Residents are being strongly urged to limit their water usage to avoid a possible water supply shut-down amid the metro’s increasing water woes.

Frustrations for residents regarding the ongoing water restrictions and shortages continue to mount as the Garsfontein reservoir water levels drop to 25% after dropping to 50% earlier this morning.

“The reservoir serves almost 40% of the City including the Menlyn precinct. The Garsfontein reservoir is also a holding reservoir and supplies other reservoirs in the City,” the metro stated.

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“The City has requested Rand Water to release more water from their system so that we can save the Garsfontein reservoir.”

To regulate water supply, the metro has resorted to throttling the various reservoirs supplied by Garsfontein, which feed many areas. These reservoirs and areas include:

Elardus park reservoir: Elardus Park and parts of Moreletapark

Murrayfield reservoir: Murryfield, La Montaigne, Meyerspark and Val-de-Grace

Moreleta reservoir: Lynnwood, CSIR, Weavind Park, Brummeria and surrounding areas

Parkmore HL reservoir: high-lying areas in the Menlyn area

Parkmore LL reservoir: Garsfontein, Menlyn, Constantia Park, Newlands, Alphen Park, Lynnwood Park and Lynnwood Glen, Maroelana, Faerie Glen as well as Ashlea-Gardens

Queenswood reservoir: Queenswood, Rietfontein, Colbyn, Rietondale and Koedoespoort

Waverley HL reservoir: East Lynne and Waverley

Waverley LL reservoir: Derdepoort, Jan Niemand Park and Lindiwe

Park Villieria reservoir: Wonderboom South and Villeria

Low water pressure may be experienced in the above areas.

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The metro states that ongoing load-shedding has had devastating effects on the City’s infrastructure regarding electricity components and the water network system as the provisioning of water depends on the availability of electricity to pump water.

Residents are therefore urged to use water sparingly to avoid a total shutdown of the water supply across the City.

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