I wonder if this is a seasonal thing.... My water pressure for the last week has dropped....
It has dropped so much, that when I run the bath, I cannot have both the warm and cold water on at the same time, the pressure ain't sufficient..... When I water the garden , it takes me 3 days to cover all of my lawn.... the height of the sprayer is about 40mm .... It's crazy and frustrating.... I stay up late , watering my lawn till 23h00.... Sometimes on the weekend, it get's a bit better.... Is something somewhere broken again? Any know?
are-you-there madashell
Check for leaks Mike A, you might have a broken pipe underground again.......................
Water pressure is. Dry low all over again. In the evenings it improves though. The pipes. Ear your house feed from Stevie's side and when we lived there the tree roots started chocking the pipes so your problem might be aggregated
So the tree's are conspiring against me again.... they better leaf me alone...
I don't think you are the only one Mike,our water pressure in the last few days were also down,and sometimes i could not even use the shower,maybe its time to pay Hans Hans a visit yesno
Now I am back to high pressure this evening.... what gives????
:nono1:
Maybe Hans read the post.... :culo1:
Don't think so.... washing machine is on this cool Oranjemund morning and I have a 30cm spray again..... ThatStinks2
Maybe Stevie turned his taps off?
It was wisely pointed out to me yesterday, that our wee town has been filling up with new inmates over the last few months, thus adding to the demand for services..... It was also noted a few years ago, that the current water storage capacity of our town would prove to be insufficient if the township was stocked to peak capacity and that a new water reservoir should be added to the 4 ageing ones we currently possess .... anyone care to comment?
are-you-there
Whoever told you this Mike must be on something stronger than the water you are talking about. Go back to the eighties and before when Oranjemund was FULL, the water pressure was always there and with a full supply going to the mine as well. This was with the same amount of storage capacity as of today, unless there is only one of the four water tanks being used.
Is the population greater now than in the eighties?, I don't think so and the demand by the mine area must also be lower now with less people working there and in the town as well.
Makes one think doesn't it...............????????????
It's a 30cm morning...... ThatStinks2
You Mike V of all people should know that those days people knew what they were doing,and the idiot who said that the town is filling up there is still eghty plus house empty in this town,oh maybe he meant illigal persons ...... ThatStinks2
Where have all these extra people been since last year this time.
We had the same problems then..... sorriso2
We seem to have very short memories. cat1.gif
I didn't like to say it Adriaan but well put.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Well i never Mike V .... it was actually meant as a compliment to you old timers love10
WATER SUPPLY TO ORANJEMUND TOWN AND TOWNLANDS
We are experiencing water supply problems to the abovementioned area. The inflow into the systems is less than the outflow causing reservoir levels to drop during the day. If this is not managed it will result in reservoirs running empty. To mitigate this the town booster pumps are stopped during the hours of 23h00 and 03h00 to enable the water level in the town reservoir to increase sufficiently for daytime consumption. Should this not be done and the reservoir levels run too low, the risk of running out of water due to power or equipment failures will result in town having no water.
A plan is in place to ensure a permanent solution for the future and will take some time to implement. Please use water wisely - especially in your gardens.
Joos Lombaard
Property Administration Manager
Thanks for that Adriaan..... Communication....
Mnr. Henry Coetzee, burgemeester van Oranjemund.
Die begroting is reeds ingedien om die wiele aan die rol te kry vir die talle projekte wat vir Namibië se nuutste dorp beplan word.
Sakemoontlikhede is ook reeds bespreek en 480 nuwe woon- en 20 nuwe sake-erwe is reeds uitgesit.
Die nuwe erwe is aan die kant van die mynhek en sal veral gebruik word om lae-inkomste huise te bou. Oranjemund sal ook, sou die begroting goedgekeur word, met 'n nuwe rioolstelsel en 'n nuwe elektrisiteitstoevoerstelsel spog.
Dit is van die goeie nuus wat Oranjemund se burgemeester, mnr. Henry Coetzee, vir inwoners het.
"Ons weet behuising is 'n probleem, maar op die oomblik verhoed die bestaande wetgewing op plaaslike owerhede die oordrag van erwe van die myn na die dorpsraad. Dis iets waaraan ons werk," het Coetzee gesê.
Intussen probeer hy eers 'n plan maak met die verbod wat die Paaie-owerheid op swaarvoertuie op die pad tussen Rosh Pinah en Oranjemund ingestel het.
Die verbod geld op alle vragmotors wat langer as 12 m is of meer as 20 ton weeg en verhoed karweiersom sekere produkte op Oranjemund af te lewer. Dit maak iets soos braaihout moeiliker bekombaar.
"Maar vir die res sal Namdeb eers sorg dat die dorpsraad die dienste op die dorp kan oorneem. Ons as raad is gelukkig om 'n dorp met infrastruktuur te kry wat sonder skuld is," sê hy.
Wat die begroting betref, sal die meeste geld glo vir die oprigting van bykomende infrastruktuur gebruik word. En vir die planne wat hy en sy bestuur het, gaan geld baie belangrik wees.
Coetzee sê byvoorbeeld dat gekyk moet word na die oprigting van 'n diamantverwerkingsaanleg. "Ons sit met die produk hier, hoekom kan ons dit nie verwerk nie?"
Ander groot planne is akwakultuur, akkerbou, 'n waterkantontwikkeling, 'n karavaanpark en ontwikkeling van die toerismebedryf.
"Lüderitz se burgemeester was hier en ons het gekyk hoe ons toerisme saam kan verbeter. Dit kan 'n baie groot rol in die omgewing speel en tot almal se voordeel strek," het hy opgewonde gesê oor die moontlikhede wat vir die dorp voorlê.
"Plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling moet tot voordeel van die mense strek. As verantwoordelike leiers moet ons toesien dat die dorp se voortbestaan verseker word."
Daarom het Coetzee en sy bestuur al verskeie moontlike beleggers op die dorp ontvang, insluitend bekende winkelgroepe en 'n moontlike handelaar in die boubedryf. Intussen het 'n afvaardiging van die Ministerie van Handel en Nywerheid ook by die dorpsraad aangeklop om na die oprigting van 'n ope mark te kyk.
Nog 'n vooruitsig waaroor Coetzee baie opgewonde is, is die bouwerk aan 'n staatskool wat in volgende jaar sal begin. "Die belangrikste is egter om 'n dorp te ontwikkel sonder te veel koolstofbesoedeling - 'n dorp wat nie 'n koolstofspoor sal laat nie."
That said.......where is the water going to come from???
Rain, God....Spar? If this is the beginning, I don't want to be here to see the end..
HIER SAL NIE 'n VOET-SPOOR OORBLY NIE, nevermind carbon print!!!!!
Is a n "waterkantontwikkeling" A waterfront???? image201
Must be. But with the lack of H2O, I don't know ha ha
Drinking Whishy with sea water will be hell...... fantasy-18
This is a snippet from oom Joos Lombaard's email.
"To mitigate this the town booster pumps are stopped during the hours of 23h00 and 03h00 to enable the water level in the town reservoir to increase sufficiently for daytime consumption."
I think it's time for a new watch, TV, PC, GPS, kitchen clock................... summer joy.gif
Quote from: Michael Alexander on November 19, 2012, 03:51:51 PM
Is a n "waterkantontwikkeling" A waterfront???? image201
"A Water Side Development"
come on guys, at least then we can go fishing without using 4 wheel drives swink
Another thing,what is that demarcated stones on the left side of the road as you leave town ,surely they are not going to build low cost houses there? yesno
A bird whispered in my ear that the pumps arrived, but they were the wrong ones.... anyone?
yesno
Why does that not surprise me Mike A................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Mike V... I've been trying to tell how many people that the current water consuming inhabitants of Oranjemund can possibly exceed the population of the 80's and early 90's...
You and I both know what the infrastructure was like back then and how it ran. Then again back then Joe Soap and Piet Pompies and Festus Rustus all did their loyal share of reporting irregularities with the infrastructure. How many "springs' have I noticed in the town that sprout grass and almost reeds too before being brought to the attention of the relevant repairmen.
I now have the call centre number on speed dial... to report the springs...
@Mike A. Dude, you don't want to know what a bitch it is trying to catch a shower after a call out in the middle of the night and their aint any water pressure.
There are numerous self help solutions out there but at a price that nobody wants to pay for on property that isn't theirs.
Message to whoever controls the water. i have just about had enough of waterless showers,will you please change the times to 08h00 --- 10 hoo so that some one else can complain for a change,maybe if some of the high BRASS in this town have a nice waterless shower,then maybe something will change.... ha ha .....of course the idiots who water the grass in town 7 days a week must be congratulated for destroying our lovely town . ThatStinks2 ThatStinks2
Three of my neighbours are on leave already, our water pressure is rocking so much so that I can haul out the phssst phsst sprayer...... 16_1_231
There you go,see thats your problem,why don't you sneak over and do a illigal connection in their yard and voila your water problems are over.....heheheh
I am fed up...... for how many months do we have to sit without any water pressure in this town..... I am tired of trying to water my garden with a 30cm spray of water.... last night took me 2 hours just to water 9m sq of my lawn, I get up early this morning to continue watering..... 20 cm spray..... THE TOWN IS LOOKING DISGRACEFUL...... BROWN GRASS EVRYWHERE! TREE:S DYING....... WE UNDERTSAND the pumps need replacing...... but jeepers people in charge, how many months..... MY TOWN IS DYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the old school that ran this town would have had replacement pumps here within the week........ you bastards don't give toss about the town............. you' are letting it go to pot..... the town council should be putting pressure on somebody..... yesterday it was nice to see real tourists in town.... by the bakkie load...... the perfect time for the town to be marketed..... and what do we have to stun them with..... brown/yellow grass everywhere with dead tree's WHAT A DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!!!! somebody should be strung up from the dead tree's...... GIVE ME BACK MY WATER PRESSURE>>>>>>>>> 23_146_26 thumper
and yes! this is a democracy and I am entitled to get angry and air my views..... if one more person emails me or grabs me in the store to complain about the dead grass and water pressure.... I will explode......... SOMEBODY WAKE UP!!!!!
No1 ThatStinks2
Mike if you string up those responsible for the demise of the town, the trees that you want to use will never stand up to the dead weight of those people.
Not only that, what about the lights that are also out of action, some have been out for many months, if not years, take Sixth Ave for example. Or is the Abbey still out of action waiting for spares.................????????
bravo bravo To whoever read this post (I assume) This morning I awoke to a rocket of water pressure, managed to water a large chunk of my lawn..... but wait, it get's better.... on the way down to work, I almost crashed the car, was astonished to see the yellow patch of grass (desert) opposite the magistrates getting watered.... this is the first time in four months (if not longer) that I have seen this once beautiful piece of grass being watered..... in addition to this.... the small yellow patch of grass next to the museum was also being watered.... so it may not be too late.... where there is a way there is indeed a will....
Latest minewide with regard to our current water situation....
For what it's worth, nice to have communication on the matter.....
"Dear Oranjemund Residents
Just to follow up on my previous communication about our water situation:
• The supply of water from the Fellman Wells and borehole pumps is consistently less than the average consumption of town and mine;
• A few breakdowns were also experiences in the last week, which did not help our cause but it have been sorted out now;
• To thus ensure adequate availability of water, the booster pump in town is stopped between the hours of 23h00 and 04h00 to replenish the water level;
• The Fellman Wells have been cleaned and its performance improved significantly, however the pump can only supply at a specific rate;
• An application has been submitted to add 4 more boreholes to our water extraction permit and this has been approved;
• In addition, spares and material are on order to install and commission 2 more boreholes by end of January 2013 and 2 more later in the first half of 2013;
• We are confident that the additional 2 boreholes will fill the gap between extraction and consumption by end of January and the other 2 will allow us to have some spare capacity;
• An investigation will also be done, in 2013, on the feasibility of another Fellman Well.
I want to urge you to be water wise and use water sparingly. We have also established a few ground rules in an attempt to have enough water to do the parks, lawns and sport fields.
Joos Lombaard
Property Administration Manager"
Not that it help much... I called and put in a request to come and fix a water pipe that's leaking seriously. Guess what, up to now no one has turned up to have a look BoomSmilie_anim
Well put Joos,but it seems i will have to invest in a solar geyser,to at least have a shower before work,or risk having a head injury early in the morning at about 03h30,now would you be so kind as to change the hours you switch off the booster pump from 06h00 to 09h00 and see what happens... er any body in the solar business out there? THAT IS FOR A NICE SOLAR GEYSER....