Eastern and western Tshwane water

Some of the Eastern and Western parts in the city of Tshwane are without water. Photo: Sandeep Nijjar / Flickr

Tshwane eastern and western parts without water

Some of the Eastern and Western parts in the city of Tshwane are without water.

Eastern and western Tshwane water

Some of the Eastern and Western parts in the city of Tshwane are without water. Photo: Sandeep Nijjar / Flickr

Parts of the eastern and western communities in the City of Tshwane is without water or are experiencing low water flows, the city said on Friday 27 January 2023.

FIVE EASTERN SUBURBS IN TSHWANE WITHOUT WATER

The water utility, Rand Water, informed the City of Tshwane on Friday morning, 27 January 2023, that their system supplying the eastern parts of Tshwane has regressed as compared to yesterday and is at critically low levels.

As a result, the city has yet to observe any water flow to some of its reservoirs.

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eastern western Tshwane water
Eastern suburbs in the City of Tshwane is currently without water.

The following areas are currently without water:

  • Mooikloof Reservoir: Mooikloof.
  • Grootfontein reservoir: High-lying area of The Hills.
  • The Wilds.
  • Elardus Park Reservoir.
  • Elardus Park Reservoir: some parts of Moreleta Park.

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City of Tshwane Spokesperson Selby Bokaba said pumping has commenced at the Elardus Park reservoir, which is supplied by the Garsfontein reservoir, and there’s an improvement in the water level. Residents in the supply area of the said reservoir will start receiving water as the level increases.

Meanwhile, the city has requested Rand Water to lift the restrictions on the reservoirs supplying the affected areas, which the water utility implemented. However, the city depends on sufficient supply from the Rand Water system to fill the reservoirs.

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Bokaba said there is a recorded slight improvement in the Rand Water’s reservoirs supplying the city’s western parts.

WESTERN COMMUNITIES WITHOUT WATER

Areas that are currently without water are as follows:

  • Magalies reservoir: Rosslyn.
  • Klipgat reservoir: Mabopane Block T.
  • Akasia reservoir: High-lying areas of Amandasig.
  • Soshanguve Block L reservoir: High-lying areas of Soshanguve Block L, M, K, K, and L Extensions.
  • Mnandi reservoir: some parts of Mnandi.

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According to Bokaba, the city has requested Rand Water to also lift the restriction at the Akasia and Magalies Reservoirs which should improve the situation as soon as the lifting is implemented.

“In Soshanguve Block L and Klipgat, the areas are affected by the low pressure from the Rand Water system, which is constrained, and the situation should improve as soon as the supply from Rand Water normalises. The city is also observing high water consumption in these areas to assist the system to recover.”

SELBY BOKABA

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Bokaba said Tshwane is continuously monitoring its reservoirs to minimize the impact of the controlled/restricted flow from Rand Water; however, with the announcement that the country is returning to Stage 5 load-shedding, there will be potential knock-on challenges that will occur due to this ongoing crisis.

“A key challenge is that extensive load shedding is affecting the pumping of water, which results in water outages, particularly in high-lying areas.”

Selby Bokaba

Further updates will be issued. The city apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected residents.

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