ETAPA Lists Six Cuenca Sectors Affected by Today's Water Cut

ETAPA EP has announced a temporary potable-water interruption for Tuesday, September 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The interruption affects users whose homes or workplaces are supplied by the Miguel Diaz reserve in Cuenca.

The six locations listed

ETAPA says the interruption will affect:

• The entrance to Zhiquir-La Merced
• The entrance to the Los Cipreses de Challuabamba neighborhood
• The Miguel Diaz sector
• The entrance to Zumbahuaico
• Petroecuador
• Cruz Loma

The notice applies to residences and workplaces in those locations. If you are in one of the listed areas, the useful move is to plan around the published six-hour window rather than assume the interruption will be limited to a particular type of property.

Why the service is being interrupted

ETAPA says crews are carrying out interconnection work for new potable-water pipes associated with the Miguel Diaz Tank. The utility describes the work as necessary to improve the water infrastructure and guarantee service.

That makes this a temporary infrastructure interruption, rather than an announcement of a permanent change to the water system. The published notice does not say that the work will finish early, whether pressure will vary between the six locations, or whether additional interruptions will follow.

What residents should check

The six locations are described by sectors and access points, so residents who live near one of them may want to confirm their exact service area with ETAPA. People working in the listed areas should also consider the notice for their workplace, not only for their home address.

For additional questions, ETAPA provided its direct line: 188.

This is the kind of local notice that is easy to miss until a tap stops working. The timing and the location list give Cuenca residents a straightforward way to decide whether they need to fill containers, adjust a workday routine, or contact the utility for clarification.

Source: El Mercurio