Johannesburg Water’s technical team is working around-the-clock to get the Entity’s systems back on track.
This is after Johannesburg Water’s infrastructure experienced a five-hour reduced flow into the Commando, Crown Gardens and Eagles Nest systems. This was due to a pump failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof system on Tuesday night, 21 March 2023. Although the pump failure lasted for only two hours, 200 megalitres of water was lost, and water flow got back to normal at only 1am on Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
As a result, various Johannesburg Water systems have been impacted, including Region B, C, F, and small portions of Region D, which comprise the following systems: Commando (comprising the Brixton, Hursthill and Crosby reservoirs and towers), Crown Gardens, Eagles Nest, Naturena, Alan Manor, parts of Soweto, and Roodepoort.
As at Wednesday morning, 22 March, the reservoir and tower levels are as follows:
Commando system
- The Crosby reservoir is 0.32m full and inflows are at 512 litres of water per second, compared to 526 litres per second on Tuesday.
- The Brixton reservoir is 2.24m full compared to Tuesday’s 1.86m, and the tower is sitting at 1.34m full. Today, 188 litres per second are pumping into the reservoir compared to Tuesday’s 193 litres per second.
- The Hursthill 1 reservoir remains the same at 0.61m, with only 71 litres of water pumping per second, while Hursthill 2 is at 0.45m with 120 litres per second. These are still at critically low levels and Johannesburg Water teams are working consistently to improve water supply.
The Crown Gardens reservoir water levels remain consistent, with measurements sitting at 2.25m, compared to Tuesday’s 2.26m. Tower 1 has improved since Tuesday and is now sitting at 4.74m and tower 2 is at 4.45m. The reservoir is currently open at 50% capacity.
The Eagles Nest reservoir 1 dropped to 0.31m compared to yesterday’s 1.61m, while reservoir 2 is now empty compared to Tuesday’s 1.22m. Alan Manor is at 4.55m while Naturena is at 1.51m. The Waterval tower dropped to 5.37m, while Quellerina is sitting at 2.58m.
The Linden tower water levels are at 3.24m; Yeoville is 2.40m, the Alexander reservoir is at 2.16m; the Honeydew reservoir is at 0.31m, Boschkop reservoir at 0.1m, while the Cosmo City reservoir is at 7.34m.
Johannesburg Water continues to provide alternative water supply as the demand escalates. The Entity is working on increasing the number of water tankers on the ground.
Johannesburg Water’s technical team is working tirelessly to resolve the challenges.
Further updates will be communicated with customers.
Issued by: Johannesburg Water Marketing and Communication.
For further enquiries:
Nolwazi Dhlamini
External Communication Officer
Email: nolwazi.dhlamini@jwater.co.za
Cell: 078 606 5665
Tel: 011 688 6627