As part of the ongoing projects to improve water supply in Westbury, Westdene, Coronationville, Claremont, Sophiatown, and surrounding areas, Johannesburg Water will conduct an unplanned maintenance at the Crosby Pump Station from tonight, 27 August 2025, starting at 18:00, and will end at 04:00 on 28 August 2025.

This is an immediate intervention over and above the bigger and ongoing infrastructure upgrades being done through the Commando System Project, which may boost water supply from the Crosby Pump Station to the Hursthill 1 Reservoir supply zone, and could assist the abovementioned areas.

During this maintenance period, pumping to the Brixton Reservoir and boosting to the Hursthill 1 Reservoir will be unavailable. Both systems are expected to decline in levels, which may result in poor water pressure or intermittent supply.

The following areas may be affected: Industria, Crosby, Langlaagte, Longdale, Riverlea Extension 2, Bosmont, Claremont, Coronationville, and Westbury.

The maintenance is planned to take approximately 10 hours; however, it may take longer for the system to regain full capacity. Johannesburg Water will continuously monitor the impact to the changes made and respond to any challenges encountered with urgency and as practically as possible.

Once completed, the work could improve pumping capacity to the Brixton Reservoir and Hursthill 1 supply zone. Due to current system constraints and high demand, imbalances may still occur and as such, the Enity will respond to any challenges encountered with urgency and as practically as possible.

Johannesburg Water continues to implement tactical interventions to restore and balance the system for equitable distribution within the Commando system.

The Commando System consists of the Hursthill, Crosby, and Brixton Systems, and there are various projects being executed in a phased approach to improve the overall Commando System.

The Entity remains consistent with ongoing efforts to ensure reliable and long-term water supply through the upgrading of existing infrastructure, and the provision of new water infrastructure for additional capacity to support higher density areas.