The City of Tshwane is continuing to experience excessively high water consumption, which is likely to put consumers at risk of having no water during the scorching summer months. The levels of the City’s reservoirs and towers are dropping extraordinarily from time to time.
The demand in most of the areas is exceeding what the City can provide, compelling the City to surpass the licenced amount of water it sources from Rand Water. The water utility is currently pumping about 800 million litres to Tshwane per day when it is supposed to be pumping 662 million litres per day. This is about 18% more than the City’s licence agreement with the water utility.
This high volume of consumption is continuously putting the City’s distribution network and Rand Water systems under severe pressure. This strain calls for communities across the seven regions of Tshwane to use water sparingly, attend to household leaks and report leaks that require the City’s attention. Residents are also urged to be vigilant against instances of vandalism of the City’s water infrastructure.
So far, the City has identified the ten highest consuming reservoirs and one pump station. It has come to our attention that consumers who are supplied by these reservoirs and the specific pump station are the main contributors to the overall high water usage within Tshwane.
Mooikloof Ridge Pumping Station, which is directly supplied by the Rand Water system, is currently experiencing extremely high demand which has left the high-lying areas with low pressure. The pump station supplies the following areas:
- Country View Estate Ext 0 and 1
- Mooikloof
- Mooikloof Ridge (all extensions)
- Prairie Giants Ext 3
The Carina Street, Mabopane and Atteridgeville HL Reservoirs are experiencing very high demand. Their water levels build up have been worryingly slow recently.
Carina Street Reservoir supplies the following areas:
- Alphen Park
- Erasmusrand
- Garsfontein 374-JR
- Groenkloof 358-JR
- Monumentpark (all extensions)
- Sterrewag
- Waterkloof (all extensions)
- Waterkloof Heights (all extensions)
- Waterkloof Park
- Waterkloof Ridge (all extensions)
Mabopane Reservoir supplies the following areas:
- Klippan 102-JR
- Mabopane 702-JR
- Mabopane Block A, B, C, D, E, M, N, S, U and X
- Mabopane M-2 and M-3
- Nooitgedacht 256-JR
- Winterveld
- Winterveld AH Ext 1
Atteridgeville HL Reservoir supplies the following areas:
- Atteridgeville 607-JR
- Atteridgeville 744-JR
- Atteridgeville (all extensions)
- Elandsfontein 352-JR
- Kwaggasrand
- Pretoria Town and Townlands 351-JR
- Saulsville
- Schurveberg 488-JQ
- Skurweplaas 353-JR
- West Park
There is also a high demand at the Hammanskraal, Mabopane Main, Soshanguve L, Mooikloof, Akasia and Constantia Reservoirs.
The following Hammanskraal areas are contributing to the high demand:
- Hammanskraal 112-JR
- Hammanskraal Ext 1 and 2
- Kaallaagte 740-JR
- Klipdrift 116-JR
- Klipdrift 121-JR
- Kudube Unit 4
- Kwalata 201-JR
- Leeuwkraal 92-JR
- Mandela Village Ext 2 and 3
- Verbrick 118-JR
The following areas are putting strain on Mabopane Main Reservoir:
- Klippan 102-JR
- Mabopane 702-JR
- Mabopane A
- Mabopane Block A, E, N and S
- Mabopane CV
- Mabopane Ext 2 and 4
- Mabopane M-2 and M-3
- Mabopane U-1
- Nooitgedacht 256-JR
- Rietgat 105-JR
- Soshanguve Block NN
- Tswaing 149-JR
- Winterveld
- Winterveld AH Ext 1 and 3
- Winterveld Ext 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8
The following areas serviced by Soshanguve L Reservoir contribute to a continuous drop in the reservoir level:
- De Beers
- Farm 670-JR
- Kopanong
- Kopanong Ext 1
- Kruisfontein 259-JR
- Kruisfontein 262-JR
- Mabopane Block S
- Onderstepoort 266-JR
- Onderstepoort Ext 33
- Rietgat 611-JR
- Soshanguve Block AA, BB, CC, DD, MM, TT, UU, VV, WW and ZZ
- Soshanguve Block F, G, H, K, L and M
- Soshanguve East (all extensions)
- Soshanguve South Ext 1 and 2
- Wentzelrust 223-JR
The Mooikloof Reservoir level is also constantly dropping due to high demand from the following areas:
- Faerie Glen (all extensions)
- Garsfontein
- Garsfontein 374-JR
- Garsfontein Ext 10, 11 and 13
- Moreletapark Ext 63 and 83
- Prairie Giants Ext 3
- Pretoriuspark (all extensions)
- Rietfontein 375-JR
- Tweefontein 372‑JR
- Valley Farm 379-JR
- Zwavelpoort 373-JR
Akasia Reservoir, which is also experiencing high demand, services the following areas:
- Amandasig (all extensions)
- Beetgesberg 279-JR
- Chantelle (all extensions)
- Doreg AH
- Florauna Ext 2
- Hartebeeshoek 303-JR
- Hartebeeshoek 312-JR
- Heatherdale
- Heatherview Ext 12, 54 and 56
- Ninapark (all extensions)
- Plantland 567-JR
Constantia Reservoir supplies the following areas:
- Constantia Park
- Constantia Park Ext 1, 2 and 3
- Erasmuskloof Ext 3 and 4
- Erasmusrand
- Garstfontein 374-JR
- Moreletapark
- Moreletapark Ext 1, 2 and 15
- Newlands
- Waterkloof 378-JR
- Waterkloof Glen
- Waterkloof Heights Ext 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14 and 8
- Waterkloof Park Ext 2
- Waterkloof Ridge
The demand from Lotus Reservoir has been higher than normal over the past weeks. The following areas source from this reservoir:
- Fort 646-JR
- Lotus Gardens
- Pretoria Town and Townlands 351-JR
- Fort West Ext 4 and 5
- Lotus Gardens Ext 2
The City reiterates its plea to all customers to reduce water consumption immediately. Residents are further reminded that the water restrictions that were imposed previously in line with the Water Supply By-law were never withdrawn and are therefore still applicable.
Residents are thus reminded of the following specific water restrictions:
- Do not water or irrigate gardens with a hosepipe or sprinkler system between 06:00 and 18:00.
- Do not use a hosepipe to clean driveways or patios.
- Do not wash vehicles with a hosepipe.
- Do not fill or top up swimming pools or water features.
The City urges all residents to make a concerted effort to decrease their water use by adhering to the water restrictions. Punitive measures will be imposed against transgressors.