Gear up for 58-hour water shutdown

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Rand Water has urged Johannesburg residents to store water in anticipation of a planned maintenance to tie-in two valves between the A19 and B14 Pipelines with a new pipeline, installation of isolation valves, and systems upgrades at the water supplier’s Eikenhof pump station.

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The 58-hour project which will commence on Tuesday, 11 July until Friday, 14 July 2023 will impact the following regions; Roodepoort, Randburg, Central, Ennerdale, Southdale, and Soweto.

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Please be advised that Rand Water will implement planned maintenance to tie in two valves between the A19 and B14 Pipelines on Tuesday, 11 July 2023. #RandWater #PlannedMaintenance #A19Pipeline #B14Pipeline #RW120YearsofExcellence #WaterSustainability [NS] pic.twitter.com/4dd70L6uXK

— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) July 10, 2023

According to Rand Water, “The planned maintenance will be undertaken to replace multiple valves at the Vereeniging Water Treatment Plant, Eikenhof Booster Pumping Station and Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. The last part of the project will be work on electrical boards at Lethabo Pumping Station.”

Stationary tankers in critical and affected areas will be made available.

Recovery is estimated to take between five and 14 days after the supply has been fully restored.