Because of the duration of the outage, there may be changes in the water pressure if the reservoirs are low.
Rand Water is updating its pipelines which may lead to low water pressure to high-lying parts of Johannesburg.Rand Water is planning a shutdown of pipelines next week, but says there's no need to panic.
These pipelines supply most major Gauteng municipalities: Mogale City, Rand West, City of Johannesburg, Merafong, Rustenburg, Madibeng, Metsimaholo and Emfuleni.It forms part of the final phase of Rand Water's B19 pipeline augmentation programme, which will increase the volumes of the B19 pipeline to ensure a continued sustainable water supply.
Mohale said the statement was made to notify residents who may have interruptions to their water supply or to the pressure of the water supply.
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