25 July 2024

 

Systems update

 

Most Johannesburg Water systems are supplying fairly to normal. However, some of JW systems are affected by imbalances between supply and demand.

 

Alexander Park Reservoir

The reservoir improved after overnight closure but remains low. Poor pressure may occur in certain parts. The outlet will be closed overnight to build capacity for the next day.

 

Modderhill Reservoir and direct feeds. The reservoir is supplying fairly while direct feeds are affected by poor and to some extent no water.

 

Midrand systems

Systems are currently constrained due to demand exceeding available supply and Johannesburg Water is putting interventions in place to balance the system and equitably distribute available capacity. The following systems are affected:

 

Grand Central Reservoir and Tower

The reservoir has improved and supplying normally; however, supply is poor and may affect the reservoir levels. Interventions are in place to boost supply and the Entity is monitoring improvements.

 

Grand Central Tower

Improved and supplying normally, however may be affected by reservoir’s low levels.

 

E-Rand 1 and 2 Reservoirs and Tower

E-Rand 1 and 2 reservoirs are low but improving and poor pressure to no water is expected supply in the supply zone. Johannesburg Water is monitoring improvements and putting necessary interventions in place to assist in recovery. The E-Rand tower is on bypass mode and supplying fairly.

 

President Park Reservoirs and Tower

The reservoir has improved and supplying fairly but affected by high demand. While the Tower is on bypass mode and supplying fairly, but poor pressure may occur due to high demand.

 

Rabie Ridge Reservoir and Tower

The reservoir has improved and supplying fairly. The Tower is on bypass, and constrained, poor pressure to no water is expected in high-lying areas of the supply zone.

 

Randburg systems

Currently most Randburg reservoirs are empty due to burst and subsequent repairs. Affected reservoirs are;

Linden1 Reservoir and Tower,

Blairgowrie Reservoir, Linden2 Reservoir, Kensington B Reservoir and Tower.

 

Deep South

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 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.

Lenasia Systems

All reservoir levels are critically low and a combination of poor pressure to no water is expected. This is also due to high demand, illegal connections, vandalism, and tampering of infrastructure.

Lenasia Systems

All reservoir levels are low and a combination of poor pressure to no water is expected. This is also due to high demand, illegal connections, vandalism, and tampering of infrastructure.

Lenasia Cosmos Reservoir is supplying fairly.

• Hospital Hill Reservoir levels have improved overnight but declining due to high demand and supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in high-lying areas.
• Lenasia High Level Reservoir is currently at a critically low level, leading a combination of poor pressure to no water in high-lying areas of the supply zone.

 

Central, Soweto and Sandton systems.

Mostly supplying fairly to normal.

 

Johannesburg Water is monitoring all systems and preparing for phase three of Rand Water Palmiet Pump Station Maintenance Programme.

 

 

Ends

Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing