Zuko Komisa

Rand Water has announced that it has completed maintenance work at its Eikenhof system and pumping has resumed at the station.
In order to improve the water systems at the Eikenhof and Zwartkoppies pump stations in Gauteng for the long-term benefit of its consumers, the utility stated last week that it will carry out planned infrastructure repairs over the weekend.
Johannesburg Water stated in a statement on Monday that the system will begin to gradually recover.
The water provider stated that as the system gains capacity, the water supply will progressively increase rather than being noticeable right away. They further stated that high-lying areas will recover later than low-lying areas.
“This recovery is also impacted by demand, so we need to observe water consumption. Pumping to Johannesburg Water affected towers will only take place once the respective reservoirs have recovered to sufficient levels and where operational intervention will be required, especially the removal of airlocks that prevent interruption in flow,” it explained.
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