Water restored to most reservoirs
However, residents from Mooikloof, Grootfontein, and other high-lying areas such as Monument Park, Elarduspark, and Waterkloof Ridge are still without water.
Water has been restored to most of the areas affected by a 30-hours water shutdown to install a pipeline in Tshwane.
The installation of the S4 water pipeline interrupted the supply of water from Rand Water’s Vlakfontein reservoir.
“We are delighted to inform residents that most of the city’s reservoirs have recovered, and water supply has been restored to most areas.
“The water supply hiccup was caused by Rand Water’s maintenance and repair work on their newly installed water pipeline and the vandalism to the water utility’s valves on the meter that supplies the City of Ekurhuleni, and the pumping stations which supply some of Tshwane’s reservoirs,” said metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said.
Mashigo said the shutdown resulted in most of the municipality’s reservoirs’ water levels dropping significantly.
He added that the utility had informed the municipality that its water reservoirs were gradually improving and that its supply systems were also stabilising.
However, residents from Mooikloof, Grootfontein, and other high-lying areas such as Monument Park, Elarduspark and Waterkloof Ridge are still reportedly without water.
Mashigo assured residents in those areas that a request had been sent to Rand Water to channel the supply of water to the affected areas.
“The City has in turn requested the water utility to assist by channelling more water to the pipeline that supplies these areas.”
The metro urged residents to continue using water sparingly to allow the remaining reservoirs to recover.
Meanwhile, the municipality announced the operational interruptions at the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant which affected the supply of water to Bronkhorstspruit residents.
The set interruption was attributed to equipment failure at the raw water pump station.
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