Water levels in several parts of Pretoria are beginning to show signs of recovery, with residents in some areas set to experience gradual improvements in supply following recent disruptions linked to technical challenges on Rand Water’s Palmiet system.

This follows earlier warnings issued by the Tshwane municipality on January 26, when reduced pumping on the water utility’s system affected bulk water supply to several reservoirs across the city.

The metro has now confirmed that most reservoirs are showing good signs of recovery, with water still being restored to most residents.

Metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo previously announced that Rand Water had been experiencing technical difficulties on its Palmiet system. This resulted in pumping being reduced to about 180 megalitres per day while emergency repairs and corrective work were underway.

At the time, he explained that the reduced output was affecting most areas supplied by the system, leading to low water pressure, slow reservoir recovery, and intermittent supply in affected communities.

“The city’s technical teams, working closely with Rand Water, are closely monitoring reservoir levels and system performance,” explained Mashigo.

Reservoirs affected included The Reeds, Laudium, Atteridgeville High Level, Lotus Gardens, Pretoriusrand, and Soshanguve L.

Large areas supplied by these reservoirs were among those impacted.

In the latest update on January 27, Mashigo noted that the Palmiet supply system had shown significant improvement overnight, with most reservoirs recovering well.

He confirmed that both the Pretoriusrand and The Reeds reservoirs have stabilised, while the Laudium system has also recovered.

Mashigo added that the Atteridgeville HL reservoir is showing strong signs of improvement and that the Lotus Gardens reservoir has also improved and remains stable.

“However, water levels at Soshanguve L are still too low to resume pumping to the tower zone. To support recovery, interventions have been implemented to retain backwater and supply to Soshanguve DD has been temporarily restricted to allow reservoir levels to build up,” he said.

According to Mashigo, most systems had recovered as of Tuesday morning, but technical teams will continue to closely monitor operations, with a specific focus on stabilising the Soshanguve L reservoir before normal pumping can fully resume.

He added that further updates will be communicated as the situation progresses.

“We thank residents for their patience and co-operation,” Mashigo said.

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