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Gauteng Department of Health together with Joburg Water have deployed water tankers and mobile toilets in various health facilities around Johannesburg.  
This will ensure that health facilities in the municipal area are not adversely affected by the planned water interruptions. 
Gauteng Health spokesperson, Kwara Kekana said the water tankers are an addition to the existing reservoir resources in the various health facilities that fall in the affected areas of the planned water interruption.
Johannesburg Water said Rand Water announced that are working on their raw water pipe that supplies their Vereeniging water purification plant.
As a result, the purification plant will not be operational from Monday for 54 hours. 
This will, unfortunately, impact water supply from the Rand Water Eikenhof pump station to the South of Johannesburg, Northern and Western areas as supply will be reduced by 25%.
Johannesburg Water said Rand Water say the water supply from the Zwartkoppies system to the central CBD will be reduced by 50%.
The water utility says planned maintenance will not result in a complete shutdown but a supply reduction.
Kekana said the department will remain on high alert and will continue to monitor the situation across all its facilities.
The health facilities which will be affected by water interruptions include Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital and Helen Joseph Hospital.  
Facility managers at the various health facilities have also put plans in place to ensure there is minimised use of water in non-essential areas.