2 July 2024 – 16:00

Systems Update

Rand Water Maintenance: Eikenhof Pump Station

Maintenance at the Eikenhof Pump Station continues according to the planned schedule until 12 July 2024. Currently, pumping has been increased to approximately 92% to assist with recovery. While the majority of Johannesburg Water systems are steadily restoring, high levels of consumption that exceed the available supply still present problems for some systems.

Commando system
There is not enough supply to meet the demand, which is putting strain on the system. Reconfigurations are in progress for equitable distribution of available capacity.

Crosby Reservoir
The reservoir was critically low this morning but expected to improve during the day and overnight. Pumping to the Brixton Reservoir continues between 50% and 70%, depending on available inflows.

Brixton Reservoir and Tower
The reservoir is low but supplying fairly due to poor supply and high demand. The outlet will be closed overnight to build capacity. While the Brixton Tower is supplying normally, it will be affected by reservoir levels.

Hursthill 1 and 2 Reservoirs
The Hursthill 1 and 2 Reservoirs experienced improvement overnight but remain low. Currently, both reservoirs are supplying fairly but experiencing high demand. Poor pressure is expected in high-lying areas, to some extent no water maybe experienced.

As part of interventions, the Hursthill 1 Reservoir has been reconfigured to boost supply, while the outlet of Hursthill 2 Reservoir improved overnight. Hursthill 2 has also been reconfigured to augment supply and is supplying fairly.

Randburg systems
All systems have improved and supplying fairly. Intermittent supply is still expected as the maintenance programme continues. Pumping to the Waterval and Quellerina towers commenced this morning, and both are supplying fairly. However, intermittent supply is still expected as the supplying reservoir is still low.

Johannesburg Water will closely monitor all systems and continue to provide alternative water supply to systems affected customers.

Ends
Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.