All reservoirs in Ekurhuleni are currently stable and all areas have water amid the Rand Water 54-hour shutdown.
The City of Ekurhuleni is monitoring the situation and water tankers are on standby should any water shortages be experience, the office of the mayor said in a statement issued on Monday afternoon.
The City urges residents to utilise water sparingly as water supply to customers is anticipated to be reduced from due to Rand Water conducting a valve installation on the main supply pipeline which supplies the City with water. This is being done in order to strengthen water infrastructure to ensure future water security.
The City anticipates low water pressure in high-lying areas should the Rand Water reservoirs run low during the maintenance. As such, businesses and residents are cautioned to conserve water and implement immediate water saving measures in order to avoid complete depletion of supply.
All businesses that use water for production are urged to lower the production for the three days and to keep their storage tanks full. This will also assist the City to keep the storage reservoirs to a maximum capacity and prevent a situation where water reserves completely deplete.
The City has undertaken various interventions to resolve the issue of water security in the long-term. Among these is the Aqua Leap project which aims at increasing the capacity of reservoirs across the City.
“The Aqua Leap project will ensure that our demand is met by the supply. Our current water storage is 958ML and the average water demand is 963ML per day. Forty-four reservoirs have been approved for construction and of these, construction has begun in nine,” the mayor’s office said.
