Tshwane Temporarily Shuts Down the Temba Water Treatment Plant

The City of Tshwane’s Water and Sanitation Department has as of today, 07 October 2024, temporarily shut-down the Temba Water Treatment Plant (TWTP) that supplies water to Hammanskraal and surrounding areas, due to water quality challenges from the Leeukraal Dam.

These challenges are related to 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 for a particular period before being back fed. As a result, 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.
The city apologises for the inconvenience that may arise as a result of this unplanned
interruption.