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#RandWaterShutdown: VOX POP: Do you think the planned maintenance by Rand Water was necessary?
Residents complain that the water shortage will affect many people and some local businesses.
Rand Water commenced a shutdown to complete a tie-in between the A19 and B14 with a new pipeline, installation of isolation valves, and system upgrades at Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station, which resulted in a water shortage.
The interruption in service began at 19:00 on July 11, and Rand Water intended to reopen the water network at 05:00 on July 14. However some areas are only expected to have their water supply restored fully up to 10 days later.
The Randburg Sun took to the streets to ask the residents if they thought the planned maintenance by Rand Water was necessary, and here’s what they had to say…
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