Rand Water restores water supply as Johannesburg residents breath sigh of relief

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Johannesburg —  Residents in several Johannesburg areas welcomed the return of their water supply on Tuesday as Rand Water completed maintenance of its Eikenhof system. 

Rand Water switched the taps off on Friday to start maintenance of the Eikenhof and Zwartkoppies pump stations, in an attempt to correct historical defects and increase the flexibility of the Eikenhof engine rooms, TimesLIVE reported.

In a statement, Rand Water said water supply would not be noticed immediately but would increase gradually as the system builds capacity.

“Low-lying areas will recover first, with high-lying areas recovering later. This recovery is also impacted by demand, so we need to observe water consumption,” it said.

Johannesburg Water affected towers sill only take place once the reservoirs have recovered to sufficient levels and where operational intervention will be required.

Alternate water supply will continue to be provided for the next few days and where it is required based on how the systems recover.

The systems affected by Eikenhof include Soweto, Randburg, Roodepoort, Commando (Brixton, Crosby and Hursthill), Lenasia and parts of Johannesburg central including Eagles Nest, Crown Gardens, Aeroton and Alan Manor reservoirs.

According to The Citizen, the water levels slowly pumping to surrounding areas. As of 9:30am on Tuesday 17 December, the water levels were as follows:

Helderkruin, Constantia and Quellerina towers feeding parts of Roodepoort were all less than 10% full. Crosby and Brixton Towers were at single-digit levels, while the Hursthill Bypass and Northcliff Tower were at 17% and 28%, respectively. Aeroton, Chiawelo and Doornkop West were all over 30%, while Meadowlands and the two Linden reservoirs were all over 50%.

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