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SA's water crisis | Taps run dry as Eikenhof maintenance continues

SA's water crisis | Taps run dry as Eikenhof maintenance continuesEstelle.BronkhorstMon, 12/16/2024 - 10:00 JOHANNESBURG - Rand Water's planned maintenance is underway.Zwartkopjes pump station has been completed and is operating at 100 percent.The work at the Eikenhof pump station is continuing, with completion expected at 9pm on Monday night.READ: SA's water crisis | Tankers deployed to affected areas in JoburgBut will everyone have water by the end of the week?Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo said once work has been completed, water will not immediately start pumping."With water we still have bubbles and air in the pipelines. We need to test the system then we start pumping," she said.

JOHANNESBURG - Rand Water's planned maintenance is underway. Zwartkopjes pump station has been completed and is operating at 100 percent. The work at the Eikenhof pump station is continuing, with completion expected at 9pm on Monday night.

READ: SA's water crisis | Tankers deployed to affected areas in Joburg But will everyone have water by the end of the week? Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo said once work has been completed, water will not immediately start pumping. "With water we still have bubbles and air in the pipelines. We need to test the system then we start pumping," she said.

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