Joburg Water announces shutdown in these areas for August

Some areas in Johannesburg will be kicking off the month of August with dry taps after Joburg Water announced a planned shutdown.

THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE JOBURG WATER SHUTDOWN

More than 10 suburbs have been included in the list that has been scheduled by Joburg Water to experience water cuts due to planned maintenance on the infrastructure.

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On 1 August 2023, the following areas will experience the water shutdown from 08:00 to 18:00:

• Witkoppen,
• Craigavon and parts of Kengies

Street names include: Campbell Road, Cedar Road, Uranium Street, Granite Road, Bushwillow Avenue, WillowAvenue, Elm Avenue, Poplar Place, Jacaranda Avenue, Pine Avenue, Frederick, and Lombardy Road

“Reason for interruption: Tie-in from existing 160mm AC pipe to 110m UPVC pipe (PRV1 and 2).”

Joburg Water

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THE SHUTDOWN AFFECTING AREAS IN THE SOUTH IN AUGUST

On 7 August the following areas will experience water shutdown from 06:00 to 18:00:

Lenasia, Lenasia south, Anchorville, Lehae, Zakariyya Park, Vlakfontein, Finetown, Ennerdale south and extensions – including all streets.

Reason for interruption: Maintenance work is required on the bulk pipeline to ensure improved water supply.

Joburg Water also notified that water tankers will be provided if the shutdown exceeds 24 hours.

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CRISIS RETURING A LITTLE TOO EARLY?

This outage comes at the back of a three-day-long water outage between  12 July and 14 July.

The shutdown caused taps to run dry in many parts of the city, with northern and southern areas suffering the most. Although Rand Water completed the maintenance on record time, the recovery of the reservoirs took a bit of time.

Joburg Water explained this by saying “ To give context into the recovery process, water is not like electricity. When power comes back after a power failure, one can hit a switch and the light comes back almost immediately. Water, on the other hand, is supplied through a long series of pipelines. If a reservoir goes low or empty, as the majority of them did during the shutdown, it sometimes takes days and even weeks to recover that storage”.

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