By Simon Majadibodu Johannesburg Water has revealed that it distributes 1.6 million litres of potable water daily, which is abstracted from the bulk supplier, Rand Water, and delivered through a network of water infrastructure consisting of 129 reservoirs and water towers. The entity disclosed that during a media tour hosted earlier today, at the Joburg Water’s Randburg System, along with its two critical reservoirs and water towers.
The tour was aimed at showcasing the infrastructure serving the local areas and occurs once every three months to highlight this infrastructure. Addressing the media on-site, Joburg Water’s electro-mechanical operations manager, Gugulethu Quma, said the water system is supplied by the Rand Water’s Eikenhof System, through the extensive network and resources of the entity. Quma explained that the system, totalling 71.
30 megalitres in storage capacity, consists of four reservoirs and four towers interconnected within its network, operating interdependently. “The Randburg System consists of Blairgowrie Reservoirs which stores 6.80 megalitres, Linden 1 Reservoir stores 25.
50 megalitres, Linden 2 Reservoir stores 25.20 megalitres, while Kensington B Reservoir stores 11.40 megalitres,” he said.
"The reservoirs are interconnected, relying on each other for water supply. Therefore, if one reservoir experiences a water shortage, it will affect the supply to the others as well," he explained. He added that the four water towers include, Linden 1 .
