Some parts of Fourways are affected by Rand Water’s water outage

The Rand Water maintenance work at the Zwartkopjes pump station has been completed, however, pumping is affected by a power failure.

Rand Water’s spokesperson Makenosi Maroo confirmed that the power failure happened after 18:00 on June 26. “Eskom technicians managed to find and repair the fault, however, the following reservoirs will be affected, Forest Hill, Benoni, Meadowdale and Yeoville. All areas within the City of Johannesburg and the City of Ekurhuleni are supplied from the Zwartkopjes pump station and the mentioned reservoirs will be affected.”

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Some systems supplied by Zwartkopjes are steadily recovering, however, the following systems are still struggling:

Eikenhof Pump Station 

Work is in progress and the station is currently pumping at 67%. Most Johannesburg Water systems supplied by Eikenhof are critically low or empty.

There is currently no estimated time of restoration. For further updates follow Rand Water and Johannesburg Water on X.

Here is a list of locations for alternative water supply in Fourways:

Ward 95

• Diepsloot Clinic (refill tank)
• Diepsloot Police Station

Ward 95

• Diepsloot Clinic (refill tank)
• Diepsloot Police Station

Ward 113

• Dieplsoot Extensions 4,5,6,7,8, 9 and 11 (roaming truck)

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