- Joburg Water says Rand Water will institute an "emergency shutdown" from 18:00 on Friday.
- A major pipeline had burst - and it would take 30 hours to repair.
- But, in a statement, Rand Water said the Joburg shutdown was a "malicious hoax".
Johannesburg residents may or may not have issues with water from Friday at 18:00.
On Friday afternoon, Johannesburg Water issued a statement, saying that the major pipeline, A6, which supplies water from Vereeniging purification works to Zwartkopjes pump station, had burst - and that Rand Water would institute an "emergency shutdown" from 18:00.
It added that it would take 30 hours to repair it.
But Rand Water dismissed the statement as incorrect.
The entity called Joburg Water's statement as "nothing short of maliciousness".
In a statement, Rand Water said it noted "media reports indicating that we are embarking on a 30-hour Emergency Shutdown".
"This report is incorrect. There is no such. Rand Water systems are actually full and any suggestions of further water shortage is nothing short of maliciousness. Rand Water reiterates that the restrictions have been lifted and no 'Shutdown' is planned on our part."
Speaking to News24, the spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, said the bulk water supplier was busy working the phones to find out where the misinformation had come from.
She said there was no burst pipe and that there would be no water interruptions this weekend.
But Joburg Water is steadfast in its statement.
Its spokesperson, Puleng Mopeli, said the entity had noted Rand Water's press release, but "cannot qualify the statement".
"Their [response] was about the water levels, but we are not talking about water levels."
She said Joburg Water had received a message from Rand Water to say there was a planned outage due to a burst pipe.
Mopeli reiterated the Joburg Water statement, which stated that the outage would affect both entities' infrastructure, but she emphasised that towers and reservoirs would have maximum capacity during the shutdown.
The reservoirs, towers and direct feeds would only be affected if the water dropped to critical levels.
In that case, the following areas would be affected:
Reservoirs and towers affected:
Forest Hill tower,
Yeoville reservoir,
Berea reservoir,
Hurst Hill reservoirs,
Parktown reservoirs, and
Crown Gardens reservoir
Forest Hill tower zone:
Oakdene,
parts of Rosettenville,
Kenilworth,
The Hill,
Towerby,
Linmeyer,
Southdale,
Forest Hill,
Townsview,
Robertsham,
Gillview,
Winchester Hills,
Chrisville,
Turf Club,
Glenanda,
Turffontein, and
Klipriviersberg estate
Yeoville reservoir zone:
Hillbrow,
Parktown,
Spes Bona,
Linksfield,
Observatory,
Jeppestown,
Bruma,
De Wetshof,
Cyrildene,
Forest Town,
Fellside,
Highlands,
Kensington Fairwood,
Bezuidenhout Valley,
New Doornfontein,
Bertram,
Lorentzville,
Judith's Paarl,
Troyeville,
Vrededorp,
Cottesloe,
Doornfontein,
Berea,
Yeoville,
Killarney,
Orange Grove,
Westcliff, and
Constitution Hill
Berea reservoir zone:
De Wetshof,
Observatory,
Bruma,
Cyrildene,
Bezuidenhout Valley,
Bertrams,
Lorentzville,
Judith's Paarl, and
Troyeville
Parktown 1 reservoir zone:
Victoria,
Linksfield,
Glenhazel,
Linksfield North,
Rouxville,
Highlands North,
Sandringham,
Fairmount,
Glensan,
Dunhill,
Raumarais Park,
Fairmount ridge,
Gresswold,
Fellside,
Bramley,
Bramley Park,
Orange Grove,
Oaklands,
Orchards,
Sydenham,
Norwood,
Waverly,
Savoy Estate, and
Kew
Hursthill 1 and 2 reservoirs:
Montgomery Park,
Albertville,
Westbury,
Greymont,
Coronationville,
Hursthill,
Claremont,
Newlands,
Delarey,
Northcliff,
Melville,
Richmond,
Auckland Park,
Rossmore,
Westdene,
Greenside,
Parktown,
Parkhurst,
Parkview,
Emmarentia,
Westcliff, and
Victory Park Estate
Parktown 2 reservoir zone:
Saxonwold,
Hyde Park,
Dunkeld,
Parkview,
Parktown North,
Greenside,
Riviera,
Melrose,
Oaklands,
Orchards,
Houghton Estate,
Parkwood,
Norwood,
Fairwood,
Highlands North,
Kew,
The Gardens,
Illovo,
Killarney,
Westcliff,
Rosebank, and
Fairway
Crown Gardens reservoir zone:
Southdale,
Booysens Reserve,
Ormonde,
Mondeor,
Nasrec,
Ophirton,
Lake View,
Selby,
Evans Park,
Robertsham,
Winchester Hills,
Reuven,
Ridgeway,
Theta, and
Selby South
Direct Feeds affected:
Hector Norris pump station - Johannesburg central business district, and
Turf Club direct feed - Turffontein Racecourse