14 March 2024
Systems Update
Randburg
Teams have been mobilised to flush the network of airlocks in areas that have reported poor pressure. Alternative water supply will be arranged for the impacted areas. Reconfiguration efforts from both Johannesburg Water and Rand Water teams continue.
- Blairgowrie reservoir: The system is currently severely constrained. Johannesburg Water teams have opened the inlet and the network should gain some capacity during the course of the day.
- Kensington B reservoir and tower: The reservoir has improved since yesterday and is relatively stable, while the tower is empty. However, the tower has been augmented from the Sandton System to provide relief to customers. However, residents will experience poor pressure to no water while the system recovers.
- Linden 1 reservoir and tower: The Linden 1 reservoir and tower have enjoyed some improvements compared to Wednesday. The system is stable and supplying normally.
- Linden 2 reservoir: The reservoir levels remain low and technical teams continue with efforts to balance the system between inflow and outflow of the water.
Some residents, however, have slowly started receiving water, although with poor pressure. They include:
- Parts of Blairgowrie
- Parts of Darrenwood
- Robindale (dropped pressure)
- Parts of Ferndale
Sandton System
Following the Rand Water closure of the Sandton System on Wednesday night, the Illovo, Bryanston, and Marlboro reservoirs are currently under pressure and have not yet sufficiently recovered, while the Illovo and Bryanston towers are currently empty.
Customers in the tower supply zones will have poor pressure to no water. Pumping will resume as soon as reservoir levels improve. Water tankers will be provided until the system has sufficiently recovered.
Commando System
Although the average supply remains low, there was slight improvement in the incoming supply. However, the overall system remains critically low due to poor supply pressure. Roaming water tankers are being supplied for high-lying areas.
- Hursthill 1 and 2 as well as Crosby reservoirs remain critically low and poor pressure to no water is expected in the supply zones.
- Brixton reservoir and tower: The reservoir and tower are relatively stable and supplying normally.
Berea Reservoir
The reservoir levels remain low due to high demand and poor supply. Poor pressure is expected in certain parts of the supply zone.
Yeoville Reservoir and Pump Station
Pumping was reduced overnight; however, normal pumping has resumed, and the system is steadily recovering. Both reservoirs and pump station supply zones will experience poor pressure to no water while the system recovers.
Soweto System
The overall system has relatively stabilised in the past week, while the Doornkop West reservoir has enjoyed some gains since Monday. Although the Meadowlands reservoir is slightly low this morning, some improvement is expected between today and tomorrow as the system will be throttled overnight.
Customers who have water are requested to use it sparingly to assist Johannesburg Water in recovery efforts. The Entity continues to monitor all affected systems. Outlets of the critically low reservoirs will be throttled overnight to build capacity for the next day.
Ends
Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.