Residents across several eastern parts of Tshwane will experience a planned 14-hour water supply interruption on Tuesday, 13 January, as the city undertakes rescheduled infrastructure work aimed at improving long-term water reliability.
The city confirmed that the interruption will affect areas supplied by the Waterkloof East and Carina Street Reservoir systems. The planned tie-in connection work was initially scheduled for 6 January but could not proceed as planned. According to the City, “the said work was initially scheduled for 6 January; however, it had to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances.”
Rescheduled work to impact multiple suburbs in Tshwane
The city expects the work to start at 8:00 and conclude at 22:00. During this period, residents in Alphen Park, Brooklyn, Garsfontein 374-JR, Hazelwood, Maroelana, Maroelana Extension 3, Waterkloof, Waterkloof 376-JR, Waterkloof Ridge, and Waterkloof Ridge Extension 1 will experience a water supply interruption.
Residents in the affected areas are urged to plan to minimise disruption to daily routines, particularly households with young children, the elderly, or people with medical needs.
City urges residents to prepare and save water
The City of Tshwane has appealed to residents to take proactive steps before the shutdown.
“Residents are kindly advised to store sufficient water in advance for household use during the planned interruption period,” the City said.
In addition to storing water, residents can reduce strain on limited reserves by postponing activities such as washing cars, watering gardens, or filling swimming pools before and immediately after the interruption. Using stored water sparingly for drinking, cooking, and essential hygiene can help households manage the outage more effectively.
The City acknowledged the inconvenience the interruption may cause.
“The City of Tshwane sincerely apologises for the inconvenience that may arise,” the city said.
According to the city, “the planned work forms part of the city’s commitment to strengthening bulk water infrastructure and improving the long-term reliability of water supply,” signalling that short-term disruptions aim to prevent more severe outages in the future.
