The City of Tshwane said on Friday operations had been suspended at the Bronkhorstspruit raw water pump station after theft and vandalism of power cables overnight.
The commission s officials inspected the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday after it was shut down to avoid distribution of poor-quality water to residents.
Heavy rainfall shuts down Tshwane water treatment plant Updated
Anastasi Mokgobu
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The persistent rainfall over the past week has led to the City of Tshwane temporarily shutting down its Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant.
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City spokesperson Lindela Mashigo says the heavy rain has resulted in high turbidity in raw water.
Turbidity is the reduction of clarity in water due to the presence of suspended or colloidal particles. Since the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant is unable to treat water with extremely high turbidity, the city has been compelled to temporarily shut-down the plant in order to avoid distributing water that is not of acceptable standards for drinking water.