The Infrastructure failure at the Palmiet Pump Station

The explosion at Rand Water’s Palmiet Booster Pumping Station has immensely affected Johannesburg Water’s supply to numerous areas across the City.

Palmiet currently can only pump at below capacity due to pump trips impacting the South Hills tower and The Greater Midrand Reservoirs are also running low and areas such as Greater Ivory Park already do not have water.

The cause of the explosion is still unknown and a root cause analysis is currently being investigated, the repairs to the damaged infrastructure is currently being done on an emergency basis.

Rand Water is currently working around the clock to conduct repairs and restore supply and currently not able give an estimated period for the repairs. Water tankers will be provided in the interim, a comprehensive list of the position of the tankers can be found on our social pages and website.

We do anticipate that more areas could be affected and communication will be updated throughout the course of the day.

Affected areas:

All Midrand Suburbs

South Hills Tower:

Linmeyer

South Hills

Risana

Oakdene

Tulisa Park

Rosettenvile

Klipriviersberg

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