06/03/2026
BREAKING: Water Supply to Parts of Freetown Temporarily Shut Down Tonight - Guma Announces
The Guma Valley Water Company has announced a temporary shutdown of water supply across parts of Freetown today, 6 March 2026, to allow urgent repairs on major transmission pipelines.
According to a public notice issued by the utility company, water supply will be suspended from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (8 hours) while engineers carry out critical maintenance work.
The repairs include:
• Fixing a burst 28-inch transmission pipeline at Pogodon, Hamilton
• Replacing a faulty washout valve on the 22-inch pipeline at Pogodon
• Replacing another faulty washout valve on the 28-inch pipeline at Mambo
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