Rand Water conducts weekend infrastructure maintenance

Rand Water will this weekend conduct planned infrastructure maintenance to enhance water systems in Eikenhof and Zwartkoppies pump stations in Gauteng for the long-term benefit of its customers.

The maintenance project is designed to enhance system availability, reliability and efficiency.

In a statement on Friday, Rand Water said the maintenance, starting from Friday, is meant to correct the historical design of the engine rooms at Eikenhof and Zwartkoppies.

Rand Water noted that currently, Eikenhof has three engine rooms that were designed to be interrelated.

“When these were designed many years ago, the design was ideal because Eikenhof was supplying water to limited customers. However, with the increasing demand, there is a need to make the engine rooms independent and increase their flexibility.

“This means that if one engine room is out of service, then others can continue to function. Completion of this work will enable Rand Water to take out pump sets that must be overhauled. It talks to improving the availability and reliability of the Eikenhof system,” Rand Water said.

The entity said the timing for the maintenance is ideal, since a number of industries, businesses and schools will be closed.

This timing also allows for quicker system recovery once the maintenance is completed before Christmas.
During the maintenance period, pumping will be reduced to 70% for 36 hours in Zwartkopjes, while pumping in Eikenhof will be reduced to 20% for 86 hours. – SAnews.gov.za