Rand Water will move onto the next phase of its massive maintenance programme in Gauteng, which will see areas of the province hit by water disruptions and outages for most of July.
The water utility has completed maintenance work at the Zwartkopjes Pump Station and Daleside Booster Station and both systems are pumping at 100%, the group said.
Systems supplied by the Daleside Pump Station (Orange Farm, Ennerdale, and Lawley systems) remain low but are steadily improving. Further improvement is expected in the next two to three days.
From 1 July, work will begin on the Palmiet, and the Mapleton System will see work start on 5 July. Meanwhile, the Eikenhof system will be pumping at 83% for 15 days until 13 July.
This is the outline for the maintenance work starting next week:
Eikenhof System (26 June to 13 July)
- Eikenhof will operate at 83% capacity for a period of over two weeks.
Palmiet System (1 July to 29 July)
- On 1 July 2024, the station will be operating at 60% for eight hours.
- On 15 July 2024, Palmiet will be pumping at 68% for 50 hours.
- On 29 July 2024, the system will be pumping at 76% for 40 hours.
Mapleton System (5 July to 29 July)
- Maintenance work at the Mapleton System will commence on 5 July 2024, and pumping will be
reduced to 73% for 24 hours. There will be no pumping at Bloemendal for 40 hours. - On 19 July, pumping will not be affected. Only two meters in the City of Ekurhuleni and three meters
in City of Tshwane will be affected for 39 hours. - On 26 July 2024, there will be no pumping for 77 hours.
The tables below outline which areas will be impacted by work being done in Joburg and Ekurhuleni.
Joburg
| Date | Time | Suburbs Affected |
|---|---|---|
| 26 June – 13 July | Eikenhof System 83% (15 days) |
Randburg Roodepoort Soweto Joburg Central Brixton Hursthill Crosby |
| 1 July – 29 July | Palmiet System 60% (1 July, 8 hours) 68% (15 July, 50 hours) 76% (29 July, 40 hours) |
Westfield Westlake View (All ext.) Greenstone Park (All ext.) Greenstone Hill (All ext.) Longmeadow Business Estate (All ext.) Founders Hill Modderfontein Ext. 2 |
Ekurhuleni (a breakdown of extensions and specifics can be found here)
| Date | Time | Suburbs Affected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 8 hours | Thembisa Kempton Park Clayville Midstream |
| 5 July | 15 hours | Brakpan Springs Benoni Daveyton Etwatwa Vosloorus Nigel Tsakani Duduza |
| 15 July – 17 July | 50 hours | Germiston Boksburg Alberton Katlehong Vosloorus Bedfordview Edenvale Thembisa Kempton Park |
| 19 July – 20 July | 39 hours | Boksburg |
| 22 July – 26 July | 77 hours | Brakpan Springs Benoni Daveyton Etwatwa Vosloorus Nigel Tsakani Duduza |
| 29 July – 30 July | 40 hours | Germiston Boksburg Alberton Katlehong Vosloorus Bedfordview Edenvale Thembisa Kempton Park |
Tshwane
The City of Tshwane said its reservoirs would be impacted by both the Palmiet and Mapleton maintenance.
This means that suburbs in the city can expect to be impacted by the Palmiet outages on 1, 15 and 29 July, as well as the durations listed above in terms of the Mapleton outages between 5 and 29 July.
The full list of impacted reservoirs and suburbs is extensive, and can be found here.
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