Rand Water’s extensive maintenance of its infrastructure which supplies water to Tshwane affects some of the city reservoirs
The City of Tshwane has noted reported situations of water supply interruption in some of the areas around Soshanguve and Mabopane, as a result of Rand Water’s continued comprehensive maintenance programme of its Palmiet and Mapleton systems.
The water utility resumed its programme on the Palmiet system, which supplies water to Tshwane. The work started on Monday and was expected to last on Wednesday which would then be followed by gradual pumping to allow the system to build up the required pressure.
“During the maintenance period, the city’s bulk water team controlled the system to delay or limit the impact of the reduced supply to the reservoirs, which was at 68%,” said the City of Tshwane.
“Interventions were put in place to manage the rate at which the reservoir levels would drop.” Added the city of Tshwane.
It has now come to the city’s attention that levels of some of the reservoirs that are serviced by the Palmiet system have dropped significantly, leading to the Sunderland Ridge, Soshanguve L reservoirs and the Soshanguve Tower, running empty.
Mabopane reservoirs are also currently at critically low levels. Water tankers have been activated to provide water to the affected areas.
The water utility is currently finalising the maintenance work and will inform the city as soon as full pumping resumes. Residents are urged to exercise patience during the pumping period as the network takes time to recover before it reaches the required pressure. The city apologises for the inconvenience caused by this maintenance work.
