Numerous Kagiso reservoirs are experiencing critically low water levels following a power failure at the Eikenhof Booster Station, which supplies these reservoirs.

According to Mogale City Local Municipality’s (MCLM) assistant manager for media and PR, Refilwe Mahlangu, the power failure occurred on Monday night, September 7, temporarily halting pumping operations.

“Although power was restored early this morning and pumping has resumed, the outage had a severe impact on Kagiso’s system,” she explained.

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Despite the Kagiso Tower being 92% full, the Kagiso Reservoir is only 8% full, while the Kagiso Extension Reservoir stands at 6%.

“Our Water Services acknowledges the continuing impact of water supply challenges on residents in Kagiso, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience while teams are working to stabilise the system,” she concluded.