WARNING: Emergency water outage tonight
BRYANSTON – Planned emergency water outage will affect Bryanston, Douglasdale and surrounding suburbs tonight.
Joburg Water has announced an emergency planned water outage on 14 October between 8pm to 8am the following morning.
Joburg Water spokesperson David Sibiya confirmed that the emergency outage is due to a leaking pipe in Magaliessig.
“The technicians could not isolate the pipe, so they will isolate the reservoir in order not to inconvenience the residents,” said Sibiya.
3/4 The leak has caused portion of the 3rd avenue to collapse around the chamber,Team must repair the leak first before removing the valve
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) October 14, 2015
The following areas will be affected:
Beverley; Pineslopes; Lonehill; Fourways; Fourways Gardens; Witkoppen and extensions; Douglasdale and extensions; Norscot; Craighavon; Magaliessig; Paulshof and extensions; Epsom Downs; Bryanston and extensions; Bryanston East and West; Country Life Park; Solridge; Millhill; Kramerview; Clevehill Park; Petervale and Dainfern.
NB: There is change of time for emergency shutdown in #Sandton & #Randburg on the 14 October 2015.Shutdown will be from 20:00-08:00 1/5
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) October 13, 2015
Joburg Water has stated that water tanks will be available in affected areas.
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