UPDATE: Water restoration in Linden on schedule
LINDEN – Be prepared for the coming water interruption.
UPDATE: 06.00pm
Some residents within the specified suburbs are still without water.
Isaac Dhludhlu, Joburg Water spokesperson has confirmed that water restoration in Linden is on schedule and water is currently being pumped into the reservoir.
He explained that when water is restored, it unfortunately does not reach all homes at the same time. and it is not a quick process.
“Water gets to low lying homes quicker than it does to high level homes. Some residents will have water immediately and some won’t.”
Dhludhlu has requested all residents to be patient adding that some areas will only have water in the next 2 to 3 hours.
Temporary alternative sources of supply will be at the following locations:
- Corner of End Road and Leopold Place
- Corner of Bram Fischer Drive and 1st Avenue
- Corner of Malibongwe Drive and Central Road.
Joburg Water is unreachable at this stage.
More details on the restoration schedule will be published as soon as they become available.
Original article
There is a possibility of a water outage in the suburb on 6 June due to maintenance.
Johannesburg Water has alerted Linden residents and businesses of a planned water interruption. Due to the maintenance of the reservoir, there will possibly be no water or low water pressure from 8am to 5pm on the day.
#PlannedInterruptions
Suburbs affected: Linden Ext- within the Tower zone
Date:06/06/2018 @ 08h00-17h00
Impact:No water/Low pressure. Estimated the reservoir capacity is sufficient to supply water to customers within the stipulated outage period ^P— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) May 28, 2018
Johannesburg Water will be providing water tankers to service residents during the outage.
Temporary alternative sources of supply will be at the following locations:
- Corner of End Road and Leopold Place
- Corner of Bram Fischer Drive and 1st Avenue
- Corner of Malibongwe Drive and Central Road.
Contact Johannesburg Water to report burst pipes, water outages, faulty meters and blocked sewers:
24 hour Hotline: 011 688 1699
SMS line: 082 653 2143
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za
