Residents living in the western suburbs of Johannesburg will be without water for the next 33 hours as Rand Water begins replacing and repairing portions of the main line.

The cuts will start at 8am on Tuesday 5 September. “The planned shutdown is envisaged for 33 hours. Customers living within the reservoir zone may be affected 6 hours after the commencement of the shutdown and customers living within the tower zone will be affected within 1 hour after the commencement of the shutdown,” Johannesburg Water said in a statement.

The affected areas include:

Robindale ext 1,Jacanlee, Cresta extensions, Darrenwood, Aldara Park, Windsor, Robin Hills, Windsor Glen, Rand Park exts 5, 4 and 6, Fontainebleau, the Linden tower area, Pine Park and ext 1, Linden extensions, the Kensington reservoir zone, Bryanston ext 5, Bryanston ext 3, Beverly Gardens, Ferndale (all extensions), Strijdom Park, Summit Road, Vandia Grove – all extensions, Bryanbrink, Daniel Brink Park, Bryanston ext 5, Lyme Park exts 3 and 4 and Kensington B.

Johannesburg Water’s Eleonor Mavimbela says they will communicate if the repair work lasts longer than expected. Water tankers will be placed at the following points.

Windsor, Cresta corner, Linden, Robindale, Pine Park. Aldara Park, Robin Hills, Bryanston ext 5, Summit Road, Bryanston ext 3, Ferndale and Ferndale ext 2, Brightwater Commons shopping mall, Strijdom Park, Bryanbrink, Ferndale High School, Kensington B and Bryanston ext 3.

For more information, residents can check www.johannesburgwater.co.za  or follow Johannesburg Water on social media.