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OSE announces fifth Montevideo water shutdown for Wednesday
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OSE announces fifth Montevideo water shutdown for Wednesday

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Uruguay’s state water utility OSE will interrupt normal drinking-water service in Montevideo’s Belvedere neighborhood on September 2 for scheduled pipe-connection work.
  • The shutdown will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weather permitting.
  • OSE warned that localized cloudiness may appear in the water after service resumes.

Montevideo’s Belvedere neighborhood will face a scheduled water shutdown on Wednesday, September 2, while Uruguay’s state water utility OSE connects new piping.

The work will affect Tomás Texera between Avenida Garzón and Alcides de María, Islas Canarias between the same avenues, Coronilla between Tambores and Pérez de Sosa, and Lorenzo Calleros and Tambores between Avenida Garzón and Coronilla.

OSE said the interruption will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 2:30 p.m. The utility had already announced four other service cuts in Abayubá, Paso de las Duranas, Parque Batlle and Colón for the same day.

Utility crews will work to restore normal service. OSE said localized turbidity may occur once the work is complete and asked residents with other problems to call 0800 1871 or *1871 from mobile phones. The work will be postponed if weather conditions are unfavorable.

Once service has been restored, localized turbidity may occur as a consequence of the work carried out.

— OSEThe state utility warned residents about possible changes in water clarity after service resumes.
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