wehlile. Sakweza la manzi asuka emhlabeni nangafakelwanga zinongo kwinkqubo yembonakalo enje ngomnatha, ukuba phantsi komthamo wamanzi emadamini kwakunye nokunyukakusehla komthamo wamadama, umgangatho oguqu-guqukayo nekungelula ukuwuqinisekisa ngekhulu (100) leepesenti.
Ukuguquka komgangatho wamanzi kunxulunyaniswa nokusetyenziswa kwamachiza hayi ubukho beentsholongwane.
Siwongezile amanzi kule nkqubo yethu injengomantha ngembonakalo ngokomba imingxuma yezitsala-manzi, oku ikukwangeza umthamo wamanzi asisibonelelo. Ngale nkqubo yokuxuba amanzi navela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, kusetyenziswa isilungelelaniso ukuzuza
Le SANS241: 2015 engumgangatho wamanzi akwiqondo eliphezulu ngokomgangatho. Kungoku nje, ngenxa yokwehla komthamo wamanzi kumadama afana ne-Churchill (nekungokunje iphantsi kwemo yonxunguphalo/ayizinzanga) nesuka yehla ukuya ngaphantsi kwezinga lokuthabatheka, oku kusingisela kwizinga lokuxubayela elingafikelelekiyo, ngoko ke kumele ukuba amanzi siwabilise njengesilumkiso.
Iingcebiso
Abahlali kumele ukuba benze enye yezi znto zilandelayo:
Sebenzisa amanzi asebhotileni kungenjalo abilisiweyo ukuze usele okanye ulungise ukutya kwakho.
• Ukuba amanzi asebhotileni awekho, wabilise ngamandla amanzi kangangomzuzu omnye. Emva kokuwabilisa, walinde aphole phambi kokuba uwasele.
Wabilise amanzi etephu, nokuba ahluziwe, (umzekelo, ngesihluzo sasekhaya kungenjalo umphanda wokuhluza amanzi).
Musa ukusebenisa amanzi asuka kwizixhobo ezidityaniswe nentambu yamanzi, ezifana nomkhenkce namanzi aphuma kwisikhenkcezisi.
• Ukuncancisa yeyona ndlela ilungileyo yokondla usana. Ukuba usana lwakho ulunika ifomula, lunike le ilungele ukusetyenziswa nanini na, ukuba unakho.
Ukuhlamba izandla
• Amaxesha amaninzi, ungasebenzisa amanzi etephu kunye nesepha ukuhlamba izandla xa usebenzisa eli cebiso lamanzi abilileyo. Landela iingcebiso zamagosa kawonke-womke ezempilo.
• Qinisekisa ukuba uyazikhuhla ngesepha izandla malunga nama-20 emizuzwana, okungenani, uze uzipulushe kakuhle ngamanzi abalekayo.
Ukuba amanzi nesepha awekho, sebenzisa isanithayiza eyenziwe ngotywala obumalunga nama-60 eepesenti.
Ukuhlamba nokushawa
Lumkela ukuba ungawaginyi amanzi ngethuba uhlamba okanye ushawa
Qaphela izilumkiso ngethuba uhlamba iintsana. Zihlambe ngesiphontshi ukuqinisekisa uyawacutha amathuba okuba ziwasele la manzi okuhlamba.
Ukuxukuxa amazinyo
Xukuxa amazinyo ngamanzi asebhotileni okanye abilileyo. Musa ukusebenzisa amanzi etephu ongawabilisanga kuqala.
Ukuhlamba izitya
• Ukuba unakho, sebenzisa izitya ezilahlwayo zakugqiba ukusebenza, iikopi, kunye nezinye izixhobo ngeli lixa usebenzisa iingcebiso zokubiliswa kwamanzi.
Izihlambi-zitya zasemakhaya amaxesha amaninzi, zisoloko zikulungele ukusetyenziwa ukuba:
- amanzi afumana ubushushu bokupulusha obungama- 60 degrees Celcius,
Okanye
Esi sihlamba-zitya sinenkqubo yokusanithayiza eqhubayo.
• Sanithayiza zonke iibhotile zabantwana abanncinci (Iintsana).
Ukuhlamba izitya ngezandla:
Hlamba ubuye upulushe izitya zakho njengokuba usenza xa usebenzisa amanzi ashushu.
Kwisitya esahlukileyo, dibanisa itispuni elinye le-bhlitshi yasekhaya engamanzi nengena vumba ukuze ubhlitshe ilitha nganye yamanzi ashushu.
- Sokisha izitya zakho ezipulushiweyo emanzini kangangomzuzu omnye, okungenani.
- Zomise izitya zakho ngokupheleleyo phambi kokuzisebenzisa kwakhona.
Impahla ehlanjwayo
• Kulungile ukuhlamba iimpahla njengesiqhelo.
Ukucoca (Indlu)
• Coca izinto zokudlala ezihlambekayo kwakunye nomgangatho nge:
Ngamanzi asebhotileni
Ngamanzi abilileyo, okanye
- Ngamanzi angena zintsholongwane
Ukukhathalela izilwanyana zasekhaya
• Izilwanyana zasekhaya zingagula kwangezi ntsholongwane zigulisa abantu kungenjalo zisasaze iintsholongwane ebantwini. Nika izilwanyana zasekhaya amanzi abilisiweyo aza apholiswa. Ukuba amanzi asebhotileni awafumaneki, yiza namanzi abilisiweyo kangangomzuzu omnye (kumgangatho wobusushu ongaphezulu kwama-6, 500 eefithi, uwabilise imizuzu emithathu). Emva kokuwabilisa, walinde aphole phambi kokuwasebenzisa.
Wabilise amanzi ethephu nokuba athe kanti ahluziwe (umzekelo, ngesihluzo sasekhaya okanye umphanda wokuhluza amanzi).
Musa ukusebenzisa amanzi asuka kwisixhobo esisebenza ngombane xa sidityaniwe nentambo efana nomkhenkce osuka kwisikhenkcezisi.
Ukukhathalela isitiya sakho
Ungasebenzisa amanzi etephu kwizityalo zasekhaya nasesitiyeni.
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USE
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality would like to advise consumers to boil tap water before ingestion.
With the Metro experiencing the worst drought of its kind, the quality of our water has deteriorated. The addition of unblended ground water into the reticulation system, low dam levels and fluctuating reservoir levels, has led to a constant change in water quality and it cannot be 100 percent guaranteed. The change of quality relates to chemical parameters and is not bacteriological.
Additional water has been introduced into the water reticulation system through boreholes as means to supplement the water supply to the Metro. Through a system of blending water from different water sources, a blending ratio is used to meet SANS241: 2015 water quality standards. Currently, the decline of the water supply sources such as the Churchill Dam (currently vulnerable/unstable), which has dropped to below abstraction rates, has resulted in the blending ratio not being met and therefore the water needs to be boiled as a precautionary act.
Recommendations
Residents should do the following until further notice:
General
• Use bottled or boiled water for drinking, and to prepare and cook food. If bottled water is not available, bring water to a full rolling boil for 1 minute. After boiling, allow the water to cool before use. Boil tap water even if it is filtered (e.g. by a water).
• Do not use water from any appliance connected to your water line, such as ice and water from a refrigerator.
• Breastfeeding is the best infant feeding option. If you formula feed your child, provide ready-to-use formula, if possible.
Handwashing
In many cases you can still use tap water and soap to wash hands during a boil water advisory. Follow the guidance from your local public health officials. Be sure to scrub your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Then, rinse them well under running water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser that contains at least 60% alcohol.
Bathing and showering
• Be careful not to swallow any water when bathing or showering. Use caution when bathing babies and young children. Consider giving them a sponge bath to reduce the chance of them swallowing water.
Brushing teeth
• Brush teeth with boiled or bottled water. Do not use tap water that you have not boiled first.
Washing dishes
• If possible, use disposable plates, cups and utensils during a boil water advisory Household dishwashers are generally safe to use if:
• The water reaches a final rinse temperature of at least 66° Celsius, or The dishwater has a sanitising cycle.
• Sanitise all baby bottles.
To wash dishes by hand:
• Wash and rinse the dishes as you normally would using hot water. In a separate basin, add 1 teaspoon of unscented household liquid bleach for each litre of warm water. Soak the rinsed dishes in the water for at least one minute.
• Let the dishes air dry completely before using again.
Laundry
• It is safe to wash clothes as usual.
Cleaning
• Clean washable toys and surfaces with:
Bottled water,
• Boiled water, or Water that has been disinfected
Caring for pets
Pets can get sick from some of the same germs as people or spread germs to people. Give pets bottled water or boiled water that has cooled.
If bottled water is not available, bring water to a full rolling boil for 1 minute (at elevations above 6 500 feet, boil for 3 minutes). After boiling, allow the water to cool before use. Boil tap water even if it is filtered (e.g. by a home water filter or a pitcher that filters water).
• Do not use water from any appliance connected to your water line, such as ice and water from a refrigerator.
Caring for your garden and houseplants
• You can use tap water for household plants and gardens.
