HEAD OFFICE

522 Impala Road Glenvista 2058

P O Box 1127 Johannesburg 2000

5 August 2020

MEDIA STATEMENT

UPDATE: FAILURE OF RAND WATER’S H29 PIPELINE

Rand Water experienced a failure on its H29 pipeline in the Andeon area, this morning.

The line has been dewatered and the team are currently busy with repair works. It is envisaged that the repair work will be completed later tonight. Thereafter, the line will be charged with water and consumers will be progressively brought online from tomorrow (Thursday, 6 August 2020).

Rand Water has water tankers on standby to support critical consumers and those areas that may have a prolonged water outage.

All meters have an alternative supply connection on the H22 pipeline, however meters that are supplied from the Hartebeeshoek Reservoir are affected as the H29 pipeline was isolated. The Hartebeeshoek Reservoir level has dropped as its supply was not possible during the 40- hour Shutdown for the cross connection of the H42 pipeline to the H29 pipeline that was undertaken between 4 and 5 August 2020.

The areas below are affected:

Akasia Reservoir

• , all extensions

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• Beetgesberg 279-JR

• Chantelle, all extensions

• Doreg AH

• Florauna Ext 2

• Hartebeeshoek 303-JR and 312-JR

• Heatherdale AH

• Heatherview Ext 12, 54 and 56

• Ninapark, all extensions

• Plantland 567-JR

Klip-Kruisfontein Reservoir

• Klipfontein 268-JR

• Klip-kruisfontein 708-JR

• South Ext 12 and 13

Magalies/Rosslyn Reservoir

• Amandasig, all extensions

• Beetgesberg 279-JR

• Eldorette 311-JR

• Chantelle Ext 41

• Clarina Ext 38

• Farm areas ()

• Hartebeeshoek 251-JR and 303-JR

• Haakdoornboom 267-JR

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• Hermon 289-JR

• , all extensions

• Klerksoord AH

• Klerksoord Ext 20 and 28

• Klipfontein 268-JR

• Moloto

• Rosslyn, all extensions

• The Orchards, all extensions

• Witfontein 301-JR and 305-JR

Soshanguve DD Reservoir

• Bultfontein 107-JR

• Klippan 102-JR

• Mabopane CV

• New Eersterus, all extensions

• Rietgat 611-JR

• Soshanguve AA, BB, DD, FF, GG, HH, IA, JJ, KK, LL, MM and NN

• Soshanguve PP Ext 1, 2 and 3

• Soshanguve SS Ext 1, 3 and 4

• Soshanguve P, R, S, T, V, W, X and Y

• Stinkwater 97-JR

• Sterkwater 106-JR

• Tswaing 149-JR

• Winterveld Ext 4

• Zoutpan 104-JR

Shoshanguve L Reservoir

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• De Beers

• Kopanong

• Kopanong Ext 1

• Kruisfontein 259-JR and 262-JR

• Mabopane S

• Onderstepoort Ext 33

• Onderstepoort 266-JR

• Rietgat 611-JR

• Soshanguve AA, BB, CC, DD, MM, TT, UU, VV, WW and ZZ

• Soshanguve F, G, H, K, L and M

• Soshanguve East, all extensions

• Soshanguve South Ext 1 and 2

• The Farm 670-JR

• Wentzelrust 223-JR

Additional affected areas/ institutions:

• Tshwane Metropolitan Munic. – Rosslyn; Ga-rankuwa • Tubecon Africa • Sefako Makgatho Health – Medunsa Hospital • Medunsa Rail Station • Dr George Mukhari Hospital • Strydfontein • Hartebeeshoek

For the facilitation of media interviews please contact:

Justice Mohale on 083 417 6999

Email: [email protected]

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