Johannesburg Water has announced a 30-hour emergency shutdown, as repairs urgently need to be completed due to a major burst on the A6 pipeline.
According to Ward 124 councillor Mongameli Mnyameni, The pipeline supplies water from Vereeniging purification works to Zwartkopjes pump station.
Mongameli said water will be isolated this Friday, November 4 at 18:00.
“It is estimated that the duration of the outage will be for 30 hours. Rand Water and Johannesburg Water infrastructure (towers and reservoirs) will have maximum capacity during the shutdown, however, the following reservoirs, towers and direct feeds will be affected, should the water level drop to critical levels,” he said.
Reservoirs and Towers affected:
Foresthill tower, Yeoville reservoir, Berea reservoir, Parktown reservoirs and Crown Gardens reservoir.
Forest Hill Tower zone:
Oakdene, parts of Rosettenville, Kenilworth, The Hill, Towerby, Linmeyer, Southdale, Foresthill, Townsview, Robertsham, Gillview, Winchester Hills, Chrisville, Turf Club, Glenanda, Turfontein and Klipriviersberg estate.
Crown Gardens reservoir zone:
Southdale, Booysens Reserve, Ormonde, Mondeor, Nasrec, Ophirton, Lake View, Selby, Evans Park, Robertsham, Winchester Hills, Reuven, Ridgeway, Theta and Selby South.
Direct Feeds affected:
Hector Norris pump station and Turf Club direct feed.
Hector Norris pump station:
Johannesburg central business district
Turf Club direct feed:
Turfontein Race Course
Johannesburg Water urges customers to store sufficient water for the duration of the outage.
“Further updates will be provided to customers during the course of the outage,” added Mongameli.
