Still no water in high lying areas in the east
Elardus Park and Moreletapark water restored for some, but the City said that the high-lying areas were still affected due to insufficient pressure.
Moreletapark and Elarduspark residents were still without water on Friday morning despite assurances that water would be restored throughout the night.
The Tshwane metro said in a post on Twitter that these areas were susceptible to water outages and low pressure as the area is considered a “high zone”.
Ward councillor Malcolm de Klerk said water had been restored to Elarduspark’s reservoir as the city was now able to pump water to it.
He said that the water in low-lying areas of this zone had been restored, but that the high-lying areas were still struggling with water outages due to insufficient pressure in the system.
“The team is looking at possibilities to supplement from elsewhere if possible,” De Klerk told Rekord.
Water supply to the Mooikloof reservoir and The Wilds had been restored by Friday morning.
Grootfontein reservoir that supplies water to The Hills and surrounding areas was at low levels and struggling to recover.
Other areas of the city have been experiencing water outages and were struggling to recover, with reservoir levels at a critical level.
The Tshwane metro had requested flow restrictions to be lifted in these areas to recover water levels in the reservoirs.
De Klerk said that water flow was being restricted by between 5 and 30% by Rand Water, and that it was not only Tshwane that was being affected, but all areas supplied by Rand Water would be experiencing restrictions.
He advised Pretoria residents to contact their respective ward councillors in order to receive updates such as water levels, water tanker central spots, and to organise arrangements for water in badly affected areas.
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