Rand Water tie-in (B6 Pipeline)

Rand Water tie-in (B6 Pipeline)

MEDIA STATEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 16 August 2022

Rand Water tie-in (B6 Pipeline)

Johannesburg Water (JW) wishes to inform residents of the Rand Water planned maintenance of its B6 pipeline from the 19th to 23rd August 2022. This tie-in is scheduled to start at 17h00 on 19 August 2022 and is scheduled to be completed at 09h00 on 23 August 2022. The scheduled tie-in is for the newly constructed B6 pipeline which has been constructed to augment a portion of the existing B6 pipeline.

JW would like to inform residents to be cautious of the circulating false information causing panic. Water supply will only be reduced by 10% during the maintenance period.

Alexander Park reservoir zone:
Kensington, Ben rose, Heriotdale, Denver, De Wetshof, The Gardens, Malvern, Cleveland, Elcedes, Wychwood.

South Hills Tower zone:
Risana, Linmeyer, South Hills, Tulisa Park, Steeledale, The Hill, Oakdene, Rosettenville and Klipriviersberg Estate.

Grand Central Reservoir:
Halfway House, Glen Austin, Grand Central, Parts of Waterfall.

Corporate Park Reservoir:
Randjesfontein, Country View.

Rabie Ridge Reservoir:
Rabie Ridge, Mayibuye, Midrand Business Park, Commercia, Waterfall Complex.

Erand Reservoir:
Erand South, Noordwyk, Vona Valley, Kyalami, Waterfall, Halfway Gardens.

Randjesfontein Tower:
Randjesfontein, Randjiespark

Customers are requested to use water sparingly during this period to avoid supply shortages.

Johannesburg Water apologises to customers for the inconvenience caused.

16 and 17 August

Unplanned Interruption

1. Suburb(s) Affected: Ivory Park All Extensions, Kaalfontein, Ebony Park, President Park, Glen Austin, Austin View
Date: 17 August 2022
Time: 10:00-19:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Repairing Burst Pipe on The Reservoir Inlet

2. Suburbs affected: Sandringham & Glenhazel
Date: 18 August 2022
Time: 08:00 -16:00
Impact: Water supply disruption lasting 9 Hours
Reason: Tie-in new 110mm and 160mm diameter pipe into existing pipe network.

Planned interruptions

1. Suburb(s) Affected: Kyalami AH, Kyalami AH x1, Kyalami Heights, Kyalami Park, Kyalami Ridge x3, Glenferness AH, Glenferness x1 & 2.
Street Names: Hawthorne, Begonia, Cedar, Main, Ash, Zinnia, Pine, Rena, Maple, Oak, Salvia, Mull, Duncan, Lachlan, Macgregor, Maccines, Macintyre, Macgillivary, Crocus, Cactus, Jacaranda, Dahlia, Rose and Galanthus, Kyalami Boulevard, Monza, Indianapolis, Monte Carlo, Silverstone, Spur, Percheron, Palamino, Papenfus, Pinto Place, Shetland, Arabier, Lipizzaner, Mustang, Lourens Road.
Date: 16 August 2022
Time: 09:00-19:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie in of new infrastructure

2. Suburbs affected: Randpark Ridge Ext 9
Affected Street Names: Hillary road, Bontelsie street, Kalkoentjie road, Adelaar crescent, Dale Lace avenue, Loerie street, John Foster road, Tip Tol road
Date: 16 August 2022
Time: 08:00-16:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie-in new 110mm, 116mm and 200mm into existing mainline.

3. Affected Areas: Randpark
Street name: Cooper str, Fourth str, Republic str, Cheery str, Rooibos str, Martha South and Maria str
Date: 17 August 2022
Time: 08:00-18:00
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie in of new 110mm diameter pipe into the existing 110mm diameter pipe.

Johannesburg Water thanks residents for patience and understanding and apologises for the inconvenience caused.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions.
More information can be obtained on:
Twitter: @jhbwater.
Facebook: Johannesburg Water and our website.
Customer service inquiries:
24-hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za

 

Johannesburg North, Parts of Maroeladal, Cedar Lakes, Cedar Creek, Parts of Broadacres, Cedar Avenue West, Needwood, Chartwell, Parts of Kya Sands, Parts of Northriding, Bloubosrand and Farmall

 

Suburb(s) Affected: Johannesburg North, Parts of Maroeladal, Cedar Lakes, Cedar Creek, Parts of Broadacres, Cedar Avenue West, Needwood, Chartwell, Parts of Kya Sands, Parts of Northriding, Bloubosrand and Farmall.
Start date: 2 August 2022 at 07h00
End date: 4 August 2022 at 20h00
UPDATE: The contractor is aligning the pipe and ensuring that the welds are tested. The concrete anchor block will be cast during the course of today, to secure the pipeline if there are no leaks found.
Impact: No water
Reason: Tie-in new pipeline to existing mainline
Water tank sites:
• Cedar Lakes
• BP garage Broadacres Shopping centre
• Tanks to be filled at Broadacres shopping centre
• Cedar Creek estate
• Terranova complex
• Thorntree and Stonefields complext
• Runnymead and 3rd Road, Chartwell
• Watercombe rd and Zandspruit, Chartwell
• Fifth Road and Cladon Rd, Chartwell
• Rietvalei Road and Zandspruit Road, Farmall
• Royal Canin
• Hyperion road (Hampstead complex)
• Waterford view estate
• Agulhas road, Bloubosrand
• Dromedaries Road, Bloubosrand
• Riverbend Road, Bloubosrand
• Oosterland Road, Bloubosrand
• Government Street, Jhb North
• Selbourne Street, Jhb North

Johannesburg Water thanks residents for patience and understanding and apologises for the inconvenience caused.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions. More information can be obtained on twitter: @jhbwater; Facebook: Johannesburg Water and our website.

Customer service inquiries:
24 hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za

Craigavon/ Maroeladal

We are aware of the outage affecting parts of Craigavon and Maroeladal. We will be dispatching a team to attend the burst at corner Uranium street and Cedar road, Craigavon. The team is also investigating if water supply into the areas are impacted by another burst. We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused.

Johannesburg Water thanks residents for patience and understanding and apologises for the inconvenience caused.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions. More information can be obtained on twitter: @jhbwater; Facebook: Johannesburg Water and our website.

Customer service inquiries:
24 hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za

Meadowlands zone 1 & 2, Mzimhlophe

Suburbs affected: Meadowlands zone 1 & 2, Mzimhlophe, Killarney, Orlando west
Start date: 04 August 2022 at 05h00
End date:05 August 2022 at 04h00
Impact: No water
Reason: Working on the 700mm steel pipe fixing the badly leaking reducer

Johannesburg Water thanks residents for patience and understanding and apologises for the inconvenience caused.
Residents are encouraged to subscribe on our website, to our SMS notification service for alerts on planned or unplanned service interruptions. More information can be obtained on twitter: @jhbwater; Facebook: Johannesburg Water and our website.

Customer service inquiries:
24 hour Hotline: 011 688 1699/ 086 056 2874
SMS line: 076 333 5052
Email: Customer@jwater.co.za