Tshwane residents warned of maintenance-related water supply
The City of Tshwane has warned residents and businesses to reduce water consumption as Rand Water enters its last phase of maintenance programme at Mapleton and Palmiet pumping stations.
Rand Water will, from Friday, not pump any water at the Mapleton System for three days and 5 hours.
This will have an impact on the city’s 36 reservoirs and bulk meters, which are supplied by the Mapleton System.
Spokesperson Selby Bokaba said affected regions include 1, 2, 3 and 6.
"The reduction in consumption will allow the city to fill up its reservoirs which will be affected to maximum capacity and throttle the outflow.
"Rand Water has confirmed that it was aware of the concerns raised by its municipal customers regarding the slow recovery period of its systems during the maintenance period.
"Tshwane customers in Soshanguve and Mabopane in Region 1 who are supplied by Rand Water’s Hartebeeshoek Reservoir have been experiencing water supply challenges since the second phase of the maintenance programme commenced last week Monday.”