On Good Friday morning of April 7th, the Bogotá Aqueduct reported a fault that left many residents of Ciudad Bolivar area without water. The rationing schemes implemented during the tie-in operation of a new Tibitoc Casablanca line led to high consumption by affected people, forcing the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewerage Company (EAAB) to issue a statement. The company reported an unexpected decrease in the operating levels of the Casablanca tank on April 7th, which affected tanks in the Sierra Morena pumping chain. The EAAB is planning maintenance work to solve the damage caused. Tank trucks will be provided to help reduce the crisis and provide services for priority locations such as health posts, nursing homes, foundations, community kitchens, priority care sites, etc.
On the morning of Good Friday, April 7, the Bogotá Aqueduct reported a damage that has many inhabitants of the Ciudad Bolívar locality without water.
Work continues on the rationing schemes implemented during the tie-in operation of a new Tibitoc Casablanca line, and due to the high consumption of the people who have been affected, the Bogotá Aqueduct and Sewerage Company (EAAB) had to issue a statement.
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For this Thursday, April 7, the company reported that there was an unexpected decrease in the operating levels of the Casablanca tank, the point from which the supply to the Sierra Morena pumping chain is made. thus causing this contingency to generate an affectation in the continuity of the service in all the tanks that are in this chain.
Through a trill on Twitter They commented that this eventuality impacts the operation of the storage tanks whose supply depends on that drive line, and that correspond to the following: Sierra Morena 3, Santo Domingo Antiguo and Santo Domingo Nuevo.
From this moment the planning is already being done to be able to carry out maintenance works that allow to solve the damage caused. The work will be done during the morning of Good Friday, because due to the complexity involved in the work, it is very difficult to do it at night.
Which neighborhoods in Bogotá are affected by damage reported by the Bogotá Aqueduct company
Sierra Morena Tank 3
Damage: suspension of service
pathways: Transversal 50 to Carrera 77C between Calle 62 Sur to Calle 78 Sur
Barrios
Tres Reyes, El Espino, Viewpoint of the Estancia, Santo Domingo, Sierra Morena III, Santa Viviana, Caracolí, La Isla, La Esperanza, La Union, Los Robles, Oasis, Progreso, Villa Esperanza El Barreno.
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Old Santo Domingo Tank
Damage: suspension of service
pathways: Diagonal 43J to Calle 42C, between Carrera 33A Este to Carrera 47 Este, Calle 61 to Diagonal 43J, between Carrera 24 Este to Carrera 33C Este and Calle 43 D to Calle 42B, between Carrera 22A Este to Carrera 27 Este
Barrios
Altos Del Pino, Brisas Arenera 1, Brisas Arenera 2, Brisas Arenera 3, Corinto III El Paraíso, Luis Carlos Galan II, Luis Carlos Galan III, Mirador De Corinto III, Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo New Tank
Damage: Suspension of service
pathways: Calle 61 to Calle 44B, between Carrera 12A Este to Carrera 26 Este
Barrios
Chapel, Carlos Pizarro, Casaloma, Luis Carlos Galán I, Loma Linda, Minuto De Dios, Newfoundland, Villa Mercedes I, Villa Mercedes II, Villas de Casa Loma.
(Also read: Bogotá and surroundings have water once more: service is restored following repairs)
Due to the emergency that arose unexpectedly, the EAAB will have tank trucks to reduce the crisis and provide the service, which can be requested through Airlines 116.
will have priority health posts, nursing homes, foundations, community kitchens, priority care sites and others.
The damage reported by the Bogotá Aqueduct company on Good Friday has left many inhabitants of the Ciudad Bolívar locality without water. The rationing schemes implemented during the tie-in operation of a new Tibitoc Casablanca line, combined with high consumption, have caused this contingency to generate an affectation in the continuity of the service in all the tanks that are in this chain. The EAAB has reported that maintenance work is being planned to allow for a resolution. In the meantime, the EAAB is providing tank trucks to reduce the crisis and provide necessary services. We hope that the emergency will be resolved soon, and people can continue their daily life without any disruptions.