7 July 2024 – 20:30

Systems Update

Rand Water maintenance: Zwartkopjes and Daleside Pump Stations

Rand Water’s Zwartkopjes Pump Station continues to supply at full load (100%), and Johannesburg Water systems supplied from Zwartkoppies are stable and supplying normally. However, due to the interconnected nature of the systems, they mutually augment and affect each other, so Johannesburg Water is closely monitoring all systems.

Johannesburg Water’s Daleside Pump Station also continues to supply at full load (100%). While the Entity’s systems are back into normal operation, they are however constrained due to high demand; and this is exacerbated by the growing population, vandalism of infrastructure, and illegal connections.

Orange Farm Reservoir
It is supplying fairly but the water levels are decreasing due to high demand. This is attributed to the increased population and illegal connections, which have led to increased demand and ultimately making the system unstable and causing poor supply and no water in some areas. As part of daily interventions, the reservoir outlet is closed overnight and reopened the next morning to build capacity.

Ennerdale Reservoir
The system is supplying fairly but declining due to the high demand exceeding available supply. which makes the system unstable. This is due to the rapid increase of the population and illegal connections. Subsequently, residents in high-lying areas of the supply zone can expect a combination of low water pressure to no water.

Lawley Reservoir
The reservoir is critically low and declining due to high demand, which is affecting the stability of the system, as such a combination of poor pressure to no water is expected in the supply zone.

Johannesburg Water is monitoring all systems and will provide updates as they become available.

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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.