by l3rato | Jul 25, 2024 | Customer Notice
25 July 2024 – 09:10
Customer Notice
Commando System
Johannesburg Water continues to monitor the water levels in the system in order to boost capacity and ensure fair distribution. The system is constrained due to demand exceeding supply.
Crosby Reservoir
The reservoir made slight improvements overnight but remains low and supplying fairly. Poor pressure may occur in high-lying areas of the supply zone.
Hursthill 1 and 2 Reservoirs
Hursthill 1 remains in bypass mode, resulting in poor pressure and to no water in the supply zone. The system has been reconfigured to boost supply and provide relief to customers. Hursthill 2 made slight improvements overnight but remains low, poor pressure to no water is expected high-lying areas. The outlet will be closed overnight to boost capacity for the next day.
Brixton Reservoir and Tower
The reservoir levels have improved and supplying fairly. Poor pressure is expected while the system is recovering. Johannesburg Water is monitoring the decline of the reservoir. As part of interventions the outlet will be closed overnight to boost capacity for the next day. The tower has improved and supplying normally, however, it might be affected by reservoir levels.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.
by l3rato | Jul 25, 2024 | Customer Notice
25 July 2024 – 08:25
Customer Notice
Update: Repairs at corner Viscount and Republic Road
Repairs continued overnight and early parts of the morning, at the intersection of Viscounts and Republic in Windsor East.
The team is this morning sourcing additional material, on emergency, to conclude the repairs, for the 71mm NB bulk pipeline.
Johannesburg Water continues to provide water tankers to all affected areas.
The affected areas include Linden 1 Reservoirs, Linden 2 reservoir and Tower, and Kensington B reservoir and Tower. Residents in Windsor, Linden, Blairgowrie, Kelland and Kensington B are experiencing poor pressure to no water.
Further updates will be provided on the progress of the repair work.
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Issued by Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.
by l3rato | Jul 24, 2024 | systems updates
Systems Update
24 July 2024 – 14:45
Systems update
Update on second phase of Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station maintenance
Johannesburg Water systems have improved over the past week, post the Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station maintenance. However, some systems have improved while others have recovered. Intermitted supply may be excepted while the Palmiet system is recovering.
The following systems have improved and supplying normally:
Sandton system. South Hills tower, Linksfield and Randjieslaagte reservoirs
The following systems are still improving:
Alexander Park reservoir
Critically low due to poor supply and high demand. Poor pressure to no water is expected in high-lying areas of the supply zone. As part of day-to-day interventions Johannesburg Water will close the outlet overnight to build capacity.
Modderhill reservoir and direct feeds
The supply is supplying fairly while the direct feeds are affected by poor incoming supply. Poor pressure to be expected in the direct feed zone.
Midrand systems
Midrand systems are currently constrained as the demand exceeds the available supply. Johannesburg Water is implementing interventions to balance the system and equitably distribute the available capacity.
The affected systems are as follows:
Grand Central Reservoir and Tower
The reservoir is low but improving and supplying fairly. Poor pressure may occur in high lying areas of the reservoir zone. Grand Central Tower the levels are currently normal but decline due to low reservoir levels. The tower is supplying however, poor pressure to no water may occur while the reservoir is declining.
E-Rand 1 and 2 Reservoirs and Tower
Are stable and supplying normally, however they can be affected by poor incoming supply. E-Rand Tower is on bypass mode and supplying normally. Interventions are in place to balance and boost supply between E-Rand and Grand Central reservoir.
President Park Reservoirs and Tower
The reservoir has improved and supplying fairly, while the tower is operating on bypass mode and supplying fairly. Intermittent supply may occur while the system is improving.
Rabie Ridge Reservoir and Tower
The reservoir is stable and supplying fairly. The Tower is on bypass, residents in high-lying areas of the supply zone may experience a combination of poor water pressure or to no water.
REMINDER: Phase three of Rand Water Palmiet Pump Station maintenance to begin on 29 July 2024
The third phase, and the last of three) of the maintenance at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station is scheduled to take place from Monday, 29 July 2024 at 05:00 and is scheduled to end on Tuesday, 30 July 2024 at 21:00.
Areas fed by Palmiet.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing
by l3rato | Jul 24, 2024 | Customer Notice
24 July 2024 – 14:20
Customer Notice
Commando System
Johannesburg Water is currently monitoring the water levels in the system in order to boost capacity and ensure fair distribution.
Crosby Reservoir
The reservoir remains low and supplying fairly. Poor pressure is expected in high-lying areas of the supply zone.
Hursthill 1 and 2 Reservoirs
Hursthill 1 is currently in bypass mode, resulting in poor pressure and no water in the supply zone. Reconfiguration measures are being implemented to boost supply and provide relief to customers. Hursthill 2 is improving but remains low, poor pressure to no water is expected high-lying areas. The outlet will be closed overnight to boost capacity for the next day.
Brixton Reservoir and Tower
The reservoir levels have improved but low and declining. Poor pressure is expected in high-lying areas. As part of interventions the outlet will be closed overnight to boost capacity for the next day. The tower has been improved and supplying normally, however, it might be affected by reservoir low levels.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.
by l3rato | Jul 23, 2024 | Customer Notice
23 July 2024
Customer Notice
Commando System: Cancellation of unplanned maintenance
The unplanned maintenance that was scheduled to take place today (23 July 2024) has been canceled due to technical challenges, and a new date will be communicated in due course.
Currently the system is constrained, and most reservoirs are critically low to empty.
Crosby Reservoir is currently low but supplying fairly. Poor pressure is expected in high-lying areas of the supply zone.
Brixton Reservoir and Tower: The reservoir levels are critically low, and the outlet is closed to build capacity, while the tower is empty. Pumping at Crosby will resume shortly, and Johannesburg Water will monitor the improvement. Pumping for the Brixton Tower will resume as soon as the water levels at Crosby improve. No water is expected in both the tower and reservoir zones. The reservoir will be closed overnight to boost capacity for tomorrow.
Hursthill 1 and 2 Reservoirs: Hursthill 1 is currently in bypass mode, resulting in poor pressure and no water in the supply zone. Reconfiguration measures are being implemented to boost supply and provide relief to customers. Hursthill 2 remains critically low, and poor pressure and no water is expected in high-lying areas. The outlet will be closed overnight to boost capacity for the next day.
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Issued by: Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.
