Tshwane experiencing high volume of water consumption

The City of Tshwane is continuing to experience an excessively high-water consumption which is likely to put consumers at risk of having no water at all, even before the hot summer season starts.

The levels of the city’s reservoirs and towers have been dropping extraordinarily in the last two weeks. The city has so far identified 16 highest consuming reservoirs. It has come to our attention that consumers who are supplied by these reservoirs are the main contributors to the overall high volume of consumption within the city.

The demand in the areas supplied by the identified reservoirs is exceeding what the city can provide, compelling the city to surpass its licenced figure of the amount of water it should source from Rand Water. The water utility is currently pumping about 926 million litres per day to Tshwane, when it is supposed to be pumping 662 million litres per day. This is 22% more than the city’s permitted limit.

This high volume of consumption is continuously putting the city’s distribution network and Rand Water systems under severe pressure. It is against this background that customers are warned that if the current consumption practice does not change, they will experience prolonged water supply interruptions.

Below are the highest consuming reservoirs and the areas they supply:

Areas that are putting a strain on the Bakenkop reservoir are:

• Brakfontein 399-JR
• Celtisdal (all extensions)
• Clubview (all extensions)
• Cranbrookvale
• Eldoraigne (all extensions)
• Hennopspark (all extensions)
• Lyttelton 381-JR
• Lyttelton AH
• Raslouw AH
• Rooihuiskraal Noord (all extensions)
• Swartkop 383-JR
• Tamara Park
• Villarosa
• Wierdapark
• Zwartkop 356-JR

Brakfontein Reservoir supplies the following areas, which contribute to a drop
in its levels:

• Brakfontein 390-JR
• Bronberrik
• Clubview Ext 78
• Cranbrookvale
• Eldoraigne (all extensions)
• Hennopspark (all extensions)
• Lyttelton 381-JR
• Simarlo AH
• Verwoerdburgstad
• Zwartkop (all extensions)
  Erasmia Reservoir areas are:
• Christoburg
• Erasmia (all extensions)
• Erasmia 350-JR
• Hoekplaats 384-JR
• Lekkerhoekie 411-JR and 450-JR
• Mooiplaats 355-JR
• Sunderland Ridge (all extensions)
  Constantia Park Reservoir supply the following areas:
• Constantia Park
• Erasmusrand
• Garsfontein 374-Jr
• Moreletapark
• Moreletapark Extensions 1, 2 and 15
• Newlands
• Waterkloof 378-Jr
• Waterkloof Glen
• Waterkloof Glen Extensions 1 and 4
• Waterkloof Heights Extensions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 14 and 18
• Waterkloof Ridge
• Waterkloofpark
• Waterkloofpark Extension 2
• Waterkloof Extension 1
• Constantia Park Extensions 0, 2 and 3
• Erasmuskloof
• Erasmuskloof Extensions 3 and 4
• Newlands Extension 2

Ga-Rankuwa East, Ga-Rankuwa West and Ga-Rankuwa Industrial Reservoirs are experiencing high consumption from the following areas:

• Ga-Rankuwa (all units)
• Medunsa 237-JR
• Sjambok Zijn oude kraal 258-JR
• Kafferskraal 308-JR
• Ga-Rankuwa view
• Kameelfontein 257-JR
• Syferfontein 430-JQ
• Krelingspost 425-JQ
• Uitvalgrond 434-JQ
• De Wildt AH,Ga-Rankuwa Z1
• Rama 768-JR
• Ga-Rankuwa industrial

Kruisfontein Reservoir areas are:

• Soshanguve South (all extensions)
• Soshanguve Blocks A, B, TT, VV and XX
• Wentzelrust 223-JR
• Soshanguve East
• Kruisfontein 262-JR
• Kruisfontein 259-JR
• Klip-kruisfontein 708-JR
  Lotus Gardens Reservoir supply the following:
• Fort 646-JR
• Fort West (all extensions)
• Lotus Gardens (all extensions)
• Pretoria Town and Townlands 351-JR

Soshanguve DD Reservoir areas:

• Bultfontein 107-JR
• Klippan 102-JR
• Mabopane Unit CV
• New Eersterust (all extensions)
• Soshanguve (all extensions)
• Sterkwater 106-JR
• Stinkwater, Zoutpan 104-JR
• Winterveld Extension 4

Areas serviced by the Soshanguve L Reservoir which contribute to a
continuous drop in the reservoir level are:

• De Beers
• Kopanong (all extensions)
• Kruisfontein 359-JR and 262-JR
• Onderstepoort 266-JR
• Onderstepoort (all extensions)
• Rietgat 611-JR and Wentzelrust 223-JR
• Mabopane S
• The Farm 670-JR
  

Rooihuiskraal Reservoir is experiencing high consumption from the following areas:

• Brakfontein 390-JR, 399-JR and 419-JR
• Celtisdal (all extensions)
• Hennopspark (all extensions)
• Heuweloord (all extensions)
• Kosmosdal (all extensions)
• Monavoni AH
• Olievenhoutbosch
• Rooihuiskraal (all extensions)
• Rooihuiskraal Noord (all extensions)
• The Reeds (all extensions)
• Wierdapark (all extensions)
  Magalieskruin Reservoir areas:
• Hartebeestfontein 324-JR
• Wonderboom
  

Montana reservoir areas contributing to the high demand are:

• Annlin
• Christiaanville
• Cynthia Vale
• Derdepoortpark
• Doornpoort
• Kenley AH
• Kozeni AH
• Magalieskruin
• Montana (all extensions)
• Montana AH
• Montana Park
• Montana Tuine
• Pumulani AH
• Sinoville
• Wolmaranspoort AH

Sinoville HL and Sinoville LL Reservoirs

Sinoville (all extensions) Residents are further reminded that the Level 1 water restrictions that were imposed previously in line with the Water Supply By-laws, were never withdrawn and are therefore still applicable. The City of Tshwane will impose fines, restrict water supply or disconnect water supply to consumers who do not comply with the water restrictions.

The level at which our customers are consuming, water restrictions are inevitable and are the only viable option to save the city’s distribution network from collapsing.
Consumers are thus reminded of the following specific water restrictions:

• No watering or irrigation of gardens with a hosepipe or sprinkler system
  between 06:00 and 18:00.
• No using of a hosepipe to clean driveways or patios.
• No washing of vehicles with a hosepipe.
• No filling or top up of swimming pools or water features.

The City urges all residents to make a concerted effort in decreasing the water usage by
adhering to the water restrictions. Punitive measures will be imposed against transgressors.