The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has notified residents of a large-scale water outage scheduled for December 13, due to planned maintenance by Rand Water at the Zuikerbosch purification plant.

The shutdown will take place from 08:00 to 16:00, with areas across the municipality expected to experience reduced supply or no water for the duration of the work.

According to the city, maintenance at Zuikerbosch is essential for system reliability but will temporarily affect water flow to several towns and extensions.

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Residents have been urged to store water in advance and use supplies sparingly throughout the outage period. The city cautioned that full system recovery may take up to 24 hours after maintenance is completed.

Areas that will be affected

The outage will impact large parts of Benoni, Wattville, Springs, Brakpan, KwaThema, Vosloorus, Tsakani, Germiston and Boksburg, including:

Benoni/ Wattville: Wattville, Actonville, Apex, Mackenzie Park, Benoni CBD, Lakefield, Westdene, Morehill, Farrarmere, Northmead, Brentwood Park, Goedeburg, Rynsoord, Rynfield, Ebotse, Crystal Park, Chief Luthuli, Daveyton, Mayfield and Etwatwa.

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Springs/ Brakpan/ KwaThema: New Era, Casseldale, Strubenvale, Selection Park, Daggafontein, Edelweiss, Dal Fouche, New State Areas, President Dams, Rowhill, Minnebron, Sunair Park, Brakpan CBD, Vulcania, Leachville, Dalpark and several extensions across Petersfield, Welgedacht, Kingsway and KwaThema.

Vosloorus/ Eden Park: Vosloorus and its extensions, Dawn Park, Windmill Park, Villa Lisa, Mapleton AH, parts of Eden Park, Sky City, Watervalspuit and Greenfields.

Tsakani: Tsakani, Langaville, Withok, Geluksdal and Labore.

Germiston Boksburg: Supreme Park, Woodmere, Ravenwood, Rondebult, Sunward Park, Van Dyk Park, Freeway Park, Parkrand, Libradene, Klippoortjie, Boksburg South, Boksburg Industrial and surrounding areas.

Water tankers to support essential services

The CoE confirmed that water tankers will be deployed, with priority given to hospitals, clinics and old-age homes.

Residents are encouraged to monitor the city’s official platforms for updates on tanker locations when necessary.

The City also noted that Schooners and Crane streets will be temporarily closed for repairs linked to Section 40 of the municipal managers’ conditions of service by-law.

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City urges residents to conserve water

The CoE has called on households and businesses to use water sparingly before and after the downtime. Supply will return gradually once the system reaches stable levels.

For further updates, residents are advised to follow the City of Ekurhuleni’s official communication channels.