Planned water outage rescheduled
JOBURG – The outage was planned for today, but has been rescheduled till 28 July.
Johannesburg Water (JW) has announced it will reschedule its planned water interruption in Windsor and surrounding areas.
The planned interruption was initially scheduled for 26 July but has been postponed to 28 July due to weather condition. According to JW spokesperson, Eleanor Mavimbela, a 711mm pipe will be repaired.
Linden, Fontainebleau, Robin Acres, Robindale, Cresta and under the Kensington B reservoir Bryanston Ext 3, Bryanston Ext 5, Beverley Gardens, Ferndale, Vandia Grove, Olivedale Hospital, O’ Summit, Bryanbrink, Strijdom Park, Ruiterhof and Malanshof will all be affected.
Locations for water tanks:
- Corner of Anchor and Chester Roads in Bryanston Ext 5
- Corner of Conduit Street and Westview Drive in O’ Summit
- Corner of Kays and Cypress Avenues in Bryanston Ext 3
- Corner of Highview Boulevard and West Avenue in Ferndale Ext 29
- Corner of Speldekussing and Serruna Streets in Ferndale Ext 6
- Bright Water Commons on Republic Road in Ferndale
- Corner Hammer Avenue and Standard Close in Strijdom Park
- Corner of Sterling Road and Fabriek Street in Strijdom Park
- Corner of Milne Road and Daniel Street in Kensington B
- Ferndale High School on Milne Road in Kensington B
- Olivedale Hospital (to refill existing tanks)
- Westview Park in Vandia Grove
- Corner of Sirdar Street and Abington Road in Kensington B
- In Blackwood Street in Bryanston Ext 3.
Level-2 water restrictions are still in place and should be adhered to. This means, no municipal water should be used to irrigate gardens at certain times, to fill swimming pools or wash cars.
Mavimbela did say that due to the colder weather conditions, the stipulated times that residents are not allowed to water and irrigate their gardens has changed from 6am until 6pm to 8am until 4pm every day.
“We urge residents to remain active partners in reducing the amount of water used in Johannesburg and to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87. Residents are encouraged to subscribe, on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions,” she added.
Water restrictions will also take place in certain streets in Marlboro.
Water saving tips from JW:
- Don’t leave taps dripping
- Take shallow baths
- Use bathwater or grey water to water the garden.
Details: Joburg Water, e-mail: eleanor.mavimbela@jwater.co.za or call, 011 688 6672.
