Who do you call about a water or sewer fault in Durbanville?
Durbanville is part of the City of Cape Town, so the City looks after faults on its water and sewer network there. These channels are for properties in the City of Cape Town: phone 0860 103 089 and follow the prompts, text 31373, or log the fault on the service request portal. A reference number is worth asking for.
On blocked sewers, the City's own page gives practical guidance. Call a registered plumber for a blockage on private property. Call the City for a blockage in the street or on public land. Sewage rising from a manhole in your road is a report to the City.
Live in an estate or complex? What to check first
Estates and complexes can have their own managers, so a short checklist saves time before you request a quote:
- Ask the estate office or managing agent which pipes are theirs and which belong to individual owners.
- Ask whether a shared line serves your unit and your neighbours.
- Check whether the estate needs notice or a gate pass for a plumber to come in.
- Tell us in the form whether the problem is in your unit, in a shared area or at the gate.
A fault in the public street outside the estate gate is the City's to hear about. Use the channels above.
Is there sewer work in Wellway Park?
Yes. Cape Town ETC reported on 6 October 2026 that the City is replacing 3.7 km of ageing sewer mains in Wellway Park, Durbanville, in an R11.4 million project. The 160 mm pipes are more than four decades old. The streets named are Hibiscus, Bethen, Eike, Mimosa, Coral, Denne, Bauhinia, Sipres, Boland and Blueberry Lane.
The City is using pipe cracking, a semi-trenchless method that lays new HDPE pipe with less excavation than conventional replacement. The report expects the work to be complete by April 2027.
The report asks residents to flush only human waste and toilet paper, and to report blockages, overflows and missing manhole covers through the City's channels. If your water or drain behaves oddly in that area, ask the City whether work is under way in your street before you book anyone.
Blocked, leaking or no hot water in Durbanville? Phone 060 086 9889 or use the quote form.
Which Durbanville suburbs do we cover?
Durbanville sits north of Bellville. Requests come from across the area, including Durbanville Hills, Kenridge, Eversdal, Rosedale, Sonstraal, Langeberg Village, Morningstar, Nerina, Pinehurst, Vierlanden, Welgevonden Estate and Wellway Park. Not on the list? Put your suburb in the form.
Close by are plumber in Bellville to the south and plumber in Brackenfell to the south-east. Kraaifontein, to the east, is covered on the plumber in the Northern Suburbs page. The area list is on where we work.
What can a plumber help with in Durbanville?
You can request a quote for blocked drains or leak detection, among the other jobs on our plumbing services page. The steps for any job are on the request a quote page.
Selling your Durbanville home? The first FAQ below covers the water certificate the City asks for.
Questions people ask
Selling a house in Durbanville: do I need a plumbing Certificate of Compliance?
Yes. The City needs its water installation Certificate of Compliance form completed by a City-registered plumber before a Cape Town property transfers.
Durbanville is inside the City, so the rule applies. Your conveyancing attorney submits the completed form and can advise on timing and on how the cost is handled in the sale agreement.
When will the Wellway Park sewer work be finished?
Cape Town ETC reported on 6 October 2026 that the Wellway Park sewer replacement is expected to be completed by April 2027.
The report covers 3.7 km of sewer main. For a blockage in the street during the work, report it to the City.
Who is responsible for a pipe inside a Durbanville estate?
Ask your estate office which pipes are its own. For a fault in the street, report it to the City on 0860 103 089.
If the pipe is on a public street outside the estate gate, the City's channels above apply. If it is inside, the estate office comes first.