Residents in these regions will experience low pressure and no water supply during the maintenance period.
Johannesburg Water has announced an ongoing unplanned outage that began on 30 April.
In its initial update, the unplanned maintenance had no estimated time for completion.
“The Illovo systems remain open at 50%, with closure late evening to early morning to help boost the reservoir’s capacity,” stated Johannesburg Water in an update on Thursday morning.
“Both the valve and pipe have been fully exposed, and leaks have been detected on the bypass,” it said.
Affected areas
- Sandton
- Illovo
- Sandhurst
- Strathavon
- Rivonia
- Morningside
- Parkmore
- Kramerville
- Hyde Park
- Barlow Park
- Dunkeld West
- Inanda
- Wierda Valley
- Chislehurston
- Willowild
- Atholhurst
- Atholl
- Elton Hill
- Riepen Park
- Clynton
- Glenadrienne
- Wendywood
- Eastgate
- Morning side hills
- Hurl park
- Dennehof
- Duxberry
- Hurlingham
- Bordeaux
- Morningside manor
- Benmore gardens
- Dalecross
- Wynberg
- Samba
- Craighall
- Sunset Acres
- Littlefillan
- Marlboro
- Glen Atholl
Joburg Water said it is necessary due to repairs to a 600mm pipe.
Residents in the area will experience low pressure and no water supply during the maintenance period.
Johannesburg Water stated that the repair work will enhance service delivery and continuity of water.
In the official communication, Johannesburg Water acknowledged the inconvenience caused by the outage and assured residents that measures were in place to mitigate the impact of the outage.
“Further details regarding alternative water supply will be provided,” the utility mentioned.
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Current outages
In addition, some parts of region E will experience water outages on Thursday. The maintenance began at 8am and has no scheduled completion time.
Residents in these regions will experience low pressure and no water supply during the maintenance period.
According to the water service, Riverclub, Parkmore and Springhill will be affected by the outage.
“Further details regarding alternative water supply will be provided,” the utility mentioned.
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Water restrictions
According to Joburg Water, the City of Johannesburg remains under Level 1 water restrictions as of Thursday morning.
“Johannesburg Water has also been implementing a water supply reduction since 8 November 2024, a measure that has been communicated to residents,” it said.
Joburg Water is closely monitoring its systems, which have been stable, and will provide updates to residents when needed.
“To manage high consumption and support the recovery of our systems, Johannesburg Water will continue to enforce the restriction programme according to the separate schedule. This includes halting pumping at various pump stations to towers,” it concluded.
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