A large area from Killarney to Hyde Park has been affected by a water outage due to an issue at the Parktown Reservoir.
Suburbs affected include Hyde Park, Rosebank, Saxonwold, Dunkeld, Illovo, Killarney, Houghton and Riviera.
UPDATE 3pm:
The problem at the Parktown Reservoir 2 has been detected and resolved, according to Joburg Water.
“We are channeling more water to Parktown Reservoir 2 to improve capacity and this involved closing the Berea Reservoir off take,” said Joburg Water in a statement.
Joburg Water says they are monitoring the situation and when Parktown Reservoir 1 is at a high level, they will close it again to further boost supply into Parktown 2.
According to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital spokesperson, Lungiswa Mvumvu, water supply at the hospital has been restored to acceptable levels and all services in the hospital are fully functional.
“Patients on renal dialysis treatment have received their treatment and the one-day backlog on elective surgeries is being addressed.We wish to thank all our staff and patrons who supported the call and still appeal to all to use water sparingly,” said Mvumvu.
This is after the hospital experienced water outage the previous day due to water outage at the Parktown Resevoir.
“In the meantime, we lifted the restriction from the Parktown Reservoir 2 to start filling the system and therefore the situation in the supply area should start improving.”
“We appeal for patience as the system is recharging to capacity and will update later today,” said Joburg Water.
#UPDATEPARKTOWNRESERVOIR
The problem has been detected and resolved which was the reflux valve at the Rand Water meter. We are channelling more water to the Parktown reservoir 2 to improve capacity and this involves closing the Berea Reservoir off take. ^P— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 10, 2019
The problem has been detected and resolved which was the reflux valve at the Rand Water meter. We are channelling more water to the Parktown reservoir 2 to improve capacity and this… https://t.co/GL2dFILuDo
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 10, 2019
UPDATE 11.30am:
Johannesburg Water said they are working closely with Rand Water to resolve the problem at the Parktown reservoir.
“We appeal for patience as our teams are doing everything to resolve the problem speedily and in the meantime we encourage all affected to use water tankers and roaming trucks to access water,” said Johannesburg Water in a statement.
According the Johannesburg Water, tankers are available in the following areas:
- Rosebank Mall (Bath Avenue)
- Killarney Mall
- Illovo/Inanda at Marist Brothers (Rivonia Road)
- Forest Town School in Valley Road
- Central Avenue in Houghton (opposite the mosque)
- Oaklands Road at Melrose Arch
- Dunkeld Shopping Centre at the corner of Jan Smuts and Bompass
“We apologise for the inconvenience and residents are urged to check regular updates on the Johannesburg Water official social media platforms.”
Check for updates on Twitter @JHBWater and on Facebook at Johannesburg Water.
UPDATE 9 January:
Joburg Water says they have identified the problem and are working on a plan to restore the water supply to the reservoir.
At this stage there is no estimated time of restoration. Tanks have been requested to supply those in the areas most critically affected including Houghton, Rosebank, Melrose Extensions, Melrose Estate, Birdhaven, Killarney, Saxonwold, Riviera, Parktown North, Dunkeld and Parkwood.
#Parktown: We have built up to 2.6m capacity. We are going to lift the outlet meter restriction to 70%. We have not been successful in resolving the valve and due to bad weather we will continue tomorrow. ^NN
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 8, 2019
According to Ward 117 Councillor Tim Truluck, Joburg Water is assessing the problem.
“In the meantime, please use water sparingly. This could take some time to both resolve and replenish the water in the reservoir,” said Truluck.
Dear residents,please note that we have challenges with water supply into Park Town reservoir,there is very little flow coming in.Networks are checking as well as Rand Water on their side.We will provide an update later.
^S
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 7, 2019
Kindly be advised that Park Town Reservoir 2 outlet is restricted by 50% and the level is raising very slowly. Currently it is at 1.8m. Park Town Reservoir 1 Inlet is closed and level is dropping very slowly. Suburbs affected are Hyde Park, Rosebank, Dunkeld, Killarney. ^NN
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 8, 2019
Kindly be advised that Park Town Reservoir 2 outlet is restricted by 50% and the level is raising very slowly. Currently it is at 1.8m. Park Town Reservoir 1 Inlet is closed and level is dropping very slowly. Suburbs affected are Illovo, Riviera and surroundings. ^NN
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 8, 2019
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