Breaking of pumps at Klipdrift add to Tshwane water woes
The pumps at the Klipdrift were damaged by debris brought in by the recent torrential rains.
The Klipdrift water treatment plant is only working at 80% capacity after rain damage to its pumps, adding to Tshwane residents’ water woes.
“The Tshwane metro has received a notification from Magalies Water that two of its four pumps at Klipdrift have been damaged due to the recent torrential rains,” said Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo.
“Debris and rocks were sucked in following the flooding of the Pienaars River.”
Mashigo said the plant was currently operating at its design capacity of 80% which helped ensure enough water supply to residents, while the repair of the damaged pumps was being prioritised.
The damaged pumps will affect the supply to residents in Babelegi, Boekenhoutkloof 87-JR, Boschplaats 91-JR, Carousel View, Greenside, Klipdrift 90-JR, Leeuwkraal 92-JR, Marokolong, and Maubane
The metro recently announced a scheduled water shutdown to install an S4 water pipeline from Friday, February 24 to February 25.
Tshwane has been experiencing a variety of water challenges in recent weeks.
Water and sanitation department Director-General Sean Phillips attributed these water problems to high stages of load-shedding, saying that it had a severe impact on the supply of water in some municipalities in Gauteng.
Phillips said the high load-shedding stages mostly affect communities in high-lying areas.
“Municipalities use electrical pumps to fill up their water reservoirs, when there are power cuts, there isn’t enough pressure on the gravity-fed system for the water to reach those areas.”
Mashigo urged residents to continue using water sparingly during this period to prevent prolonged water supply interruptions.
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