Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations.
Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations.
The total power supply failure experienced at Rand Water's Mapleton Booster Station on Wednesday could lead to water shortages.
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Brakpan, Springs and other areas suffered water interruptions yesterday (February 15) due to a total power supply failure at Rand Water's Mapleton Booster ...
It is believed the fault was due to theft on the main supply circuit. According to Rand Water, the fault is on Eskom’s side and Eskom technicians are attending to the fault. Ekurhuleni technicians checked their system and no faults were found.
Rand Water management has warned of possible water cuts in at least five municipalities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
Should the restoration of power be prolonged, this may result in Rand Water’s reservoirs further declining to very low levels." Therefore, the fault has is on the Eskom side. "This morning a total power supply failure was experienced at Rand Water’s Mapleton Booster Station which is supplied by the City of Ekurhuleni substation fed from the Eskom grid.
A power failure at the Rand Water Mapleton booster station could lead to water shortages in various parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
The power failure has led to a decline in Rand Water’s reservoirs, in particular in Brakpan, Vlakfontein and Bronberge, Selcourt, Stompies and Wildebeesfontein. The Mapleton booster station, which is supplied by an Ekurhuleni substation, experienced a total power failure. Certain parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga may experience water shortages because of a power failure at one of Rand Water’s stations on Wednesday.
Rand Water will implement the shutdown while it deploys a team to finalise the tie-in of the newly installed S4 water pipeline.
There will also be roaming water tankers to supply all the affected areas with water," said Mashigo. The situation will be monitored closely. The shutdown will be effective between Friday February 24 from 3am until Saturday 9am.
This comes after the city's power supply experienced failure at one of its pumping stations.
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