Kemptonians still feel the effect of the Rand Water pipeline burst as water pressure has dropped again on Wednesday.
The good news is that pressure should be back to normal by 5pm tonight, said ward councillor Jaco Terblanche.
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According to him the City of Ekurhuleni is still battling to fill the Isando reservoir, which was only at 25 per cent capacity on Tuesday evening.
Terblanche said in an effort to get water to residents as quickly as possible, the City initially bypassed the reservoir and fed water directly into pipelines to fill those first. These pipelines were completely dry as a result of the time it took Rand Water to fix the burst pipe.
The City is currently feeding water to the reservoir again, therefore the pressure has dropped.
According to Terblanche the situation should be stabilised by Friday.
Rand Water urges low-lying areas that are already receiving water to use water sparingly to allow reservoir levels to improve.
#O2pipeburst #reduceconsumption
— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) August 7, 2019
The system in parts of Germiston and Kempton Park is taking longer to recover than expected. Reported that Sunnyridge, Sunnyrock, Dawnview and Northridge are still experiencing shortages. We are working with @City_Ekurhuleni to find solutions. [LE]
Switch off water for everyone and wait for the reservoirs to fill up. That’s the only solution!!
— Raquel Ferreira (@RjdlRaquel) August 7, 2019
