Residents of Constantia Kloof and surrounding areas not only will have to contend with power outages today (23 September) but also face a water-supply interruption.
According to Eleanor Mavimbela, spokesperson for Johannesburg Water the power failure is affecting water towers in Wilro Park and Florida as the pumps will only start running again once power is restored. Power outages are being experienced in Helderkruin, Roodekrans, Constantia Kloof, Weltevreden Park, Wilro Park and surrounding areas.
This situation also affects Florida and surrounding areas.
Johannesburg Water’s Twitter account posted the following tweets to advise customers on the situation.
Ward 70 councillor, Caleb Finn says, “A generator has now been deployed to the water tower and water will begin pumping soon, it will take a while for the water pipes to fill up.
The generator will be in place until such time as the power supply from Kloofendal is restored.”
Constantia Kloof & Florida: Due to power failure in the area,our towers in the area are affected.Our pumps are currently not running 1/3
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2016
2/3 Our pumps will start running as soon as power is back in the area.https://t.co/FGgdeiMSdp @CityofJoburgZA
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2016
3/3 At this stage we cannot tell when water will be restored in the area.We apologise for the inconvenience caused by this @CityofJoburgZA
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) September 23, 2016
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this interruption and will keep customers updated on progress,” Mavimbela said.
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