Four-Day Water Outage Set to Hit Pretoria: Here’s What You Need to Know

If you live in Pretoria, now’s the time to fill your buckets, bottles, and bathtubs. A planned water shutdown is expected to affect large parts of the city for over four days, as Rand Water begins critical maintenance work on its infrastructure.

From Thursday, 29 May to Monday, 2 June 2025, water supply to several suburbs will be cut off or severely limited while maintenance is carried out on the Mapleton and Palmiet systems—two major pumping stations that supply Tshwane.

Why This Is Happening

The City of Tshwane confirmed that Rand Water will halt all pumping during this period to upgrade infrastructure. The maintenance is essential but will come at a cost: dry taps in dozens of homes and businesses.

To soften the impact, the city has pledged to fill affected reservoirs to at least 80% before the maintenance starts. Roaming water tankers will also be made available if necessary.

But officials are warning residents to use water sparingly and plan ahead.

Areas That Will Be Affected

The shutdown will impact numerous suburbs, estates, and townships across Pretoria, grouped by the reservoirs or meters that supply them. These include areas like:

Gastonbury Reservoir, Six Fountain Estate, and Silver Willows:

• Equestria (all extensions)
• Paradiso
• Paramount Estate
• Shere Agricultural Holdings
• Silver View Ridge
• Silverlakes (all extensions)
• Silverwoods Country Estate
• Six Fountains (all extensions)
• Tijger Valley (all extensions)
• Willow Acres (all extensions)
• Park Manor (all extensions)

Klapperkop Reservoir:

• Arcadia
• Blackmoor 347-JR
• Bryntirion
• Capital Park (all extensions)
• Daspoort 319-JR
• Deerness
• Eastclyffe
• Eastwood
• Eloff Estate 320-JR
• Gezina
• Groenkloof
• Kilberry
• Lisdogan Park
• Lynnwood
• Monumentpark (all extensions)
• Pretoria Town and Townlands 351-JR
• Prinshof 349-JR
• Rietfontein
• Riviera
• Scientia 416-JR and 626-JR
• Sterrewag
• Transpark 639-JR
• Waterkloof 378-JR

Hatherley Meter:

• Nellmapius (all extensions)

Koedoesnek HL Reservoir:

• Die Wilgers (all extensions)
• Equestria (all extensions)
• Faerie Glen (all extensions)
• Hartebeespoort 362-JR
• Koedoesnek 341-JR
• La Montagne (all extensions)
• Lynnwood Glen
• Lynnwood Ridge (all extensions)
• Meyerspark
• Murrayfield
• Struland AH
• Tweefontein 372-JR
• Val-de-Grace
• Valley Farm 379-JR
• Valley Farm AH
• Wapadrand (all extensions)
• Willow Glen AH

Midas and Leander Meters:

• Boardwalk Meander (all extensions)
• Bronberg (all extensions)
• Faerie Glen (all extensions)
• Olympus (all extensions)

Mooikloof Reservoir:

• Faerie Glen (all extensions)
• Garsfontein
• Garsfontein 374-JR
• Garsfontein Ext 10, 11, 13
• Moreletapark Ext 63, 83
• Prairie Giants Ext 3
• Pretoriuspark (all extensions)
• Rietfontein 375-JR
• Tweefontein 372-JR
• Valley Farm 379-JR
• Zwavelpoort 373-JR

Sammy Marks Museum Meter:

• (No specific suburbs listed, possibly for monitoring only)

Savannah:

• The Blyde Crystal Villa
• Savannah Country Estate
• N4 Gateway

Shere Meter:

• Bronberg (all extensions)

Woodlands Mall Meter:

• Mooikloof Ridge

Mamelodi R3 Reservoir:

• Hartebeespoort 328-JR
• Hatherley 331-JR
• Mamelodi
• Mamelodi 608-JR
• Mamelodi Extensions 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 24, 26, 31
• Moretele View
• The Willows 340-JR

Mamelodi R4 Reservoir:

• Derdepoort 326-JR
• Derdepoort Park
• Eersterust 52
• Eersterust Extensions 1 and 2
• Edelweiss
• Jan Niemandpark
• Lindopark
• Mamelodi Ext 4
• Mamelodi Ext 9
• Mamelodi Ext 12
• Mamelodi Ext 16
• Mamelodi Ext 17
• Mamelodi Ext 18
• Mamelodi Ext 20
• Mamelodi Ext 21
• Mamelodi Ext 22
• Mamelodi Ext 23
• Mamelodi Ext 25
• Mamelodi Ext 27
• Mamelodi Ext 28
• Mamelodi Ext 29
• Mamelodi Ext 30
• Mamelodi Ext 32
• Mamelodi Ext 36
• Mamelodi Ext 37
• Mamelodi Ext 40
• Mamelodi Ext 43
• Mamelodi Ext 44
• Mamelodi Ext 45
• Mamelodi Ext 46
• Mamelodi Ext 47
• Mamelodi Ext 49
• Mamelodi Ext 50
• Mamelodi Ext 51
• Mamelodi Ext 52
• Mamelodi Ext 53
• Mamelodi Ext 54
• Mamelodi Ext 55
• Mamelodi Gardens
• Mamelodi Sun Valley
• Meyerspark
• Montana Tuine
• Montana Ext 14
• Moretele View
• Nellmapius 3 & 4
• Randgate
• Roodeplaat 327-JR
• Silverton
• Silverton Ext 2
• Silverton Ext 9
• Silverton Ext 12
• Silverton Ext 20
• Silverton Ext 21
• Silverton Ext 23
• Silverton Ext 24
• Silverton Ext 25
• Silverton Ext 26
• Silverton Ext 28
• Silverton Ext 29
• Silverton Ext 30
• Silvertondale Ext 1 -100

What Residents Can Do Now

Here’s how you can prepare ahead of the water outage:

• Store water in advance for cooking, cleaning, and flushing.

• Keep bottles filled for drinking.

• Limit non-essential water use in the days leading up to the shutdown.

• Watch for alerts from the City of Tshwane on roaming tanker availability.

City Promises Support but Urges Caution

Technicians from the city will continue monitoring water levels and maintain operations at alternative water sources throughout the shutdown. However, disruptions are inevitable, and residents are urged to remain vigilant and patient.

With advance notice and some planning, residents can get through this outage with minimal disruption — but acting early is key.

Summary of Key Dates

• Water outage begins: Thursday, 29 May 2025

• Expected end date: Monday, 2 June 2025

• Cause: Maintenance on Rand Water’s Mapleton and Palmiet systems

• Impact: No pumping, multiple suburbs affected, roaming tankers on standby

{Source: Pretoria Rekord}

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