Johannesburg will be without water from tonight until Friday

Johannesburg Water warned residents that there will be a 58-hour planned water supply shutdown from TONIGHT. Over 100 areas will be affected from 11 July to Friday 14 July.

WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN THESE JHB AREAS

Rand Water said that the shutdown would allow it to tie the A19 and B14 lines with a new pipeline and install isolation valves and apply system upgrades at the Eikenhof pump station.

The shutdown was previously planned for last month, but Johannesburg Water said that it requested a postponement in order to provide relief to areas that had been experiencing water supply challenges in the preceding weeks.

MEDIA STATEMENT

Rand Water planned shutdown update#JoburgUpdates ^P pic.twitter.com/RVIN8WIU2N

— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) July 10, 2023

The shutdown will now occur from 19h00 on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, to 05:00 on Friday, 14 July 2023.

THESE RESERVOIRS WILL BE AFFECTED

It said that the following reservoirs will be affected:

• Waterval 1& 2
• Weltevreden
• Roodepoort
• Meredale 1&2

As part of the shutdown, Johannesburg water infrastructure supplied by the pump will be affected by no supply.

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Areas receiving water directly from rand water will also be affected by the shutdown. Rand Water furthermore said that it would take roughly five days or more for the normal water supply to be restored.

HERE ARE THE 138 AREAS ACROSS JOHANNESBURG THAT WILL BE AFFECTED

The following 138 areas across the City of Johannesburg will be affected by the outage:

• Pimville
• Power Park
• Diepkloof
• Orlando East
• Orlando West
• Dobsonville
• Naturena Klipspruit
• Meadowlands
• Comptonville
• Meredale
• Moroka
• Jabavu
• Molapo
• Jabulani
• Tladi
• Moletsane
• Mofolo South
• Mapetla
• Zola
• Zondi
• Naledi and all extensions
• Emdeni
• Mofolo north
• Mofolo central
• parts of Dube
• Chiavelo and extensions
• Protea North
• Protea South
• Dhlamini and extensions
• Eldoradopark and all extensions
• Klipspruit west
• Klipspruit
• Bergbron
• Claremont
• Delarey
• Whiteridge
• Roodekrans (all ext)
• Wilropark (all ext)
• Helderkruin (all ext)
• Constantia Kloof (all ext)
• Allens Nek (all ext)
• Weltevreden (all ext)
• Florida Hills
• Florida North
• Discovery (all ext)
• Selwyn
• Florida Township
• Horison
• Horison View
• Roodepoort North
• Florida Park (all ext)
• Constantia Park
• Honeydew (all ext)
• Zandspruit
• Laserpark
• Randpark Ridge
• Cosmo City
• Lanseria
• Thabo Mbeki Informal settlement
• Olivedale
• Sundowner
• Northwold
• Boskruin
• Bromhof
• Kya Sands
• Bloubosrand
• Eagle Canyon
• Honeydew View
• Poortview
• Ruimsig
• Wilgeheuwel
• Princess
• Grobler Park (all ext)
• Lindhaven
• Little Falls
• Harveston
• Honeydew (all ext)
• Parts of Northriding
• Mondeor
• Southgate
• Meredale
• Alan Manor
• Eagles Nest
• Southfork
• Kibler Heights
• Eikenhof
• Lougherin A.H
• Coronationville
• Westbury
• Claremont
• Triomf
• Westdene
• Newlands
• Greymont
• Albertskroon
• Albertsville
• Langlaagte
• Industria
• Bosmont
• Riverlea
• Longdale
• Vrededorp
• Fordsburg
• Brixton
• Mayfair
• Cottesloe
• Janhofmeyer
• Rossmore
• Hursthill
• Montclare
• Melville
• Emmerentia
• Auckland Park
• Greenside
• Westcliff
• Parkview
• Fairlands
• Berario
• Northcliff (all ext)
• Southdale
• Booysens Reserve
• Ormonde
• Mondeor
• Nasrec
• Ophirton
• Lake View
• Selby
• Evans Park
• Robertsham
• Winchester Hills
• Reuven
• Ridgeway
• Theta
• Selby South
• Aeroton
• Ormonde
• Baragwanath Ext 1
• Ormonde View

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Hospitals, clinics, schools, police stations, shopping centres and municipal offices will receive alternative water supply. – Rand Water

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