Rand Water starts massive water upgrade projects
The City of Tshwane says most of the capital will be included when Rand Water completes a massive water pipe line upgrade that starts on Friday.
The water utility’s team of technicians will be finalising a tie-in of the newly installed S4 water pipeline.
The shutdown kicked off at 3am on Friday and last for 30 hours till 9am on Saturday.
Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo says several reservoirs will be affected.
“As a result of this planned work, there will be no water supply from Rand Water’s Vlakfontein Reservoir to Tshwane and should the water utility’s supply run empty, their recovery time will be approximately two weeks. Residents are thus urged to use water sparingly during this time to prevent reservoirs from running dry.”
Areas that will be affected include Elardus Park Reservoir, Garsfontein Reservoir, Eersterust Reservoir, Kilner Park Reservoir, Koedoesnek LL Reservoir.
Reminder!!!!
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) February 23, 2023
Shutdown of water supply by Rand Water to affect some areas in Tshwane pic.twitter.com/eL9gGUBGzv
Later on Friday, Rand Water is also expected to implement a further 39-hour planned maintenance of its M9 pipeline from the Brakpan reservoir to the Selcourt reservoir in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitian Municipality.
This is scheduled to kick off at 6pm on Friday and last till 9am on Sunday.
The planned maintenance will affect several areas across the municipality.
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— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) February 22, 2023
Rand Water has scheduled the planned maintenance of its M9 pipeline from 24 February 2023 to 26 February 2023.#RandWater #ScheduledMaintenance #M9Pipeline #WaterSupplyInterruption #WaterDemand [NS] pic.twitter.com/zepYYecfW4
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