Despite being widely publicised, many Roodepoort residents still seem to be in the dark about this weekend’s marathon water outage.
Joburg Water has announced that the water supply will be interrupted from 2pm on Saturday until 3pm on Sunday due to maintenance by Rand Water.
How to prepare?
• For basic sanitation and consumption about five litres of water per day per person is required. Keep in mind your pet also will need drinking water.
• Stock up on bottled water.
• Plan what you will be cooking and how much water you will need, or think of alternative meals such as braaiing or take-aways.
• Swimming pool water can be used to flush toilets and in extreme situations for sanitation.
• Remember to close all taps before and during the outage.
• Fill up kettles and other suitable containers around the house.
• It is advised that each member of the family take a bath or shower before 2pm on Saturday.
