POLOKWANE – According to the municipality, the power failure resulted in pump stations being stopped because of low Specon level.
“The power failure affected the communications system from the plant after being restored two hours later,” the municipality said.
By the time pumping began, reservoir levels were very low and needed to be raised in order to save pumps.
“Nine boreholes are currently not operating, which supply water from Potgieter and our maintenance team is working around the clock to repair the problems.”
Tuesday morning’s reservoir stats were as follows:
Seshego: 5%
Krugersburg: 7%
Ext 34:30%
Potgieter: 0%,
Ebenezer: 42l/s
Olifantspoort: 159, 9 l/s
The municipality is urging residents to use water sparingly due to the reservoirs being under pressure.
“This might lead to many areas experiencing shortages in the future. Let’s all remember that water is a scarce resource,” the municipality concluded.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
