Tshwane still suffers low flows at reservoirs

Tshwane water reservoirs continued to be unstable as water levels continued to fluctuate, according to the metro.

The Soshanguve reservoir was still experiencing low flow.

Currently, reservoirs that are showing slight improvement are in regions 4 and 6.

The ones in region 1 are showing great signs of depletion with the Mabopane reservoir dropping from 12% to 3% as of Tuesday morning.

Below is the list of reservoirs and their water levels as of Tuesday morning:

Region 6:

– Mooikloof reservoir:: 83% (85%)

– Grootfontein reservoir: 75% (69%)

– Elarduspark reservoir: 87% (75%)

– Constantiapark reservoir: 77% (78%)

– Garsfontein reservoir: 70% (64%)

– Parkmore HL reservoir: 59% (67%)

– Parkmore LL reservoir: 77% (76%)

Region 4:

– Laudium reservoir: 59% (53%)

– Rooihuiskraal reservoir: 83% (78%)

– Mnandi reservoir: 71% (73%)

– Heuweloord reservoir: 71% (68%)

– Bakenkop East reservoir: 71% (73%)

– Bakenkop West reservoir: 69% (70%)

– Valhalla 68% (65%)

– Raslouw reservoir: 67% (67%)

– Att/ville HL reservoir: 88% (89%)

– The Reeds 66% (66%)

Region 3:

– Carina 65% (67%)

– Klapperkop North reservoir: 76% (74%)

– Klapperkop South reservoir: 76% (74%)

– Lotus Gardens reservoir: 69% (71%)

– Salvokop reservoir: 69% (62%)

Region 1:

– Mabopane Central 73% (81%)

– Mabopane Main 35% (34%)

– Mabopane reservoir: 12% (3%)

– Soshanguve L North reservoir: 18% (14%)

– Soshanguave L South reservoir: 26% (21%)

– Soshanguve DD reservoir: 37% (37%)

Despite “all the gloom and doom” of stage 6 load-shedding, which was putting immense pressure on the metro’s infrastructure, Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink told community members on Tuesday to “use Mandela Day as an opportunity to uplift our communities”.

His speech was in commemoration of Mandela Day at the Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi.

Brink urged learners and the community to celebrate civil society.

Despite all the gloom and doom of loadshedding and Rand Water supply challenges, lets use Mandela Day as an opportunity to celebrate the work that civil society, residents and many other organisations are doing to uplift our communities. #MandelaDay pic.twitter.com/J6FaRdLfz9

— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) July 18, 2023

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He also emphasised the importance of preserving the environment.

He said 67 spekboom plants would be planted as a way of encouraging green and healthy living spaces in townships.

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