Tshwane schedules 24-hour outage for Wonderboom Reservoir upgrade

The City of Tshwane has confirmed a planned 24-hour water interruption for customers supplied from the Wonderboom Reservoir to allow for an infrastructure upgrade.

When the outage will happen

The city says the outage will begin at 7:00 on Thursday, 9 July and end at 7:00 on Friday, 10 July. The work involves the installation of a 600 mm inlet meter at the reservoir.

Areas affected

The interruption will affect a wide area of Tshwane’s northern suburbs. Named areas include:

• Annlin
• Montana
• Sinoville
• Pretoria North
• Wonderboom
• Ninapark
• Pyramid
• Theresapark
• Wolmer

Additional smaller pockets and suburbs listed by the city include Amalinda 643-JR, Doornpoort 295-JR, Grootvlei 272-JR and Rooiwal 270-JR, as well as Bon Accord AH, De Onderstepoort 300-JR, Dorandia, Florauna and others named in the city advisory.

Advice and conservation tips

The city used the alert to urge residents to adopt water-saving measures. Officials asked gardeners to avoid irrigating with hosepipes or sprinklers between 6:00 and 18:00, and asked residents not to wash vehicles with hosepipes or fill swimming pools during this period.

Other measures the city encouraged include reusing grey water for gardens and toilet flushing and installing water-saving devices.

How to report problems

Residents can report problems or query accounts using the telephone numbers provided by the city:

• Report no water supply, burst pipes, leaking meters or blocked sewers: 012 358 9999 or 080 1111 556
• Report illegal connections: 012 358 9060
• Non-payment queries: 012 345 8514
• Account enquiries: 012 358 9999

The city apologised for the inconvenience and thanked residents for their patience during the works.