#WaterRestrictions: Rand Water opens up supply to Diepsloot reservoir
DIEPSLOOT – Johannesburg Water has advised that the Rand Water reservoir that supplied the Diepsloot reservoir was only 28 percent full and therefore the Diepsloot meter had been restricted.
Water was restored for residents who are supplied from the Diepsloot reservoir by mid-morning yesterday, 23 September.
This, after the reservoir meter was closed after the water levels in the Rand Water dam that supplies the Diepsloot reservoir were only at 28%.
#Diepsloot, RW has opened Diepsloot supply fully to allow our reservoir to fill up.
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2018
This comes after many Midrand residents spent the Saturday battling water issues due to the Grand Central Tower running dry as the reservoir level was not adequate to pump water.
During the course of Saturday night, the water entity advised that the outlets at the Diepsloot, Randjesfontein, Rabie Ridge and Development Bank reservoirs were restricted by 50 percent. This was between 10pm and 4am.
However, on Sunday morning, Johannesburg Water advised that the Rand Water reservoir that supplied the Diepsloot reservoir was only 28 percent full and therefore the Diepsloot meter had been restricted.
#Diepsloot, please note that the RW reservoir that supplies our Diepsloot reservoir is currently 28% full. As a result the Diepsloot meter has been restricted.
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2018
The other reservoirs, however, were opened:
#waterrestrictionsMidrand.All reservoirs that were restricted have been opened. Including Grand Central Tower.We urge residents to please use water sparingly.
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2018
This comes as the water entity is restricting the water flow from the Bryanston reservoir every night over a seven-day period to replace the faulty pressure reducing valves.
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