{"id":233969,"date":"2020-02-29T14:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T12:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=233969"},"modified":"2020-02-29T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T12:35:49","slug":"rand-waters-emergency-shutdown-05-pipeline-repair-leak-affect-germiston-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/29\/rand-waters-emergency-shutdown-05-pipeline-repair-leak-affect-germiston-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Water\u2019s emergency shutdown of 05 pipeline to repair leak could affect Germiston areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Water has scheduled an emergency shutdown of its O5 pipeline in order to repair a leak.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown will take place from 1pm on Saturday, February 29 to 1pm on Sunday, March 1.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Consumers in the Germiston and Bedfordview areas will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>There is a high possibility of the areas below being affected by the shutdown depending on the duration of the shutdown and the change in levels of different reservoirs during the shutdown:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The affected areas are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jupiter Railway Station and houses<\/li>\n<li>Crown Mines site<\/li>\n<li>Heriotdale houses and companies<\/li>\n<li>Jupiter Industries<\/li>\n<li>Primrose<\/li>\n<li>Dawnview<\/li>\n<li>Wadeville<\/li>\n<li>Sunnyrock<\/li>\n<li>Symhurst<\/li>\n<li>Solheim<\/li>\n<li>Signal Hill Reservoir<\/li>\n<li>Fishers\u2019 Hill<\/li>\n<li>Wychwood<\/li>\n<li>Malvern East<\/li>\n<li>Bedfordview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Justice Mohale, media relations manager for Rand Water, said, \u201cRand Water apologises for the inconvenience, but this was a necessary project as we do not want to waste water due to a leak.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs infrastructure gets older these problems can occur and we are trying our best to make sure the problem is fixed to avoid wasting water as South Africa is a water scarce country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask consumers to be patient with us as the project is completed and we urge all consumers to use water sparingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232150\/open-your-doors-for-municipal-valuers-for-new-valuation-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reminder: Open your doors for municipal valuers for new valuation roll<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229778\/no-peace-for-the-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dead are forgotten in city\u2019s cemeteries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a 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