Major 30 hour water outage hitting Tshwane this month – these are the areas affected
The City of Tshwane has alerted residents that Rand Water will be shutting down a key pipeline for maintenance later in February, which will lead to zero water supply to certain areas for around 30 hours.
The shutdown is planned to complete tie-ins of the newly installed S4 water supply, which saw outages in regions across Gauteng in 2022.
The work will take place from 03h00 on Friday, 24 February 2023, and continue until 09h00 on Saturday, 25 February 2023.
“During the shutdown, there will be no water supply from Rand Water’s Vlakfontein Reservoir to Tshwane,” the city said.
“We appeal to all residents to use water sparingly during this time. The City of Tshwane will fill the reservoirs before the shutdown. Rand Water has further informed the City that their supply recovery time will be approximately two weeks in the event that they run empty.”
The city said that roaming water tankers will be arranged for all affected areas.
The following areas will be affected:
| Reservoir | Areas Affected |
|---|---|
| Corobrick Plant | Grootfontein 394-JR, Mooikloof Manor Ext 2, Riefontein 375-JR, Rietfontein Ridge Ext 11, Rietvallei 377-JR, Zwavelpoort 373-JR, The Hills (all extensions) and Tiegerpoort 371-JR |
| Garsfontein Reservoir | Feeds into all areas below |
| Eersterust Reservoir | Despatch, Eersterust, Jan Niemandpark, Mamelodi, Silvertondale and Waltloo |
| Kilner Park Reservoir | Kilner Park |
| Koedoesnek LL Reservoir | Die Wilgers (all extensions), Equestria (all extensions), Faerie Glen, Garsfontein, Koedoesnek AH, Life Wilgers Hospital, Lynnwood, Lynnwood Glen, Lynnwood Ridge, Struland AH, Wapadrand, Willow Glen, Willow Glen AH and Zwartkoppies |
| Magalieskruin Reservoir | Hartebeestfontein 324-JR and Wonderboom |
| Mamelodi R1 Reservoir | Mamelodi, Mamelodi Ext 13, 27 and 34, and Mamelodi 608-JR |
| Mamelodi R2 Reservoir | Mamelodi, Mamelodi 608-JR, and Mamelodi Ext 13 and 15 |
| Montana Reservoir | Annlin, Christiaanville, Cynthia Vale, Derdepoortpark, Doornpoort, Kenley AH, Kozeni AH, Magalieskruin, Montana (all extensions), Montana AH, Montana Park, Montana Tuine, Pumulani AH, Sinoville and Wolmaranspoort AH |
| Moreleta Reservoir | Bellevue, Brummeria (all extensions), Chrysler Park, Georgeville, Lindo Park, Lydiana, Lynnwood Manor, Mopani, Navors, Scientia, Silverton (all extensions), Vlakfontein and Weavind Park |
| Murrayfield Reservoir | La Concorde, La Montagne, Meyerspark (all extensions), Murrayfield, Salieshoek and Val-de-Grace |
| Parkmore LL Reservoir | Alphen Park, Ashley Gardens, Constantia Park, De Beers, Faerie Glen, Garsfontein, Lynnwood Glen, Lynnwood Park, Maroelana, Menlyn, Newlands, Tshwane and Waterkloof Glen |
| Queenswood Reservoir | Colbyn, Deerness, Koedoespoort, Koedoespoort 325‑JR, Môregloed, Queenswood, Rietfontein, Rietfontein 321-JR, Rietondale, Villieria and Waverley |
| Sinoville HL Reservoir | Sinoville (all extensions) |
| Sinoville LL Reservoir | Sinoville (all extensions) |
| Villieria Peak Tanks | Magalieskruin 323-JR, Montana AH, Rietfontein, Villieria, Waverley, Wonderboom 302‑JR and Wonderboom South |
| Waverley HL Reservoir | Bergtuin, East Lynne (all extensions), Koedoespoort (all extensions), Villieria and Waverley |
| Waverley LL Reservoir | Derdepoortpark (all extensions), Ekklesia (all extensions), Jan Niemandpark and Lindo Park |
| Gastonbury Reservoir, Six Fountain Estate and Silver Willows | Equestria (all extensions), Paradiso, Paramount Estate, Shere Agriculturural Holdings, Silver View Ridge, Silverlakes (all extensions), Silverwoods Country Estate, Six Fountains (all extensions), Tijger Valley (all extensions), Willow Acres (all extensions) and Willow Park Manor (all extensions) |
| Graham Road meter | Currently not in use |
| Hatherley meter | Nellmapius (all extensions) |
| Koedoesnek | Die Wilgers (all extensions), Equestria (all extensions), Faerie Glen (all extensions), Hartebeespoort 362-JR, Koedoesnek 341-JR, La Montagne (all extensions), Lynnwood Glen, Lynnwood Ridge (all extensions), Meyerspark, Murrayfield, Struland AH, Tweefontein 372-JR, Val-de-Grace, Valley Farm 379-JR, Valley Farm AH, Wapadrand (all extensions) and Willow Glen AH |
| Midas and Leander meters | Boardwalk Meander (all extensions), Bronberg (all extensions), Faerie Glen (all extensions) and Olympus (all extensions) |
| Mooikloof Reservoir | Faerie Glen (all extensions), Garsfontein, Garsfontein 374-JR, Garsfontein Ext 10, 11 and 13, Moreletapark Ext 63 and 83, Prairie Giants Ext 3, Pretoriuspark, Pretoriuspark (all extensions), Rietfontein 375-JR, Tweefontein 372‑JR, Valley Farm 379-JR, Zwavelpoort 373-JR |
| Nellmapius | All extensions |
| Sammy Marks Museum meter | – |
| Savannah | The Blyde Christal Villa, Savannah Country Estate and N4 Gateway |
| Shere meter | Bronberg (all extensions) |
| Woodlands Mall meter | Mooikloof Ridge |
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