Rand Water has announced that from Friday to Tuesday water supplies to, several areas in Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni will be disrupted when it carries out scheduled planned maintenance of its B6 pipeline.
“The scheduled tie-in is for the newly constructed B6 pipeline which has been constructed to augment a portion of the existing B6 pipeline,” said Rand Water.
“The tie-in is at the corner of Oak Street and Boundary Street, Garthdale.
“The execution of the project will start from 09:30 in the morning on Friday (19 August 2022) and to be completed on Tuesday (23 August 2022) at 13h00.”
Rand Water said the project will be undertaken in about 87,5 hours.
The water authority said it issued a 21-day notice to the affected municipal customers; the City of Ekurhuleni, City of Tshwane, and Johannesburg Water.
The same notice was issued to direct customers – Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and South African Airways (SAA), to allow them to execute their appropriate contingency plans.
Rand Water said it has advised local municipalities and direct customers – ACSA and SAA – to fill their reservoirs before the maintenance work commences.
Palmiet Pumping Station will still be operational and pumping at 90% of its capacity.
Commenting on the maintenance work, the City of Tshwane said: “During the shutdown, Rand Waters Palmiet Booster Station will supply the Citys residents with a lesser percentage of water than the usual capacity.
“Residents are advised to use water sparingly during this time to prevent reservoirs from running dry.
“They should also ensure that they store sufficient water to sustain them for the duration of the shutdown.”
Rand Water said the following areas under City of Tshwane will be affected:
Laudium
Mabopane
Soshanguve
Akasia reservoir 2
Lotus garden
Bakenkop
Blair Athol seservoir
Sunderland Ridge
Erasmia
Saulsville reservoir
Wonderbloom reservoir
Louwlardia reservoir
Kosmodal
Rooihuiskraal reservoir
Klapperkop
The following areas under the City of Ekurhuleni will be affected:
Windsor
Sunny Ridge
Fishers Hill
Primrose Ext
Glen Marias
Klopper Park
Marlands
Solheim
Elandsfontein
Isando
Industries
Wadeville
Elsburg
Driefontein
Delville
Germiston South
The following areas under the Joburg Water will be affected:
President Park
Halfway House 3
Klipfonteinview
Southills
Lynn Meyer
Diepsloot
Sandton
Alexandra
North Western areas
In a statement issued earlier in the week on Tuesday, Rand Water urged all consumers “to reduce water consumption and apologised for the inconvenience”.
