UPDATE: 20 December 2022 – 06:50
We have completed the installation of 4 motors at Riverton and all were put into operation at about 20:00pm last night. Riverton is back in operation with 2 High Lift Pumps running.
Water supply has been reinstated in all areas, however high lying areas may still not have water or experience low pressure. This will improve during the course of the day.
Reservoir levels are still low, and we may be required to shutdown water in the evenings in order to replenish levels.
Please report areas that may still not have water. As you open taps, air and or dirty water may come.out. this is normal after water has been off for days.
We take this opportunity to thank our communities, for their perseverance and understanding, and to all those who assisted members of the public with water from their boreholes, Jojos and tankers, we highly appreciate it.
We will still have trucks roaming especially in areas where water has not been restored yet.
T Riet
Comms
UPDATE: 19 December 2022 – 20:20
We have successfully installed 3 Raw Water Abstraction pumps, and are in operation. The 4th pump is being installed. High Lift Pump station is running on “Line filling mode” from around 11am this morning, and water has reached Newton Reservoir Complex. Once the 4th raw water pump is in operation, High Lift Pumps will be put into production mode.
We are expecting to have full water supply by tomorrow evening. We thank our residents for their patience and understanding during the few difficult days.
Water supply will be distributed in all the strategic points until all residents have been supplied with water.
T Riet
Comms
UPDATE: 18 December 2022 – 06:18
Riverton Purification Plant Update:
The Last 2 motors have been taken for drying , and the 1 repared/dried motor has been returned to the pump station. Due to float assembling difficulties on the strong water current, all 4 motors shall be offloaded on Monday, and be installed. As such, pumping can only start after all 4 motors have been assembled and installed.
The Success of this exercise, and completion time, will determine when water will be available.
Water supply will still continue throughout the wards, we are doing what we can with the Llimited water trucks available.
T Riet
Comms
UPDATE: 17 December 2022 – 20:43
Riverton Purification Plant Update:
Preparations to offload and install first motor, then take away the last 2 for “baking”. This operation is gonna continue throughout the night 🌙
We will continue with the roaming of trucks throughout until water is restored.
We will give full updates tomorrow
T Riet
Comms
UPDATE: 16 December 2022 – 11:09
Riverton Purification Plant Update:
Control cables are still being assessed.
Damage on control panels and readiness can only be communicated after inspection.
Water tankers are being sourced, as well as Jojo tanks. Jojo tanks will be provided in strategic areas around the city.
Once the number of water tankers is confirmed, funerals will also be attended to which can be forwarded to Mr Nhlapo.
Duration: We anticipate to have this emergency intervention for the duration of the outage. Further updates on progress will be provided.
UPDATE: 16 December 2022 – 07:24
Riverton Purification Plant Update:
Repairs on the valves and motor are not yet complete, and water will remain shut to prevent draining the system empty.
Pump and motor is at the workshop for the necessary assessment and repairs. The electrical cables is also being assessed just to be certain if they are not affected.
Further update will follow during the course of the day.
T Riet
Comms
UPDATE: 15 December 2022 – 20:49
Challenges at the Water Purification Plant
As a Municipality we are currently experiencing water purification problems in Riverton. While removing a faulty pump and a motor we had a malfunction on one of the valves. This led to the flooding of the pumps and motors on the abstraction side.
Unfortunately for us to get the pumps back in operation the motors and cables would need to be removed and tested at the workshop for possible water ingress.
Water shedding will immediately be implemented, so we don’t deplete our Levels at the reservoirs. We will keep the public informed on progress regarding the matter.
Residents will therefore notice low pressure due to this.
We regret the inconvenience.
T Riet
Comms
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