Joburg Water said all towers and some reservoirs were empty at the Eikenhof booster pumping station.
This is the system mostly affected by the shutdown and is responsible for water provision in the greater Randburg and Roodepoort areas.
While work is in progress in Soweto, south Johannesburg and Lenasia are affected by the Ekeinhof booster pumping station, the reservoir and towers in Soweto still have capacity.
Lenasia and south Johannesburg reservoirs were low to empty on Wednesday and the system would take up to 10 days to recover.
Joburg Water is providing stationary tankers in critical areas, including hospitals, clinics, municipal offices, schools and police stations.
“There are also roaming water tankers across the suburbs that are affected. We thank residents who heeded the call to store water ahead of the shutdown. Residents are also encouraged to keep their taps closed as a forgotten unattended open tap can lead to flooding or at least a waste of water when the supply is restored,” it said.
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Some Joburg reservoirs critically low to empty on first day of 58-hour planned water shutdown
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Technical teams from Johannesburg Water continue to monitor the status of the affected system during the Rand Water 58-hour shutdown.
While work progresses, some reservoirs were recorded as critically low to empty, affecting various parts of the city.
The entity said on Wednesday, the work was completed according to a scheduled eight-hour time frame in the Daleside booster pumping station. Supply in Ennerdale, Orange Farm and Lawley areas affected by the Daleside station was normalising.
The planned shutdown started at 7pm on Tuesday and is expected to end at 5am on Friday.
Rand Water implemented the shutdown to replace and upgrade old infrastructure and reduce unplanned breakdowns.
Reservoirs in Zwartjkopjes booster pumping station, which supplies areas of Johannesburg South and the CBD, still had capacity but was taking a downward trajectory. It was estimated that recovery in these areas would take five days after the work was completed.
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Joburg Water said all towers and some reservoirs were empty at the Eikenhof booster pumping station.
This is the system mostly affected by the shutdown and is responsible for water provision in the greater Randburg and Roodepoort areas.
While work is in progress in Soweto, south Johannesburg and Lenasia are affected by the Ekeinhof booster pumping station, the reservoir and towers in Soweto still have capacity.
Lenasia and south Johannesburg reservoirs were low to empty on Wednesday and the system would take up to 10 days to recover.
Joburg Water is providing stationary tankers in critical areas, including hospitals, clinics, municipal offices, schools and police stations.
“There are also roaming water tankers across the suburbs that are affected. We thank residents who heeded the call to store water ahead of the shutdown. Residents are also encouraged to keep their taps closed as a forgotten unattended open tap can lead to flooding or at least a waste of water when the supply is restored,” it said.
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