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Water to be shut off in Tijuana & Rosarito??

jeans - 11-5-2012 at 12:36 AM

for 12 hours (or more in Rosarito) on Wednesday....has anyone else heard this??
Quote:
Tijuana's water to be shut off for more than 12 hours on Wednesday, Nov. 7
Repairs are being made at El Carrizo dam sluice gates for first time since they were built in 1970s

Water service in Tijuana in Rosarito will be shut off for more than 12 hours on Wednesday, Nov. 7, to allow maintenance work on sluice gates at El Carrizo dam, officials said Tuesday. The shutoff is to begin at 6 a.m. and water may start flowing in the pipes again after 6 p.m.(SIC...do they mean Tijuana AND Rosarito?)

Water service may be restored to Rosarito until the next day, officials said. (SIC...looks like they dropped the word "NOT")

Frontera said it will be the first work on the sluice gates since the dam was built in 1976-1978.


[Edited on 11-5-2012 by jeans]

Mula - 11-5-2012 at 04:49 AM

Get your buckets, pails and tanks full!

[Edited on 11-5-2012 by Mula]
Can't spell worth a darn this morning.

[Edited on 11-5-2012 by Mula]

jeans - 11-5-2012 at 07:48 AM

Can anyone confirm this?:?::?:

bajaguy - 11-5-2012 at 07:54 AM

While you are waiting for confirmation, fill the water jugs :lol:

I would add an extra 2 or 3 days to their schedule. You should be prepared to be without water service for 3 or 4 days......just sayin'

[Edited on 11-5-2012 by bajaguy]

DENNIS - 11-5-2012 at 08:43 AM

Take a long shower.

EnsenadaDr - 11-5-2012 at 09:53 AM

Dennis you have a huge water tank at your place in Lomas Del Mar, maybe you could have a shower party for all the Nomads in Rosarito :tumble: Just sayin'!!!

Zapotec - 11-5-2012 at 10:11 AM

According to the TV Mexican news is true.

David K - 11-5-2012 at 10:17 AM

If it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down. Fill bathtub and use that to add water to toilet tank.

BajaNomad - 11-5-2012 at 11:57 AM

Looks to have been widely reported. Was in La Frontera & El Sol de Tijuana last week, as well as El Mexicano today:

http://el-mexicano.info/informacion/noticias/1/3/estatal/201...

http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n2753041.htm

http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/31102...
PDF: http://c283867.r67.cf1.rackcdn.com/20121031_GENERAL_2.pdf

BajaNomad - 11-5-2012 at 12:00 PM

btw... there are some suggestions to store enough water for up to 36 hours of need.

QUETZALCOATL - 11-5-2012 at 12:15 PM

Years ago when I lived in Rosarito it was common for the water to be shut off-for days , luckily I had a very large pila under my car port -enough reserve water for 10 ppl to go three weeks. However one time I drained it climbed down the latter into the under ground room to sanitize it. Only thing was I like an idiot mixed bleach and ammonia and commenced to scrubbing by the time I climbed up n out there was a smokey haze coming out of the hole and I was light headed and sick. So what did I learn? Not to clean it. Have a great day

mtgoat666 - 11-5-2012 at 01:11 PM

always be prepared for an earthquake or other natural disaster interrupting water supply - keep spare water in bottles, drums, tank, etc. You can buy a 55-gal drum for $50, put a couple in your garage!

desertcpl - 11-5-2012 at 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by QUETZALCOATL
Years ago when I lived in Rosarito it was common for the water to be shut off-for days , luckily I had a very large pila under my car port -enough reserve water for 10 ppl to go three weeks. However one time I drained it climbed down the latter into the under ground room to sanitize it. Only thing was I like an idiot mixed bleach and ammonia and commenced to scrubbing by the time I climbed up n out there was a smokey haze coming out of the hole and I was light headed and sick. So what did I learn? Not to clean it. Have a great day




did it kill you??

DENNIS - 11-5-2012 at 04:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Dennis you have a huge water tank at your place in Lomas Del Mar, maybe you could have a shower party for all the Nomads in Rosarito :tumble: Just sayin'!!!


I'll turn the hose on 'em. :lol:

CESPT will be shutting the water off in Tijuana and Rosarito on November 7 (Wednesday) between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Gypsy Jan - 11-5-2012 at 06:15 PM

From The San Diego Reader

By David Alton Dodd

"This is due to maintenance at the main water department station. Those without pilas may want to take measures to prepare for the shutdown.

Beginning at six o'clock in the morning on November 7, approximately 95 percent of the greater Tijuana area will be without running water. The service is expected to resume normally 12 hours later, according to the state's commission of public services in Tijuana (CESPT, or Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana).

However, the notice warns that remote areas of Tijuana may not see water from the tap until sometime on November 8.

Past events such as this have taken a bit longer than estimated, for various incidental issues. The reason for this upcoming period of dry pipes is for scheduled maintenance at Presa Carrizo, a dam and reservoir approximately 25 miles east of Tijuana, just off of the free road from Tijuana to Tecate.

Carrizo is one of two dams and reservoirs that supply water to the greater Tijuana area, the other being the Rodriguez Dam and reservoir, approximately 15 miles southeast of downtown Tijuana. The reservoir at Rodriguez is currently at a much lower level than in recent years, while Carrizo remains a robust source of water.

Most tijuanense households keep a supply of cubetas (empty five-gallon plastic buckets) and fill them with water in advance of planned outages. The water is used sparingly to flush toilets or for sponge baths for a day or two.

In the past 20 years, CESPT has become better with limiting down-time for maintenance and supplying citizens with plenty of advance notice in order to prepare for short periods of faucet-less water."

Thanks....we're all set!

jeans - 11-5-2012 at 08:41 PM

:yes: :yes:
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
If it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down.
and thank you DK for that sage advice

[Edited on 11-6-2012 by jeans]

EnsenadaDr - 11-5-2012 at 08:48 PM

Will it affect Ensenada? The last time it did!!

DENNIS - 11-5-2012 at 09:22 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Will it affect Ensenada? The last time it did!!


Doesn't matter. It's supposed to rain on Saturday.

Sorry Dennis, I don't get it...

EnsenadaDr - 11-5-2012 at 09:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Will it affect Ensenada? The last time it did!!


Doesn't matter. It's supposed to rain on Saturday.

DENNIS - 11-5-2012 at 09:42 PM

Isn't the subject "water?"

Zapotec - 11-5-2012 at 10:41 PM

The media did not say that it will affect Ensenada.
The Baja local news tonight DID warn people to prepare for TWO days. They said they will do their best to take care of business in one day, but there is always the possibility of it taking two days.