From 8pm on 6 December till 8pm on 7 December, Johannesburg Water will cut water to Northriding and surrounding areas, with full restoration only expected on 8 December.
The interruption will allow the water utility to do repairs on the infrastructure.
Northriding, Kya Sands, Northlands Business and Deco Park, Bloubosrand, Johannesburg North, Noordhang, Parts of Craigavon, Maroeladal, Cedar Lakes, Cedar Creek, Broadacres, Cedar Avenue West, Needwood, Chartwell, Farmall and Steyn City will be affected by outage.
Water tanks will be available and placed at the following sites:
· Cedar Lakes
· Broadacres Shopping Centre
· Northlands Business and Deco Park
· Crèche in Agulhas Road
· Hyperion Drive at Hampstead gardens
· Cedar Creek Estate
· Precision Street
· Thorntree Place in Cedar Avenue West
· Talavera Estate
· On the corner of Runnymead Avenue and 3rd Street, Chartwell.
Remember, level-2 water restrictions mean:
- Â You can not water and irrigate your garden between 6am and 6pm every day
- Â Only hand-held hosepipes, a bucket or watering cans are allowed outside these hours
- Â Swimming pools can not be filled with municipal water
- Â You can not use hosepipes to wash your car or paved area.
The entity encourages residents to not leave taps dripping, take shallow baths and use bathwater or grey-water to water their garden.
“We urge consumers to remain active partners in reducing the amount of water used in the City of 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,” Chuene added.
