The Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) wishes to advise our customers living in Lautoka that our Varaqe Dam is experiencing depleting water levels, resulting in reduced raw water inflow into Saru Water Treatment Plant.
As a result, our customers in the areas listed below will experience low water pressure to intermittent water supply from now, Friday, 29 October 2021, until further notice.
Affected areas are:
⚬ Wairabetia Area
⚬ Lauwaki Area
⚬ Viseisei Back Road
⚬ Wairabetia Muslim School Road
⚬ Navula Area
⚬ Saru Tawatawa Area
⚬ Natabua Area
⚬ Field 40 Area
⚬ Banaras
⚬ M.N Naidu
⚬ Balawa Areas
⚬ Kalacraft Industrial
⚬ Vuda Back Road
Customers in the above areas are kindly advised to store in their homes, sufficient amounts of water to last them for at least 2 to 3 days and are requested to use water wisely during this temporary disruption period.
Water carting trucks are on standby and can be requested in case of an emergency by calling shortcode 1507 (all mobile networks).
WAF also encourages customers to invest in storage containers or water tanks connected to the water system for storage and backup supply during any unplanned disruption that may arise due to emergency works or natural disasters.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and we seek your understanding and patience until such time supplies normalise.
For further enquiries, customers can call 3346777 or short code 5777 (all mobile networks) or email contact@waf.com.fj
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