Johannesburg Water making progress with restoration process

Johannesburg Water says it’s making good progress towards fully restoring supply in affected areas.

The external communications officer at Johannesburg Water, Nolwazi Dhlamini said towers and reservoirs within the Roodepoort and Randburg areas have gained notable improvement in capacity. At this time, priority is focused on stabilising both Crown Gardens and Commando (Brixton, Hursthill and Crosby) systems.

The status of Johannesburg Water infrastructure:

Commando system:

Both Hursthill 1 and 2 reservoirs are critically low to empty. Levels at Brixton Reservoir have improved, and the outlet is opened at 100%. The Brixton Tower is operating normally.

Crown Gardens system:

The reservoir is low with levels gradually improving. The outlet remains open at 50%, and pumping has been isolated to the tower as reservoir levels are too low to sustain supply to the tower and the reservoir zone at the same time.

“The tower is currently supplying the tower zone, however, as pumps are isolated, customers in the tower zone will experience low pressure to no water as levels decrease. Once the reservoir has reached a certain capacity, pumps to the tower will resume,” said Dhlamini.

“Customers in lower-lying areas of the reservoir zone are receiving water, while customers in higher-lying areas are affected by lower pressure or no water as systems are gradually recovering.”

Dhlamini said alternative water supply to customers in the affected areas is being provided through mobile tankers. Customers are requested to urgently reduce consumption, which will significantly assist in the recovery of the affected systems.

Johannesburg Water will update residents on any developments.

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