The Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (DAWASA) has issued a public notice informing residents of Dar es Salaam and Coast Region to brace for an eight-hour water supply interruption scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
The disruption, DAWASA says, will occur between 9:00am and 5:00pm, and is a result of planned preventive maintenance on electrical infrastructure by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO).
The exercise will affect the operations of the Ruvu Chini (Bagamoyo) and Ruvu Juu (Mlandizi) water production plants, which serve a significant portion of the two regions.
“This temporary shutdown is necessary to allow for critical electrical infrastructure maintenance. As a result, water supply from both Ruvu Chini and Ruvu Juu plants will be halted during the maintenance window,” the authority said in a statement released on June 29.
Areas expected to be affected under the Ruvu Chini system include Bagamoyo, Mapinga, Mabwepande, Bunju, Tegeta, Mbweni, Boko, Kunduchi, Salasala, Goba, Mivumoni, Kawe, Lugalo, Makongo, University of Dar es Salaam, Mwenge, Kijitonyama, Mikocheni, Msasani, Oysterbay, Masaki, Upanga, Mwananyamala, Kinondoni, Magomeni, Muhimbili National Hospital, Ilala, Kigogo, Chang’ombe, Keko, Kurasini, Airport, Kiwalani, Buguruni, Vingunguti, and the city centre.
Communities drawing water from the Ruvu Juu system will also be affected. These include Ruvu Darajani, Ruvu JKT, Mlandizi, Mbwawa, Visiga, Mile 35, Misugusugu, Kongowe, Soga, Miembe Saba, Kwa Mfipa, Mwendapole, Tanita, Kwa Mathias, Kwa Mbonde, Picha ya Ndege, Lulanzi, Kibaha, Kiluvya, Kibamba, Mbezi, Magari Saba, Mbezi Inn, Mshikamano, Kimara, Tabata, Kinyerezi, Kisukuru, Msigani, Maramba Mawili, Kimara B, Kimara Korogwe, Bucha, Baruti, Ubungo, Makoka, Ukonga, Pugu, Gongo la Mboto, Majumba Sita, Segerea, and Kisarawe.
DAWASA has urged residents in the affected areas to store sufficient water in advance to meet domestic and essential needs during the maintenance period.
The authority has assured the public that supply will resume immediately upon completion of the works, and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
