Joburg residents told to store water as major outage is extended

Johannesburg Water announced that Rand Water’s planned shutdown next week has been extended and will now come to an end 14 hours later than previously communicated.

The 58-hour-long shutdown, which will affect almost 138 areas, is scheduled to start from 7pm on Tuesday, 11 July.

The completion date of the maintenance has been moved from 3pm on Thursday, 13 July, to 5am on Friday, 14 July. 

Rand Water maintenance project

The purpose of the shutdown is to complete a tie-in with a new pipeline, install isolation valves and upgrade Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station, which have been plagued by crippling power outages and pump failures in recent months.

According to Rand Water, the maintenance includes the replacement of multiple valves at the Vereeniging water treatment plant, Eikenhof booster pumping station and Zuikerbosch water treatment plant. The last part of the project will be to work on electrical boards at Lethabo pumping station.

During the shutdown, Johannesburg Water infrastructure supplied by Eikenhof pump station will have no water supply, as well as those areas receiving direct supply from Rand Water. 

Store water from Sunday

On Thursday, Johannesburg Water warned residents in affected areas that recovery can take between five and 14 days after the supply has been fully restored.

It urged its customers to start storing water at least 48 hours before the shutdown and not wait until the day before to do so.

“Residents can start storing water a few days (two days or earlier) before the shutdown to reduce the impact on reservoirs and towers,” it said. 

“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.” 

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— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) July 6, 2023

Johannesburg Water would arrange for an alternative supply at hospitals, clinics, schools, municipal offices, police stations and shopping centres.

Rand Water said that some residents within the local municipalities of Rustenburg, Mogale City, and the Rand West “will experience intermittent water supply” while the maintenance project is implemented.

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Here are all the areas that will be affected

The following 138 areas are expected to be impacted by the outage:

Roodepoort and Randburg:

• Bergbron
• Claremont
• Delarey
• Whiteridge
• Roodekrans (all ext)
• Wilropark (all ext)
• Helderkruin (all ext)
• Constantia Kloof (all ext)
• Allens Nek (all ext)
• Weltevreden (all ext)
• Florida Hills
• Florida North
• Discovery (all ext)
• Selwyn
• Florida Township
• Horison
• Horison View
• Roodepoort North
• Florida Park (all ext)
• Constantia Park
• Honeydew (all ext)
• Zandspruit
• Laserpark
• Randpark Ridge
• Cosmo City
• Lanseria
• Thabo Mbeki Informal settlement
• Olivedale
• Sundowner
• Northwold
• Boskruin
• Bromhof
• Kya Sands
• Bloubosrand
• Eagle Canyon
• Honeydew View
• Poortview
• Ruimsig
• Wilgeheuwel
• Princess
• Grobler Park (all ext)
• Lindhaven
• Little Falls
• Harveston
• Honeydew (all ext)
• Parts of Northriding

Langlaagte/ Southdale area:

• Mondeor
• Southgate
• Meredale
• Alan Manor
• Eagles Nest
• Southfork
• Kibler Heights
• Eikenhof
• Lougherin A.H
• Coronationville
• Westbury
• Claremont
• Triomf
• Westdene
• Newlands
• Greymont
• Albertskroon
• Albertsville
• Langlaagte
• Industria
• Bosmont
• Riverlea
• Longdale
• Vrededorp
• Fordsburg
• Brixton
• Mayfair
• Cottesloe
• Janhofmeyer
• Rossmore
• Hursthill
• Montclare
• Melville
• Emmerentia
• Auckland Park
• Greenside
• Westcliff
• Parkview
• Fairlands
• Berario
• Northcliff (all ext)
• Southdale
• Booysens Reserve
• Ormonde
• Mondeor
• Nasrec
• Ophirton
• Lake View
• Selby
• Evans Park
• Robertsham
• Winchester Hills
• Reuven
• Ridgeway
• Theta
• Selby South
• Aeroton
• Ormonde
• Baragwanath Ext 1
• Ormonde View

Soweto:

• Pimville
• Power Park
• Diepkloof
• Orlando East
• Orlando West
• Dobsonville
• Naturena Klipspruit
• Meadowlands
• Comptonville
• Meredale
• Moroka
• Jabavu
• Molapo
• Jabulani
• Tladi
• Moletsane
• Mofolo South
• Mapetla
• Zola
• Zondi
• Naledi and all extensions
• Emdeni
• Mofolo north
• Mofolo central
• parts of Dube
• Chiavelo and extensions
• Protea North
• Protea South
• Dhlamini and extensions
• Eldoradopark and all extensions
• Klipspruit west
• Klipspruit

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