Rand Water to initiate 30-hour emergency shutdown after pipe bursts.

By Lehlohonolo Lehana.

Water utility Rand Water says it will have to institute a 30-hour emergency shutdown due to a major burst on the A6 pipeline.

This is the pipeline that supplies water from the Vereeniging purification works to the Zwartkoppies pump station.

The water utility said in a statement that the water shutdown would be in effect from 18h00 Friday night and last for about 30 hours.

While Rand Water and Johannesburg Water infrastructure – including towers and reservoirs – will have maximum capacity during the shutdown, several reservoirs, towers and direct feeds will be affected – should the water level drop to critical levels.

The direct feeds affected include the Hector Norris pump station (Johannesburg CBD) and Turf Club direct feed (Turffontein Racecourse). 

“Rand Water and Johannesburg Water encourages residents to reduce consumption and use water for human and household needs, which will significantly assist in sustaining supply of affected systems,” said the water utility.

Johannesburg Water has urged customers to store sufficient water for the duration of the outage.

“Further updates will be provided to customers during the course of the outage,” it said.

Here are all the areas affected by the 30-hour shutdown:

• Parktown 1 reservoir zone: Victoria, Linksfield, Glenhazel, Linksfield North, Rouxville, Highlands North, Sandringham, Fairmount, Glensan, Dunhill, Raumarais Park, Fairmount Ridge, Gresswold, Fellside, Bramley, Bramley Park, Orange Grove, Oaklands, Orchards, Sydenham, Norwood, Waverly, Savoy Estate and Kew.

• Parktown 2 reservoir zone: Saxonwold, Hyde Park, Dunkeld, Parkview, Parktown North, Greenside, Riviera, Melrose, Oaklands, Orchards, Houghton Estate, Parkwood, Norwood, Fairwood, Highlands North, Kew, The Gardens, Illovo, Killarney, Westcliff, Rosebank and Fairway.

• Hursthill 1 and 2 reservoirs: Montgomery Park, Albertville, Westbury, Greymont, Coronationville, Hursthill, Claremont, Newlands, Delarey, Northcliff, Melville, Richmond, Auckland Park, Rossmore, Westdene, Greenside, Parktown, Parkhurst, Parkview, Emmarentia, Westcliff, Victory Park Estate.

• Forest Hill Tower zone: Oakdene, parts of Rosettenville, Kenilworth, The Hill, Towerby, Linmeyer, Southdale, Foresthill, Townsview, Robertsham, Gillview, Winchester Hills, Chrisville, Turf Club, Glenanda, Turffontein and Klipriviersberg estate.

• Yeoville reservoir zone: Hillbrow, Parktown, Spes Bona, Linksfield, Observatory, Jeppestown, Bruma, De Wetshof, Cyrildene, Forest Town, Fellside, Highlands, Kensington, Fairwood, Bezuidenhout Valley, New Doornfontein, Bertrams, Lorentzville, Judith’s Paarl, Troyeville, Vrededorp, Cottesloe, Doornfontein, Berea, Yeoville, Killarney, Orange Grove, Westcliff and Constitution Hill.

• Berea reservoir zone: De Wetshof, Observatory, Bruma, Cyrildene, Bezuidenhout Valley, Bertrams, Lorentzville, Judith’s Paarl and Troyeville.

• 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.

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