Rand Water Emergency Shutdown – Emfuleni 88kVA transformer

by Malehlohonolo Mohomane | May 16, 2022 | archive, Media Statement

Media Statement
For Immediate release

Date: 16 May 2022
Rand Water Emergency Shutdown – Emfuleni 88kVA transformer
Johannesburg Water (JW) would like to inform the residents of an emergency shutdown on the Emfuleni 88kVa transformer providing water to the Rand Water Vereeniging works. The shutdown is scheduled from 19:00 to 00:00 tonight, 16 May 2022. According to Rand Water, this will affect the Eikenhof pump station, which will only pump at 50% capacity.

The impact will be on JW’s Roodepoort direct fed system as well as Brixton/Crosby and Hursthill system. The shutdown will also affect the Rand Water Zwartkopies pump station, which will have an impact on the Forest Hill tower and Yeoville reservoir.

Johannesburg Water will monitor the affected systems and regular updates will be communicated to customers.
We urge customers to reduce consumption for critical needs during this period and apologises for the inconvenience caused.

ENDS

Planned Rand Water Shutdown: 3 June 2022

by Malehlohonolo Mohomane | May 13, 2022 | archive, Media Statement

Media Statement

For immediate release

Date: 13 May 2022

Planned Rand Water Shutdown: 3 June 2022

Johannesburg Water (JW) would like to inform the residents of the Rand Water shutdown planned to take place on the 3rd June 2022. The shutdown is due to the installation of a new non-return valve on pumpset 20 at the Vereeniging Water Treatment Plant and, to tie-in the newly installed F46 pipeline to the existing F34 pipeline. The water supply to the Eikenhof Booster Station will be reduced by 50% and this will affect several areas in JW’s area of supply.
The duration of the shutdown will be 24 hours and it will take approximately 3-5 days for the system to adequately recover after supply has been fully restored.

The following Rand Water Reservoirs will be affected:
• Waterval 1 & 2, Weltevreden and Roodepoort

The following Rand Water meters will be affected:
• Corriemoor, Cornelius Street, Weltevreden High pressure, Weltevreden high pressure bypass, Honeydew reservoir No:1 and Commando Road

Areas that will be affected during the outage:

1. CORRIEMOOR METER
• Fairland, Northcliff & Extensions and Blackheath

Fairlands Reservoir
• Berario, Northcliff, Blackheath & Extensions and Kelland & Extensions

2. CORNELIUS STREET
• Weltevreden Park

3. WELTEVREDEN HIGH PRESSURE
• Rampart Ridge, Randparkrif and Parts of Randburg

4. WELTEVREDEN HIGH PRESSURE BYPASS
• Allens Nek, Radiokop, Ruimsig, Willowbrook, Tres Jolie, Wilgeheuwel and Constantia Kloof

5. HONEYDEW RESERVOIR NO. 1
• Honeydew and Extensions, Little falls, Fairlands, Parts of Northcliff, Strubens Valley, Parts of Zandspruit, Parts of Sundowner, Laserpark and Olivenhout

6. COMMANDO ROAD METER
Avon Street Direct
• Riverlea and Extensions

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

Brixton Res 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 Res 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

Waterval Res
• Northcliff, Greymont, Whiteridge and Extensions, Bergbron and Extensions, De La Rey, Florida Glen and Extensions and Quellerina and Extensions.

Linden Res 1 and 2 and Tower
• President Ridge, Blairgowrie, Jacanlee, Cresta and Extensions, Linden Extensions, Fontainebleau, Moret, Robindale, Robin Hills, Pine Park, Windsor, Windsor Glen and Ruiterhof

Claremont Meter
• Claremont

Northcliff Res and Tower
• Northcliff and Extensions, Linden, Aldara Park, Risidale, Montreaux, Victory Park, East Town

7. SOWETO AREAS
• Soweto areas will not be affected by the shutdown; however, customers may experience low pressure because the region is supplied by Rand Water’s Meredale reservoir.

8. DEEP SOUTH AREAS
• Nancefield and Eldorado Estate

Customers are urged to use water sparingly and only for essential purposes during this period.
Johannesburg Water apologises for the inconvenience caused.

ENDS