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Who We Are

Johannesburg Water SOC Ltd (JW) is a municipal entity incorporated on 21 November 2000 and commenced business on 1 January 2001 as an independent company, with the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) as its sole shareholder.

The Entity provides water and sanitation services to an area stretching from Orange Farm in the South to Midrand in the North, Roodepoort in the West, and Alexandra in the East. The Entity supplies 1.6 billion liters of potable water per day, procured from Rand Water. Johannesburg Water treats 909Ml per day of sewage at its six wastewater treatment works (WWTW), which includes two of its biogas-to-energy plants, where methane gas is converted to energy.

Our Vision
A water and sanitation utility that cares.
Our Mission
To provide all the people of Johannesburg with access to quality water and sanitation services by doing the following:

  • Delivering a professional, sustainable, affordable and cost-effective service
  • Upgrading services in marginalised areas
  • Creating a customer-focused culture that responds to the needs of citizens, customers and business
  • Valuing and developing its employees to build a sustainable capacity
  • Safeguarding public health and safety within the CoJ
  • Preserving natural resources for future generations
  • Managing assets and leveraging technology
Our Values
  • We value and promote Teamwork
  • We take Accountability for our individual and team performance
  • We deliver a Customer Service that we have promised
  • We ensure that Communication with our stakeholders is a priority
  • We build Cost-Effectiveness in our business activities
 

REGIONS

PLACES

Region A

Midrand / Ivory Park / Diepsloot / Kya Sand

Region B

Rosebank / Randburg / Emmarentia / Greenside / Melville / Northcliff

Region C

Roodepoort / Constantia Kloof / Northgate

Region D

Doornkop / Dobsonville / Protea Glen / Soweto

Region E

Alexandra / Wynberg / Sandton / Lombardy East / Houghton

Region F

Parktown / JHB CBD / Mondeor / City Deep / Bassonia / Glenvista / Meredale

Region G

Orange Farm / Ennerdale / Lenasia / Finetown

Johannesburg Water depots and CoJ Regions

JOHANNESBURG WATER DEPOTS

COJ REGIONS

Midrand

A and E

Midrand

A, B and E

Zandfontein North

A, B and E

Zandfontein South

B, E and F

Hamburg

B and C

Langlaagte

B, C and F

Southdale

F and G

Klipspruit

C, D and F

Avalon

D and G

Ennerdale

G

The integrated company’s main services include:

  • 128 Reservoirs and Water Towers
  • 10 Network Depots
  • 4 Laboratories
  • 12 364 km of Water pipes
  • 11 710 km of wastewater networks
  •  Water Pump Stations
  • 38 Sewer Pump Stations
  • 11 816 km of Sewer Collector Network
  • 6 Wastewater Treatment Works

Years of
Existence

Reservoirs &
Water Towers

Network
Depots