Johannesburg residents are urged to store water in anticipation of the upcoming maintenance that is scheduled for the weekend.
This comes after Rand Water, the largest bulk water utility in Africa and one of the largest in the world, providing bulk potable water to more than 11 million people in Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, the Free State, and the North West, announced that they will undergo substantial infrastructure maintenance between June 22 and July 29, 2024.
This will have an impact on some of its customers’ systems, such as Johannesburg Water and other municipalities and industries.
According to Rand Water, the goal of bulk infrastructure maintenance is to improve plant availability, dependability, and efficiency, resulting in a more flexible system.
The water utility said preventative maintenance is required to make Rand Water’s systems more efficient and reliable for its clients, including Johannesburg Water.
“It is ideal to execute this maintenance work during the low-temperature period of June and July 2024 in preparation for higher demand periods during higher temperatures starting in August 2024,” said Rand Water.
The maintenance work will affect Johannesburg Water’s systems that are supplied by the Palmiet and Eikenhof pump stations, as well as the Daleside Booster Station.
Johannesburg Water, confirmed customers will be impacted by low pressure and no water supply.
“It is estimated that full recovery of the systems may take approximately five days or longer after the supply has been fully restored. Johannesburg Water will make arrangements for alternative water supply at strategic areas like hospitals, clinics, schools, municipal offices, police stations and shopping centres,” said Johannesburg water.
They provides water and sanitation services to an area stretching from Orange Farm in the South to Midrand in the North, Roodepoort in the West, and Alexandra in the East.
“However, residents are encouraged to store water in preparation for the maintenance. We will send out regular updates on our official Johannesburg Water websites and social media accounts,” they added.
