Rand Water planned maintenance wraps with minimal disruption
JOHANNESBURG – Joburg residents can breathe a sigh of relief after the 54-hour shut down for maintenance work on the B11 bulk supply line of Rand Water went by with minimum impact on households.
The MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services Nico de Jager has thanked the residents of the City of Johannesburg for adhering to the call to use water sparingly.
This follows after the 54-hour shut down for maintenance work on the B11 bulk supply line of Rand Water went by with minimum impact on households.
“The installation of the butterfly valve on the 2, 500mm diameter line has now been completed and recharging of the pipeline has commenced,” said de Jager.
He further expressed his gratitude to Rand Water for having completed the job within the specified time and keeping residents continuously informed on the progress of this massive undertaking.
De Jager also reminded all residents that Level-1 water restrictions are still in place. He urged all customers to continue to use water sparingly as we are in the middle of rain-starved winter.
“Johannesburg Water, in an effort to maintain a culture of water conservation, is still implementing Level-1 water restrictions according to section 44 (3) of the Water Services By-law.”
Johannesburg residents are urged not to do the following:
- On an annual basis, between 6am–6pm during 1 September and 31 March; and between 8am–4pm during 1 April and 31 August, all consumers are prohibited from watering and irrigating their gardens
- All consumers are prohibited from using a hose-pipe to clean paved areas and driveways with municipal water.
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