16 April 2024 – 21:30
Customer Notice
Old video making the rounds about cholera detection in Vaal River water
Johannesburg Water can confirm to its customers that a video circulating on social media claiming a cholera contamination in the water from the Vaal River, is old news.
The video in question, which is a clip from a broadcasting news channel, is from 26 May 2023.
As such, Johannesburg Water would like to reassure residents and customers that the City of Johannesburg’s water is safe for consumption. The Entity’s water is safe to drink and is not contaminated by cholera.
The video is a clip from 26 May 2023.
One of the key mandates of Johannesburg Water is the provision of clean and safe drinking water and the Entity can confirm that the water in the City meets the high-quality requirements of the drinking water quality standard (SANS241-2015 Drinking Water Quality). The Entity also recently hosted a media tour of our water-testing Cydna Laboratory to showcase to journalists how we ensure that our water meets the SANS241 standards and is 100% safe for consumption.
Johannesburg Water provides water and sanitation services to areas stretching from as far as Orange Farm in the south to Midrand in the north, Roodepoort in the west, and Alexandra in the east.The 1.6 billion litres of potable water we supply daily, which is procured from our bulk supplier Rand Water, is distributed through a network of water infrastructure consisting of 129 reservoirs and water towers.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing