Please be reminded or informed that the planned power outage at Witbank Dam pump station tomorrow the 26th June 2018 from 08:00 until 17:00, will also affect water supply.
The planned power outage at Witbank Dam will automatically affect portable water supply.
Whiles the Electrical Department will be doing some maintenance on the transformer, we (Water Services and Mechanical team) have also planned the following activities:
Servicing of the two pumps at the dam pump station by KSB service provider the original ( Witbank Dam pumps suppliers),
Repairing of the leaking bulk 1200 mm diameter steel of the raw water supply line at point B from the open quarry,
Replacement of the leaking tee_ piece,500 mm diameter,and installation of two isolation valves at point C reservoirs,and
Replacement of a 500 mm diameter isolation valve at cnr Churchill and Woltemade streets Witbank Ext 5.
Portable water supply to most of the areas will be affected immediately the Witbank dam raw water pumps have been stopped and maintenance works have started.
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All planned activities are scheduled to be completed by 17:00 or before.Unfortunately water supply to all the areas will not be restored the same time as the raw water pumping has started.
The portable water recovery period ( Reservoirs balancing) is going to be longer depending on usage.
We are appealing to the communities to use water sparingly in order to allow reservoirs to recover speedily and minimized the prolonged water outages
