15 July 2024
Media Statement
Phase two of Rand Water Phase Palmiet Pumpstation maintenance begins
The second phase (two of three) of the maintenance work at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pumpstation began today as scheduled.
The maintenance is scheduled to take place until Wednesday, 17 July 2024, during which pumping will be reduced to 68% for 50 hours.
This means that Rand Water will be pumping to our systems at 68%. This reduced pumping means that there will be intermittent supply to some systems, poor pressure for others, and no water for other systems. Therefore, the systems will respond differently to the reduced pumping from the bulk supplier.
Areas that are fed from the direct feeds, South Hills Tower, Alexander Park, as well as the Linksfield Reservoir will be affected immediately; while areas that are supplied through reservoirs, including all the Sandton and Midrand reservoirs and towers will be affected gradually as all the reservoirs’ capacity gets depleted.
The following Johannesburg Water systems will be impacted during the maintenance period: all Sandton and Midrand systems, the South Hills Tower, as well as the Alexandra Park, Randjieslaagte, and Linksfield reservoirs.
Full recovery of the systems will take up to five days or longer after maintenance has been completed. However, the areas supplied by the Sandton and Midrand systems will take longer to recover because the reservoirs need to first build capacity after being empty.
Johannesburg Water will make arrangements for alternative water supply at strategic points within the residential areas.
Phase three of the Palmiet maintenance is scheduled to begin on 29 July 2024.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.