Joburg residents should store water before 40-hour shutdown next week, says metro's supplier

Johannesburg Water has requested that its customers start storing water from Sunday to accommodate the planned Rand Water shutdown from 11 July to 13 July. The shutdown will enable Rand Water, the bulk water supplier, to install isolation valves and upgrade systems at its Eikenhof pump station. On Tuesday, Joburg Water said customers were requested to store water 48 hours before the shutdown's start "to sustain capacity within the impacted infrastructure". "During the shutdown, Johannesburg Water infrastructure supplied by Rand Water's Eikenhof pump station will be affected by no water supply, as well as areas receiving direct water supply from Rand Water. "It is estimated that full recovery of the systems may take approximately five days or longer after the supply has been fully restored." All direct feeds from Rand Water will be impacted, affecting the Roodepoort, Central, and Soweto areas. The following Johannesburg Water areas will be impacted across the metro: Roodepoort/Randburg areas Claremont Delarey Whiteridge Roodekrans Wilropark Helderkruin Constantia Kloof Allen's Nek Weltevreden Florida Hills Florida North Discovery Selwyn Florida Township Horison Horison View Roodepoort North Florida Park Constantia Park Honeydew Zandspruit Laserpark Randpark Ridge Cosmo City Lanseria Thabo Mbeki Informal Settlement Olivedale Sundowner Bergbron Northwold Boskruin Bromhof Kya Sands Bloubosrand Eagle Canyon Honeydew View Poortview Ruimsig Wilgeheuwel Princess Grobler Park Lindhaven Little Falls Harveston Honeydew Parts of Northriding Langlaagte/Southdale areas 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 Emmarentia Auckland Park Greenside Westcliff Parkview Fairlands Berario Northcliff Southdale Booysens Reserve Mondeor Nasrec Ophirton Lake View Selby Evans Park Robertsham Winchester Hills Reuven Ridgeway Theta Selby South Aeroton Ormonde Baragwanath Ext 1 Ormonde View Soweto areas Pimville Power Park Diepkloof Orlando East Orlando West Dobsonville Naturena Klipspruit Meadowlands Comptonville Moroka Jabavu Molapo Jabulani Tladi Moletsane Mofolo South Mapetla Zola Zondi Naledi and all extensions Emdeni Mofolo North Mofolo Central Parts of Dube Chiawelo and extensions Protea North Protea South Dhlamini and extensions Eldorado Park and all extensions Klipspruit West Klipspruit