Water supply slowly normalises in most parts of the city
Some of the high-lying areas may still be without water, but as reservoir levels rise these areas will get water as well.
The water supply in most areas that experienced outages this week has now been restored.
This is according to the city of Tshwane and the water utility Rand Water in a statement they issued on Friday.
The metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said water supply to areas such as Soshanguve, Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa started to trickle in on Thursday night.
He added that more areas were restored on Friday as the reservoir levels improved.
“It must be mentioned that some of the high-lying areas may still be without water, however, as reservoir levels rise these areas will benefit too,” Mashigo said.
The water supply in Laudium has been restored, though high-lying areas are still experiencing low pressure or no water as the reservoir level is still low.
“These areas will start receiving water as the reservoir level increases,” Mashigo said.
Parts of Saulsville and Kalafong Heights in Atteridgeville are without water as the reservoir is depleted.
“The reservoir supplying these areas, which is Atteridgeville HL Reservoir, is expected to start filling up as the bulk water supply system of Rand Water and City of Tshwane stabilises.”
Mashigo said the bulk supply systems of the water utility and the city are currently under severe strain.
In Pretoria East, water supply has been restored to some parts of Elardus Park and surrounding areas. “As the levels of Elardus Park Reservoir improve it is hoped that more areas will start getting water.”
Mashigo stated that the Mooikloof area still remains a challenge.
“The Mooikloof Reservoir remains depleted as the supply to the source is insufficient due to the current high-water demand on the bulk water supply system.”
The water utility and the city’s technical teams are working together tirelessly to augment the bulk water supply system to channel water toward the Mooikloof suburb.
Mashigo said the metro will continue to provide water tankers as an alternative water supply in the affected areas.
The city urges customers in the areas that are receiving water to use it wisely and sparingly.
“If the current trend of high-water consumption continues in areas that have water, then more areas will be without water as reservoirs will be depleted,” he said.
The City of Tshwane apologises for the inconvenience caused by the water supply outages.
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