Despite Rand Water completing some of its pipe maintenance work on July 29, there is no estimated time when residents will have full restoration of water pumping to their homes and businesses.
The water utility has completed the final infrastructure maintenance work on the Mapleton System, which began on July 26 and ended on July 29.
The 77-hour maintenance period resulted in water supply interruptions in various areas of Regions 2, 3, and 6, prompting the city to deploy water tankers to the affected areas.
Rand Water spokesperson Nkateko Maboko said their team is currently testing its system and will commence pumping water to reservoirs once testing is complete.
She said the duration of the testing phase is unknown, but it is expected to take longer than a day.
“The maintenance work involved repairs to valves, installation of new valves, and other critical tasks to ensure the system’s well-being,” said Maboko.
Maboko added that Rand Water will give out the scope of the maintenance work once all the work is done.
Tshwane spokesperson Selby Bokaba confirmed that the maintenance work was complete by the morning of July 29, however the work to the Palmiet system would only be completed by July 30.
He said Tshwane’s bulk and distribution systems, which were fed by the Mapleton system, were currently empty and required time to recover.
Bokaba added that Rand Water’s team was however still charging their pipelines.
“Once charging has been completed, pumping to the Mapleton System will resume,” said Bokaba.
He urged locals to be patient during the pumping period as the network takes two weeks to fully recover before it reaches the required pressure.
Bokaba said Tshwane will carry on providing water to its affected customers through roaming water tankers.
“[On] July 29, Rand Water is undertaking its final maintenance on the Palmiet system for 40 hours, from 05:00 until Tuesday, 30 July 4 at 21:00,” said Bokaba.
He said pumping would be reduced to 76% during this period.
Bokaba pleaded with residents in low-lying areas to use water sparingly when the supply is restored, to allow the bulk water system and reservoirs to recover faster.
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“The city apologises for the inconvenience caused by this planned water supply interruption,” he said.
Mayor Cilliers Brink urged residents to be patient as the metro’s affected reservoirs would take time to fill up.
“In the meantime, water tankers are deployed as a temporary measure to assist residents.”
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Tshwane reservoirs affected by the month-long maintenance include :
– Mooikloof , Parkmore Hl
– Parkmore LL
– Mooikloof Res
– Parkmore Hl
– Montana
-Garsfontein
– Lynnwood
– Waterkloof
– Pierre van Ryneveld, among others.
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