Joburg's water woes continue, as reservoirs refill but many taps still dry

Some areas were without water on Friday while others jubilantly used too much as soon as the supply was restored.“People don’t understand how the system works and what has to happen for pipes to refill again. We have a situation where people have been using water sparingly, and the weather has been very hot for the last few days,” Rand Water spokesperson Justice Mohale said.

We have elderly, ill, paraplegics and old age homes, among us. We just need to be told, straight up, wht the actual timelines are. Not empty statements as we cannot plan ahead based on these. Please advise.Rand Water successfully completed the installation of two valve rigs on Wednesday that saw the introduction of a new pipeline to increase water supply to greater Johannesburg.

Restoring the supply to the eight affected municipalities is a complicated process and will take time. How long depends on consumer use. Water levels in Rand Water reservoirs need to be raised to 1.4m before they start feeding Joburg Water reservoirs, many of which have been depleted to critically low levels and are unable to provide for consumers. The Meredale and Forest Hill reservoirs in the Rand Water network are still being filled, so Joburg Water is not yet able to draw on them.

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