Johannesburg areas facing 83-hour water supply interruption
Johannesburg Water teams will conduct planned maintenance for 83 hours starting Monday, 17 February. Here are the affected areas.
Residents in parts of Johannesburg will experience water supply interruption due to planned maintenance.
Johannesburg Water teams will be conducting planned maintenance which is expected to start at 7:00 on Monday, 17 February until 6:00 on Thursday, 20 February.
JOHANNESBURG WATER TO CONDUCT 83-HOUR MAINTENANCE
Johannesburg Water said its teams will be doing a structural diagnostic survey.
There will be an interruption to the water supply during the maintenance and it is not yet clear if water tankers will be provided.
All the streets in the following suburbs will be affected:
- Kensington
- Kensington South
- Denver
- George Goch
- Malvern East
- Jeppestown
- Cleveland
- Malvern
DA LAYS COMPLAINT WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
The planned maintenance comes as the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng laid a formal complaint against Johannesburg Water at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for the ongoing water crisis in Johannesburg.
The DA said residents have struggled with erratic water supply, and some have been completely without water for up to three weeks. Residents try to cope with the trickle that flows at night, or they chase the few water tankers that are around.
In 2024, Johannesburg Water started implementing water throttling to manage water systems and consumption. as supply levels continue to dwindle. Additionally, Rand Water, the utility responsible for providing water to the Gauteng region, has confirmed that reservoir levels have dropped from 70% to below 40% since last month.
DA leader in Johannesburg, Jack Bloom, said the Johannesburg Council is in breach of Section 27 (1) (b) of the Constitution, which ensures everyone has the right to sufficient water.
Bloom said they handed in hundreds of testimonials from residents about the hardship of water shortages, including difficulties in keeping clean, flushing toilets, preparing food, the effect on families looking after babies and sick people, illnesses picked up, and the extra expense for households and businesses.
“The SAHRC needs to hold Johannesburg Council accountable and ensure immediate relief for residents affected by 28 out of 61 reservoirs and towers that are critically low or completely empty.
“The DA Gauteng calls on the provincial government to declare a disaster and urgently assist embattled residents with extra water tankers while addressing the underlying causes of the persistent water crisis,” Bloom said.
DO YOU LIVE IN JOHANNESBURG? HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THE ONGOING WATER SHUTDOWNS AND SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO MAINTENANCE?
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