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Sedapal Starts Multi-Day Water Cuts in Lima

The utility says the outages are for reservoir cleaning and pipe connections, with crews deploying tanker trucks plus a hotline and published schedules for residents.

Overview

  • Sedapal began scheduled interruptions on Wednesday, October 28, continued cuts on Thursday, October 29, and announced further maintenance outages for Friday, October 30.
  • The work targets reservoir cleaning/disinfection and pipe empalmes (connections) designed to strengthen storage and distribution infrastructure.
  • Multiple districts are affected, including Santiago de Surco, Barranco, Miraflores, San Juan de Lurigancho, Carabayllo, Pucusana and Pachacámac, with detailed start and restoration times published per district.
  • Some district outages will last several hours—commonly 8–12 hours—with media reports noting a few specific sectors facing longer interruptions; Sedapal is supplying tanker trucks at priority points and posting schedules on its official channels.
  • Residents are urged to store water in clean containers, check Sedapal’s website and social media for local timetables, and call Aquafono at (01) 317-8000 to ask questions or report problems.