The City of Tshwane is pleased to announce that there has been a gradual improvement in the City’s bulk and distribution systems which are fed by Rand Water’s Mapleton System.
The City’s system ran dry following Rand Water’s infrastructure maintenance work on its Mapleton System, which took 77 hours (three days and five hours) to be completed. This exercise started on Friday, 26 July 2024, and ended on Monday morning. During that period, there was no pumping to the Mapleton System. This left various areas in Regions 2, 3 and 6 without water, compelling the City to dispatch water tankers to the affected areas.
It is important to note that the City of Tshwane, like other metros in Gauteng, receives 79% of its bulk water supply from Rand Water’s two booster pumping stations, Mapleton and Palmiet. Rand Water has to first replenish its own reservoirs fed from the Mapleton and Palmiet Systems before it can begin to distribute water to its municipal customers.
This process can take up to two weeks for the network to fully recover. This, however, does not imply that the water supply will be restored in two weeks’ time.
It is encouraging to note that, even though the gradual build-up of the water supply is at a slow pace, some residents in the areas that were without water have confirmed water flowing from their taps.
The following areas have started to receive water:
- Die Wilgers
- Eersterust
- Silverton
- Waltloo
- Wapadrand
The areas that are still without water will continue to be serviced by water tankers. The deployment of water trucks is being coordinated through the relevant ward councillors.
The City is pleading once more with residents in the low-lying areas to use water sparingly when the supply is restored to allow our bulk water system and reservoirs to recover quickly.
The City apologises for the inconvenience caused by this planned water supply interruption.