Africa-Press – South-Africa. A power failure at the Eikenhof pump station on Sunday resulted in the depletion of Rand Water’s reservoirs levels, leaving some at a 0% storage level.
The bulk water supplier has been struggling with low levels at its reservoirs since 9 January.
On Monday, Johannesburg Water, which distributes water from Rand Water, said infrastructure was in recovery.
It added it was monitoring “severely constrained reservoirs and towers” impacted by the recent power failure at the Eikenhof pump station.
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Some residents in the city have been without constant water supply for two days.
Meanwhile, Tshwane has been suffering with water outages for a week now.
On Sunday, Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko conducted an oversight visit at the Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital.
The health department had to make emergency plans for water tankers after the hospital ran dry on Saturday.
Rand Water is blaming power outages and high water consumption during the heat wave.
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