Rand Water’s bulk water supplier recently issued a notice that 20% water restrictions will affect municipalities throughout Gauteng. The notice said the network was under severe pressure as the demand for water consistently exceeded the supply.
These restrictions were implemented to allow for the recovery of its network systems and will impact some parts of Johannesburg during which residents will experience intermittent water supply.
“Furthermore, Rand Water had a power supply issue at their Zuikerbosh purification works yesterday, August 26, which negatively impacted on their Palmiet pumping system that feeds their Meyers Hill reservoir which supplies our South Hills tower. The reservoir is currently below the threshold at which we can pump into the tower, which means the tower area is currently without water supply,” City of Johannesburg spokesperson, Eleanor Mavimbela said in the notice.
Johannesburg Water reservoirs that are restricted within Roodepoort and surrounding areas:
• Halfway House South, Diepsloot Town and Abattoir and Market: supplies greater City Deep, Tulisa Park Stafford and Steeledale
• Meadowlands Res North and Meadowlands Res South: supplies Dobsonville, Jabavu, Orlando, Mofolo and Dube
• Bram Fischerville Ext 12 and Bram Fischer: supplies Bram Fischer, Meadowlands and Mmesi Park
• Roodepoort Deep Township: supplies Hamberg, Rand Leases, Roodepoort and Creswell Park
• Whiteridge North Ridge: supplies Helderkruin, Weltevreden Park, Constantia Park, Allen’s Nek and Florida Park
• Doornkop North and Corriemoor Reservoir: supplies Fairland, Blackheath and Quellerina
• Grobler Park Reservoir and Fleurhof: supplies Fleurhof and Lea Glen
• Abattoirs Hamburger: Florida Lake, Florida Park and Discovery Ext 2 and 5
• Boschkop Reservoir: Radiokop, Randparkrif and Weltevredenpark
• Cosmo City: Cosmo City, Kya Sands, Northriding, Zandspruit, Hoogland, Lanseria, Moslyn Park
• Commando Road and Claremont: Claremont, Industria North and Delarey
• Cornelius Street: Fairland, Weltevreden Park, Allen’s Nek, Rand Park Ridge
• Honeydew Reservoir 1 and 2: Honeydew Manor, Radiokop, Ruimsig AH, Honeydew Grove, Honeydew Ridge, Aanwins AH and Ambot AH
• Horison North: Georgina, Discovery, Horison and Roodepoort North
• Noordgesig township: Noordgesig and Pennyville
• Waterval Dall and Waterval Reservoir: Bergbron, Greymont, Northcliff, Quellerina and Florida Hills
• Weltevreden bypass: Radiokop, Willowbrook, Weltevreden Park, Poortview, Amarosa and Wilgeheuwel
Residents are urged to use water sparingly as the city is still under Level 1 water restrictions as per Section 44 (3) of the Water Services By-law.
