Massive 30-hour water outage hits Joburg – these are the areas affected

Bulk water supplier Rand Water announced an emergency shutdown on Friday (4 November) due to a major burst on the A6 Pipeline, which supplies water from Vereeniging purification works to Zwartkopjes pump station.

Joburg Water said in a media statement that the water shutdown would be in effect from 18h00 Friday night and last for about 30 hours.

While Rand Water and Johannesburg Water infrastructure – including towers and reservoirs – will have maximum capacity during the shutdown, several reservoirs, towers and direct feeds will be affected – should the water level drop to critical levels.

The direct feeds affected include the Hector Norris pump station (Johannesburg CBD) and Turf Club direct feed (Turffontein Racecourse). The

“Johannesburg Water encourages residents to reduce consumption and use water for human and household needs, which will significantly assist in sustaining supply of affected systems,” said the water supplier.

Here are all the areas affected by the 30-hour shutdown:

Forest Hill Tower zone

• Oakdene
• parts of Rosettenville
• Kenilworth
• The Hill
• Towerby
• Linmeyer
• Southdale
• Foresthill
• Townsview
• Robertsham
• Gillview
• Winchester Hills
• Chrisville
• Turf Club
• Glenanda
• Turffontein
• Klipriviersberg estate

Yeoville reservoir zone

• Hillbrow
• Parktown
• Spes Bona
• Linksfield
• Observatory
• Jeppestown
• Bruma
• De Wetshof
• Cyrildene
• Forest Town
• Fellside, Highlands
• Kensington Fairwood
• Bezuidenhout Valley
• New Doornfontein
• Bertram
• Lorentzville
• Judith’s Paarl
• Troyeville
• Vrededorp
• Cottesloe
• Doornfontein
• Berea
• Yeoville
• Killarney
• Orange Grove
• Westcliff
• Constitution Hill

Berea reservoir zone

• De Wetshof
• Observatory
• Bruma
• Cyrildene
• Bezuidenhout Valley
• Bertrams
• Lorentzville
• Judith’s Paarl
• Troyeville

Parktown 1 reservoir zone

• Victoria
• Linksfield
• Glenhazel
• Linksfield North
• Rouxville
• Highlands North
• Sandringham,
• Fairmount
• Glensan
• Dunhill
• Raumarais Park
• Fairmount ridge
• Gresswold
• Fellside
• Bramley
• Bramley Park
• Orange Grove
• Oaklands
• Orchards
• Sydenham
• Norwood
• Waverly
• Savoy Estate
• Kew

Hursthill 1 and 2 reservoirs

• Montgomery Park
• Albertville
• Westbury
• Greymont
• Coronationville
• Hursthill
• Claremont
• Newlands
• Delarey
• Northcliff
• Melville
• Richmond
• Auckland Park
• Rossmore
• Westdene
• Greenside
• Parktown
• Parkhurst
• Parkview
• Emmarentia
• Westcliff
• Victory Park Estate.

Parktown 2 reservoir zone

• Saxonwold
• Hyde Park
• Dunkeld
• Park view
• Parktown North
• Greenside
• Riviera
• Melrose
• Oaklands
• Orchards
• Houghton Estate
• Parkwood
• Norwood
• Fairwood
• Highlands North
• Kew
• The Gardens
• Illovo
• Killarney
• Westcliff
• Rosebank
• Fairway

Crown Gardens reservoir zone

• Southdale
• Booysens Reserve
• Ormonde
• Mondeor
• Nasrec
• Ophirton
• Lake View
• Selby
• Evans Park
• Robertsham
• Winchester Hills
• Reuven
• Ridgeway
• Theta
• Selby South

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