The Water Authority of Fiji has announced that water restoration efforts are in progress following the successful completion of planned upgrades at Waila, aimed at connecting the Viria Water Supply to the Waila Water Treatment Plant.
In a statement, WAF Chief Operating Officer Seru Soderberg reported that as of yesterday, teams were engaged in flushing and bleeding the system and had charged the pipeline leading from the Waila Water Treatment Plant to the Wainibuku Reservoir.
Soderberg noted that the water flow to the Wainibuku Reservoir was normalized around 3 p.m. yesterday, and efforts are now concentrated on refilling the reservoirs to their operational levels.
He stated that restoration activities to restore normal supply commenced at midnight and are expected to reach 90 percent restoration in affected areas.
Soderberg expressed gratitude to the public for their understanding and patience, as well as for adhering to advice about storing water over the weekend.
Additionally, the Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau, visited the work site and commended the teams involved in the operations, emphasizing the importance of these upgrades, which took about 20 hours to enhance the resilience, redundancy, and reliability of the Suva-Nausori Water Distribution Network.
Water delivery trucks are on standby to provide assistance if necessary.