Rand Water’s Meredale pipe burst

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MEDIA STATEMENT

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Date: 10 June 2022

 Rand Water’s Meredale pipe burst

 Johannesburg Water (JW) would like to regrettable inform customers about a Rand Water pipe that burst. The burst pipe supplies their Meredale reservoir. This will subsequently affect all JW reservoirs supplied from the Meredale reservoir including Kibler Park, Hursthill, Brixton and Crosby systems. The JW Meredale reservoir including Honeydew, Eagles nest and Nature reservoirs are currently critically low.

The following areas have been affected:

Crosby Reservoir

  • Riverlea and Extensions, Wibsy Dip, Longdale and Extensions, Croesus, Industria and Extensions, Industria West, Bosmont and Langlaagte.

Brixton Reservoir and Tower

  • Langlaagte North, Mayfair West, Mayfair and Extensions, Pageview and Extensions, Vrededorp, Vredepark, Jan Hofmeyr, Auckland Park and Extensions, Hursthill, Cottesloe, Sunnyside, Braamfontein Werf and Uitsaaisentrum.

Hursthill Reservoir 1 and 2

  • Parktown and Extensions, Melville and Extensions, Parkview, Westcliff, Emmarentia, Greenside and Extensions, Rooseveldt Park, Montgomery Park, Albertville, Albertskroon, Greymont and Extensions, Newlands, Triomf, Westdene, Martindale, Montclare, Westbury and Extensions, Coronationville, Claremont, Paarlshoop and Extensions, Homestead Park, Mayfair, Crown and Extensions, Amalgam, Crown North, Selby and Extensions, Crown City and Extensions, City West, Fordsburg and Burgersdorp.

Honeydew Reservoir 1

  • Honeydew and Extensions, Little falls, Fairlands, Parts of Northcliff, Strubens Valley, Parts of Zandspruit, Parts of Sundowner, Laserpark and Olivenhout

Rand Water mentioned that repairs have commenced and are estimated to be completed by midnight.

Johannesburg Water is monitoring the infrastructure impacted and will provide updates on supply to customers. We plead with customers to reduce consumption for critical needs during this period and apologise for the inconvenience.

ENDS