Rand Water maintenance work: Brace for prolonged water disruptions

The City of Ekurhuleni has announced that several parts of the city will experience prolonged water disruptions between May 29 and June 3, due to planned Rand Water system maintenance in the affected areas.

While some areas will see between 10 to 12 hours of water disruptions during the planned maintenance, the longest disruption will last 107 hours. The objective of the maintenance is to achieve an improved plant availability, reliability and efficiency.

Water tankers will be arranged for areas experiencing no water supply. Residents are urged to store water for domestic use and to use water sparingly.

Businesses and institutions are urged to maintain on-site storage that is equivalent to their daily demand or at least up to 36 hours.

Here are the affected areas:
10-hour disruption
The following areas, including parts of Boksburg, will experience water disruptions on June 3, between 06:00 to 16:00. They are Hughes, Witfield, Ravensklip, Boksburg North, Dayanglen, Morgan Ridge, Bedfordview, Senderwood and Essexwold.

12-hour desruption
Also on June 3 from 06:00 to 18:00, the following areas will have their water supply disrupted. They are: Norton Small Farms, Dinwiddie, Albemarle, Race Way Industrial, Castleview, Wychwood, Jupiter, South Germiston, Gosforth Park, Malvern East, Wadeville, Cruywagen Park and Roodekop Extension 31.

107-hour disruption
Water supply will be affected for 107 hours in the following areas (from 03:00 May 29 to 17:00 June 2: Parts of Morehill, Crystal Park, Putfontein AH, Hillcrest, Benoni AH, Cloverdene, Chief Albert Luthuli, Daveyton, Mayfield, Etwatwa, Apex, New Modder, Rynsoord, Brentwood Park AH, Fairleads Vosloorus, Dawn Park, Windmill Park, Villa Liza, Mapleton AH, Katlehong South, Vosloorus Extension 20, Phumula, Rondebult, Rondebult Ext One & Ext two, Buhle Park, Helderwyk, Dal Park, Leachville, Dalview, Van Eck Park, Rand Collieries, Brakpan, Brakpan North, Larendale, Denne Oord, Minnebron, Sun Air Park, Sonneveld, Kenleaf, Brenthurst, Anzac, Sallies Village, Vulcania, Marievlei, Springs, Selcourt, New Era, Dal Fouche, Pollack Park, Daggafontein, Selection Park, Geduld, New State Areas, Strubenvale, Casseldale, Bakerton, Welgedacht, Persida, Alliance, Kingsway, Modder-East, Eastvale, Dersley Park, Presidents Dam, Krugersruss, Wright Park, Petersfield, Rowhill, East Geduld, Lodeyko, Edelweiss, Struisbult, Nuffield, Grootvlei Estate, Grootvally, Largo, Slovo Park, Reedville, Oranjehof, Payneville, Kwa-Thema,Tsakani, Duduza, Langaville, Masechaba View, Bluegum View, John Dube, Nigel, Ferryvale, Noycedale, Visagie Park, Prosperita, Vorsterkroon, Pretoriusstad, Alra Park, Mackenzieville, Withok, Estates, Geluksdal, Labore, Sharon Park, Dunnottar.

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