September Daily water updates archives 2025
September Daily water updates archives 2025
Rand Water Maintenance to affect Johannesburg Water systems from 15 – 18 July 2025
10 July 2025 – 11:00
Media Release
Rand Water Maintenance to affect Johannesburg Water systems from 15 – 18 July 2025
Customers are reminded that Rand Water will conduct maintenance on the bulk water supplier’s O2 pipeline from 15 to 18 July 2025. The line had been previously temporarily repaired and Rand Water confirmed that it is now the ideal time to execute this maintenance work during the low temperature period in preparation for the higher demand season starting from August 2025. The maintenance will affect some Johannesburg Water’s systems and will be conducted as follows:
No | Description | Rand Water affected system | Date, time & duration | Johannesburg Water impacted systems | Impact on supply |
1 | O2 pipeline leak repairs | Palmiet System | 15 July 2025 from 05:00 to 18 July 2025 to 08:00 75 hours | *Sandton Systems *Alexander Park Reservoir *South Hills Tower *Randjieslaagte Reservoir *Linksfield Reservoir *Midrand Systems | Pumping will be reduced for the duration of the 75-hour maintenance, which may result in some areas experiencing poor pressure/ intermittent supply to no water conditions at times |
*Please note that it may take several days for the system to fully recover, and for normal water supply to return upon completion of maintenance. |
Residents may experience poor pressure/intermittent to no water during the maintenance period; however, arrangements will be made for alternative water supply to affected areas. Residents are encouraged to store water in preparation for the maintenance. Once the maintenance is completed, it will take several days for the systems to fully recover and for the normal water supply to return.
Johannesburg Water will provide further updates on all its social media platforms and will also have meetings with ward councillors from the affected areas.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing
Erand Tower and Pumpstation project
REMINDER: Rand Water maintenance to impact some Johannesburg Water systems in April
1 April 2025 – 16:00
Customer Notice
REMINDER: Rand Water maintenance to impact some Johannesburg Water systems in April
Customers are reminded that Rand Water will be conducting two urgent maintenance operations on their infrastructure in April, which will impact some of Johannesburg Water’s systems.
The first maintenance operation will take place at their Zuikerbosch Treatment Plant this Thursday, 3 April 2025 and will affect the Palmiet Pumping Station. For 8.5 hours, the station will operate at 89% of its capacity.
The Palmiet System supplies water to Johannesburg Water’s Midrand systems (all reservoirs and towers), Sandton systems (all reservoirs and towers), the South Hills Tower, as well as the Alexander Park Reservoir.
The second disruption will occur next Wednesday, 9 April 2025, when Eskom conducts its three-yearly maintenance at the Daleside Substation.
The substation supplies power to Rand Water’s Daleside Pumping Station, which supplies some of Johannesburg Water’s Deep South systems, namely the Ennerdale, Orange Farm, and Lawley Reservoirs.
During this maintenance, there will be no pumping at Daleside for eight hours.
During both maintenances, customers will experience poor pressure to no water. This serves as an early reminder for consumers to plan storage of water close to the time of the maintenance, and to use alternative means like rainwater harvesting to store rainwater for non-consumption use.
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Issued by Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.