10 May 2024 – 17:00
Customer Notice
Update: Eikenhof pump station
Several Johannesburg Water systems lost storage capacity as a result of the power outage at City Power’s Orlando substation that happened on Thursday evening, May 9. The outage affected Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station, which supplies Johannesburg Water’s systems. Consequently, the following systems were impacted: Commando System (Hursthill, Brixton and Crosby), parts of Lenasia, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Crown Gardens and Eagles Nest.
Commando System
The overall capacity continues to be critically low. The Brixton reservoir is currently closed but will be opened to 50% overnight. The tower is critically low, but pumping is ongoing. The technical team will monitor the levels overnight and adjust accordingly in the morning based on the recovery rate. The Crosby, Hursthill 1, and Hursthill and 2 reservoirs remain critically low. Hursthill 2 will be closed overnight to build capacity. Poor pressure to no water is expected in the entire Commando System.
Eagles Nest
The Eagles Nest reservoir remains low but stable. Although there is high demand, it is supplying normally.
Randburg/Roodepoort
Following the outage, some of the towers in the Roodepoort system were left empty, however, they are gradually improving. The Horizon and Constantia towers have improved and are supplying normally, while the Waterval and Quellerina towers are still critically low. Johannesburg Water will monitor the systems overnight.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.