Johannesburg Water has announced that its water outage, which will affect areas such as Roodepoort, Randburg, Soweto, Southdale, Ennerdale, and Joburg Central, has been extended by 14 hours.
The utility said the Rand Water outage will now commence on July 11-14, Tuesday until Friday, whereas it had initially announced it would end on Thursday, July 13.
The 58-hour-long shutdown, which will affect over 130 areas, is scheduled to start from 7 pm on Tuesday and end at 5 am on Friday.
According to Joburg Water, the closure is part of an effort to maintain the capacity of the affected infrastructure.
The utility said the shutdown will allow bulk water supplier Rand Water to install isolation valves at its Eichenhof pumping station and upgrade the system.
Residents in affected areas have been warned that recovery can take between five and 14 days after the supply has been fully restored.
Customers have also been urged to start storing water at least 48 hours before the shutdown and not wait until the day before to do so.
“Customers are requested not to store water on the day before the shutdown as some of Johannesburg Water’s reservoirs will already be isolated (closed) to retain capacity on the supply side. This is also for quicker recovery post the shutdown,” said Joburg Water.
Meanwhile, the utility said it would arrange alternative water supplies for hospitals, clinics, schools, municipal offices, police stations, and shopping centres.
MEDIA STATEMENT
Please be advised that Rand Water will implement a planned maintenance to tie-in two valves between the A19 and B14 Pipelines on 11 July 2023.#RandWater #PlannedMaintenance #A19Pipeline #B14Pipeline #RW120YearsofExcellence #WaterSustainability [NS] pic.twitter.com/1O60du4OJG— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) July 6, 2023
The following Johannesburg Water infrastructure, including reservoirs, towers, and direct feeds, will be impacted:
Roodepoort/Randburg areas
- Boschkop Reservoir
- Randpark Ridge Reservoir
- Cosmo City Reservoir
- Constantia Tower and Pump Station
- Helderkruin Tower
- Helderkruin Reservoir
- Corriemoor Reservoir
- Fairland Reservoir
- Waterval Tower
- Quellerina Tower
- Florida North Tower and Pump Station
- Horison/ Finch Tower
- Honeydew Reservoir
- Honeydew Tower
- Olivedale Reservoir
- Blairgowrie Reservoir
- Linden 1 Reservoir
- Linden 1 Tower
- Linden 2 Reservoir
- Kensington B Reservoir
- Kensington B Tower
Soweto
- Chiawelo Reservoir
- Jabulani Tower
- Zondi Reservoir
- Zondi Tower
- Bramfischer Reservoir 1
- Doornkop Reservoir
- Naturena Reservoir
- Meadowlands 1 and 2 reservoirs
- Orlando East Reservoir
- Diepkloof Reservoir
- Power Park 1 and 2 reservoirs
- Jabulani Reservoir
Southdale
- Eagles Nest Reservoir
- Kibler Park Reservoir
- Alan Manor Reservoir
- Glenvista Reservoir
Ennerdale
- Orange Farm Reservoir
- Ennerdale 1, 2 and 3 reservoirs
- Lawley Reservoir
Central
- Aeroton Reservoir
- Aeroton Rower
- Berea Reservoir
- Parktown 1 and 2 Reservoir
- Brixton Reservoir
- Brixton Tower
- Crosby Reservoir
- Hurstihill 1 and 2 reservoirs
- Northcliff Reservoir
- Northcliff Tower
- Crown Gardens Reservoir
- Crown Gardens Towers
- Foresthill Tower
- Hector Norris Pump Station
- Yeoville 1, 2 and 3 reservoirs
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