A power failure at Rand Water’s purification works treatment plant in Vereeniging in the early hours of Monday has severely affected pumping capacity at the bulk supplier’s Eikenhof pump station.
Roaming water tankers are servicing some affected areas as Johannesburg Water and Rand Water battle challenges worsened by power cuts. File photo.A power failure at Rand Water’s purification works treatment plant in Vereeniging in the early hours of Monday has severely affected pumping capacity at the bulk supplier’s Eikenhof pump station.This took place over several hours, meaning that supply to several of Johannesburg Water’s systems is affected.
On top of this, Rand Water’s Meredale reservoirs and Johannesburg Water’s Waterval 2 reservoir were left empty. Pumping has been restored to 100% at the Eikenhof station, but the system is still batting to fill reservoirs.In Johannesburg South, the Crown Gardens reservoir has been opened to 50% capacity so that Johannesburg Water can sustain pumping into the tower to supply water.
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