Johannesburg Water on Saturday said the system faces a risk of collapsing and appealed to customers to urgently reduce water usage as the Rand Water’s Eikenhof System is under severe strain.
“This comes as water consumption continues to increase, which is affecting supply.
Rand Water has alerted Johannesburg Water and several other municipalities to curb
high demand on the Eikenhof System.
“High consumption may result in a collapse of the system, which will result in little to no water supply to customers” reads the statement.
It said high consumption would affect most Johannesburg Water systems, including the Deep South (Orange Farm, Ennerdale, and Lawley areas), Soweto, Randburg/Roodepoort, Central (Southdale and Langlaagte).
“Although the Eikenhof System may not affect the Sandton, Midrand, and South Hils systems.”
“The rise in water usage is placing a strain on the system and as a result, Rand Water
is unable to maintain its reservoir’s capacity. All Rand Water primary and secondary stations are operating at their maximum capacity. Reservoir levels are, however, at their lowest, resulting in supply pressures being low and high-lying areas having low to no water supply.”
It said because of the current high-water consumption Level-1 water restrictions was put in place from September 1 to March 31.
“This is to ensure a continuous and sustainable water supply in the coming months.”
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