Bronkhorstspruit water pump repairs ‘to be completed on Wednesday’
The City of Tshwane says the installation of new pumps and motors at the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant is expected to be completed on Wednesday evening.
Areas such as Rethabiseng township, Ekandustria, Ekangala main township and Ekangala Dark City have been without water for weeks since the pump breakdown at the water treatment plant.
Tshwane spokesperson Selby Bokaba says after the completion of the installation, a few tests will be run, and if the outcome is positive, pumping will commence in earnest.
"Once pumping has commenced, which is expected to take place either later tonight or earliest tomorrow morning, it will take a few days for the system to recover and stabilise before full water supply is restored to all the areas in Region 7.
“The implementation of the balancing of the system as an interim measure through switching of the current supply between areas, in order to ensure an equitable distribution of water supply, will continue.”
The city has dispatched water tankers to the affected areas.
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