Hammanskraal's Temba Water Treatment Plant shut down due to water quality
The City of Tshwane has temporarily shut down the Temba Water Treatment Plant that supplies water to Hammanskraal and surrounding areas.
This was done due to the poor quality of water from the Leeukraal Dam.
The city said on Monday that the issues were caused by last week’s power supply interruption following a fire that broke out at the Pyramid Substation.
The substation supplies power to the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was also affected by the interruption, before being back fed.
City spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the plant is currently discharging untreated effluent into the Apies River, which feeds the Leeukraal Dam.
"Since the incident, the Temba Water Treatment Plant had to reduce pumping capacity which is now unsustainable. Pumping has now been shut to avoid supplying poor water quality to consumers.
"The city will provide roaming water tankers to residents until the situation normalises. Residents will be kept updated as and when there are new developments.”
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