Gauteng Health Department on high alert amid planned water disruptions

The Gauteng Department of Health says they remain on high alert following a notice of planned water interruptions due to maintenance by Rand Water which began on Monday morning. The water interruptions are expected to last for a period of 54-hours.

Supply is affected in parts of Soweto, the Joburg CBD, Randburg, Roodepoort and Southdale.

According to Rand Water, this is due to the B19 pipeline augmentation project that has been postponed for over a year now and work can no longer be put off.

Rand Water says there will not be a total shutdown of water 

Gauteng Health Spokesperson, Kwara Kekana says the Department has made contingency plans to ensure healthcare services are uninterrupted.

“Despite no reported water interruptions in health facilities this morning, the department continues to monitor the situation across its facilities. GDoH (Gauteng Department of Health) together with Joburg Water have put some contingency plans in place to ensure health facilities in the municipal area are not adversely affected by the planned water interruptions that started this morning. Water tankers and mobile toilets have been deployed by Joburg Water in various health facilities such as Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital and Helen Joseph Hospital among others. This is in addition to existing reservoir resources in the various health facilities that fall in the affected areas of the planned water interruption,” says Kekana.

GDoH remains on high alert
following a notice of planned water interruptions due to maintenance by Rand Water starting today.
Despite no reported water interruptions in health facilities this morning the department continues to monitor the situation across its facilities. pic.twitter.com/kkT7Mwhrze

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) November 15, 2021