by Gcina Ndela | Mar 23, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates:
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Unplanned Interruptions
1. Burst pipe at Orlando West
Please kindly note that there is a burst on a 150mm pipe in Orlando east. The team has already isolated. The estimated time of completion is 15:00.
2. Johannesburg Water Customer Notice: Bulk valves installation in Morning Hill and Bedfordpark
Johannesburg Water wishes to inform residents impacted by the planned shutdown, that work at both sites were completed earlier this morning. Valves are being operated gradually as both sites are monitored for possible leaks.
Customers in the affected areas supplied by Linksfield reservoir will have water restored during the course of the day. Customers in high lying areas may be affected by no water as the system recovers. Johannesburg Water thanks customers for their patience and understanding.
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas Affected: Parts of Linksfield, Bedfordview, Sandringham, Orange Grove, Orchards, Oaklands, Highlands North, Waverley, Savoy Estate, Bedford Park, Senderwood, Morning Hill, Bramley North, and Kew
Start date & time: 22 March 2023 at 24:00
End date and time: 23 March 2023 at 24:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie-in
UPDATE: The inlet of Linksfield reservoir will be isolated to allow for the installation of the two valves on the bulk mainline. The outlet of the reservoir will be opened during the duration of the shutdown. Installation of a non-return valve on bulk main line (Bedford Park) and installation of isolation valve on bulk main (Morning Hill)
2. Areas Affected: Vorna Valley (all extensions), Jukskei view Ext 39,40, 41, 42, 106, 95, 94, 87, 124, 125, 86, 89,88, 90, 85, 87,89, 90, 130,117, 122, 130, 52, 72, 83, 56, 57, 123, 122, 58. Erand gardens (all extensions) Kyalami Gardens (all extensions) Crowthorne (all extensions), Barbeque downs (all extensions), Beaulieu (all extensions) Willowway (all extensions) Glenferness (all extensions) Halfway Gardens (all extensions) Noordwyk (all extensions) Carlswald Estate (all extensions) Waterval (all extensions)
Street Names: all Streets, Avenues, Roads, Drives etc to South- West of N1 Highway
Date: 28 March 2023
Time: 00h00 – 03h00
Impact: No water
Reason: Water drop-down test – reservoirs and towers
3. Areas Affected: Ebony Park (all extensions) Kaalfontein (all extensions) Ivory Park (all extensions) Rabie Ridge (all extensions)
Street Names: all Streets, Avenues, Roads, Drives in Ebony Park, Kaalfontein and Ivory Park
Date: 30 March 2023
Time: 08:00 – 16:00
Impact: No water
Reason: RW Inlet Meter Replacement – President park
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
by l3rato | Mar 10, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates: Friday, 10 March 2023 (Morning)
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas affected: Robindale Ext 1 Cnr Gondola/Jeeves, Malibongwe/Clovery, Balairs/Cloverly, Truman/Gaety, Maria, MacArthur/Cottage, Armitage/Cloverly, Jeeves/Cloverly, Truman/MacArthur, Gondola/Rooseveld, MacArthur/Roseveldt, Bellairs/Joana, Joana/Armitage in Robindale Ext1 9 Current Project in Phases 2)
Street names: Roosevelt and Gondola, Spar Commercial (Malibongwe), Cnr Gondola and Mare, Malibongwe and Boundry Town House, Jeeves and Boundary
Date: 13 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -18:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in new 110mm and 160mm into existing 160mm pipe network
2. Affected areas: Vorna Valley Ext 2, 13, 19, 21, 27, 43, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54,56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80, 83, 86, 92, 93, 97, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105 & 106. Halfway Gardens Ext 1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 57, 64, 66, 73, 77, 85, 86, 90, 91,94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 121 & 128. Waterval Ext 2 & 4
Street names: Pretorius & Jose Road, Howick Close, Mahai close, Mac-Mac Rd, Eugaries Rd, Bekker St, Mont Rose, Janadel Ave, Le Roux Ave, Neerlandia Rd, Fred Verseput Ave, East St, Asparagus Rd, Wilhelmina Place, Smuts Dr, Alexander Rd, 1st Rd, Van Heerden Ave, Old Rd, Kaufman Rd, Plume Rd, Periwinkel Rd, Smuts Close, Berger Rd, Rudi Neitz St, Langeveld Rd, Elias Rd, Jose St, Ridge Rd, Pretorius Rd, Gustav Preller St, Albertyn St, Coertze St, Visser St, Eton Close, Shady Lane
Date: 16 March 2023
Time: 09:00 – 21:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in of new infrastructure
3. Areas Affected: Linksfield ext.1, Sandringham, Orange Grove, Orchards, Oaklands, Highlands North, Waverley, Savoy Estate & Birdford Park
Start date & time: 22 March 2023 at 00:00
End date and time: 23 March 2023 at 00:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie-in
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
by l3rato | Mar 8, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates: Wednesday, 8 March 2023 (Morning)
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Unplanned Interruptions
Johannesburg Water Customer Notice: Power interruption at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch purification plant impacts pumping from three pump stations
The power failure at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch purification plant is impacting the pumping capacity from Zwartkopjes pump station by 20%, Eikenhof pump station by 20% and Palmiet pump station by 75%. Technicians have been dispatched to attend to the problem.
The reduction in supply will affect Johannesburg Water infrastructure in Midrand, east of Johannesburg, south of Johannesburg, and the Commando system (Brixton, Crosby and Hursthill). Johannesburg Water is monitoring infrastructure affected and will be providing customers with further updates.
Johannesburg Water requests customers to reduce consumption during this period.
1. Suburb(s) Affected: Protea Glen extension 1 to 8
Start date: 07 March 2023 @ 19:00
End date: 08 March 2023 @ 12:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Commissioning of Protea Glen reservoir
2. Areas affected: Main Street and corner Luthuli Street, old Dobsonville
Street names: All Dobsonville and Messi Park
Date: 8 March 2023
Time: 08:00 – 19:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Repairing of 400mm AC pipeline
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas affected: Kew, The Gardens, Rembrandt Park, River Park, Glenhazel, Sandringham, Silver Mond, Lombardy East and West, Bramley, Bramley View, Wynberg, Athol Hurst and Alexandra.
Date: 07 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -17:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Bulk line valve installation
2. Areas affected: Naledi Ext.2 and Protea North
Date: 9 March 2023
Time: 07:00 – 16:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Chamber Fittings Configurations Retrofitting
3. Areas affected: Robindale Ext 1 Cnr Gondola/Jeeves, Malibongwe/Clovery, Balairs/Cloverly, Truman/Gaety, Maria, MacArthur/Cottage, Armitage/Cloverly, Jeeves/Cloverly, Truman/MacArthur, Gondola/Rooseveld, MacArthur/Roseveldt, Bellairs/Joana, Joana/Armitage in Robindale Ext1 9 Current Project in Phases 2)
Street names: Roosevelt and Gondola, Spar Commercial (Malibongwe), Cnr Gondola and Mare, Malibongwe and Boundry Town House, Jeeves and Boundary
Date: 13 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -18:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in new 110mm and 160mm into existing 160mm pipe network
4. Affected areas: Vorna Valley Ext 2, 13, 19, 21, 27, 43, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54,56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80, 83, 86, 92, 93, 97, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105 & 106. Halfway Gardens Ext 1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 57, 64, 66, 73, 77, 85, 86, 90, 91,94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 121 & 128. Waterval Ext 2 & 4
Street names: Pretorius & Jose Road, Howick Close, Mahai close, Mac-Mac Rd, Eugaries Rd, Bekker St, Mont Rose, Janadel Ave, Le Roux Ave, Neerlandia Rd, Fred Verseput Ave, East St, Asparagus Rd, Wilhelmina Place, Smuts Dr, Alexander Rd, 1st Rd, Van Heerden Ave, Old Rd, Kaufman Rd, Plume Rd, Periwinkel Rd, Smuts Close, Berger Rd, Rudi Neitz St, Langeveld Rd, Elias Rd, Jose St, Ridge Rd, Pretorius Rd, Gustav Preller St, Albertyn St, Coertze St, Visser St, Eton Close, Shady Lane
Date: 16 March 2023
Time: 09:00 – 21:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in of new infrastructure
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
by l3rato | Mar 7, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates: Tuesday, 7 March 2023 (Morning)
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas affected: Kew, The Gardens, Rembrandt Park, River Park, Glenhazel, Sandringham, Silver Mond, Lombardy East and West, Bramley, Bramley View, Wynberg, Athol Hurst and Alexandra.
Date: 07 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -17:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Bulk line valve installation
2. Areas affected: Naledi Ext.2 and Protea North
Date: 9 March 2023
Time: 07:00 – 16:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Chamber Fittings Configurations Retrofitting
3. Areas affected: Robindale Ext 1 Cnr Gondola/Jeeves, Malibongwe/Clovery, Balairs/Cloverly, Truman/Gaety, Maria, MacArthur/Cottage, Armitage/Cloverly, Jeeves/Cloverly, Truman/MacArthur, Gondola/Rooseveld, MacArthur/Roseveldt, Bellairs/Joana, Joana/Armitage in Robindale Ext1 9 Current Project in Phases 2)
Street names: Roosevelt and Gondola, Spar Commercial (Malibongwe), Cnr Gondola and Mare, Malibongwe and Boundry Town House, Jeeves and Boundary
Date: 13 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -18:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in new 110mm and 160mm into existing 160mm pipe network
4. Affected areas: Vorna Valley Ext 2, 13, 19, 21, 27, 43, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54,56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80, 83, 86, 92, 93, 97, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105 & 106. Halfway Gardens Ext 1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 57, 64, 66, 73, 77, 85, 86, 90, 91,94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 121 & 128. Waterval Ext 2 & 4
Street names: Pretorius & Jose Road, Howick Close, Mahai close, Mac-Mac Rd, Eugaries Rd, Bekker St, Mont Rose, Janadel Ave, Le Roux Ave, Neerlandia Rd, Fred Verseput Ave, East St, Asparagus Rd, Wilhelmina Place, Smuts Dr, Alexander Rd, 1st Rd, Van Heerden Ave, Old Rd, Kaufman Rd, Plume Rd, Periwinkel Rd, Smuts Close, Berger Rd, Rudi Neitz St, Langeveld Rd, Elias Rd, Jose St, Ridge Rd, Pretorius Rd, Gustav Preller St, Albertyn St, Coertze St, Visser St, Eton Close, Shady Lane
Date: 16 March 2023
Time: 09:00 – 21:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in of new infrastructure
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
by l3rato | Mar 2, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates: Thursday, 2 March 2023 (Morning)
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Unplanned Interruptions
1. Johannesburg Water is monitoring the levels of critical systems, impacted by fluctuating supply.
The following systems within Johannesburg Water are at low to critically low levels. Customers in these supply zones are requested to reduce consumption as systems are recovering.
• Yeoville, Berea and Parktown 2 reservoirs:
Rand Water technicians and Johannesburg Water teams flushed the network to remove air. Reservoirs are building capacity at this stage.
• Commando system: (Hursthill/ Brixton and Crosby)
Lower supply from Rand Water is impacting on infrastructure within the Commando system. The outlet of Brixton reservoir is currently opened at 50% sustain capacity.
• South Hills Tower:
The tower levels are critically low to empty. Johannesburg Water and Rand Water teams are onsite, continuing with investigating the cause of reduced supply to the tower.
• Alexander Park reservoir: the reservoir is critically low.
Further updates will be provided to customers.
Johannesburg Water apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.
2. Johannesburg Water Customer Notice: Update on power failure at Rand Water’s Vereeniging purification works
The power failure, which occurred yesterday, 1 March 2023 afternoon, at Rand Water’s Vereeniging purification works, has been resolved. While Eikenhof pump station is receiving normal flows, Rand Water’s Waterval and Meredale reservoirs are in recovery, which impacts capacity of Johannesburg Water’s infrastructure, supplied by these reservoirs.
Johannesburg Water is monitoring the infrastructure impacted and will provide updates on supply to customers.
The Commando system (Brixton/ Crosby and Hursthill) is still at critically low levels, due to reduced flows.
Customers in higher lying areas will experience low pressure/ no water during this period.
Johannesburg Water apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas affected: Kew, The Gardens, Rembrandt Park, River Park, Glenhazel, Sandringham, Silver Mond, Lombardy East and West, Bramley, Bramley View, Wynberg, Athol Hurst and Alexandra.
Date: 07 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -17:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Bulk line valve installation
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
by l3rato | Feb 24, 2023 | Interruptions
Daily water supply system status updates: Friday, 24 February 2023 (Morning)
Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and not service interruption from occasional pipe burst).
Planned Interruptions
1. Areas Affected: Robindale Ext 1 -Cnr Gondola/Jeeves, Malibongwe/Clovery, Balairs/Cloverly, Truman/Gaety, Maria, MacArthur/Cottage, Armitage/Cloverly, Jeeves/Cloverly, Truman/MacArthur, Gondola/Rooseveld, MacArthur/Roseveldt, Bellairs/Joana, Joana/Armitage in Robindale Ext1 9 Current Project in Phases 2
Street Names: Malibongwe (Business Area), Malibongwe Builders at Cnr Maria and Malibongwe (Hospital)
Date: 27 February 2023
Time: 08:00 – 18:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie – in new 110mm and 160mm into existing 160mm pipe network
3. Areas affected: Kew, The Gardens, Rembrandt Park, River Park, Glenhazel, Sandringham, Silver Mond, Lombardy East and West, Bramley, Bramley View, Wynberg, Athol Hurst and Alexandra.
Date: 07 March 2023
Time: 08:00 -17:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Bulk line valve installation
Residents are again requested to observe level-1 water restrictions implemented from 1 September to 31 March, which prohibits the use of hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, clean driveways but use grey water instead, fill up swimming pools and water features between 6 am and 6 pm. This is to ensure that systems are kept stable throughout the coming months. We urge residents to report any form of vandalism and theft of water infrastructure to 0800 00 25 87.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @JHBWater
Facebook: Johannesburg Water
Website: https://www.johannesburgwater.co.za
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
