Joburg Water says water system will fully recover in Linden and Blairgowrie over the weekend

JOHANNESBURG - Joburg Water has clarified that a closed valve at a reservoir supplying water to Blairgowrie and Linden, has not been the only contributing factor to prolonged outages in the area.

The utility held a briefing on Friday to update the public on progress made in improving water supply.

This as the two areas are expected to have water, as reservoirs in those areas battle to recover.

Joburg Water said while there were challenges in restoring water to Linden and Blairgowrie, the restoration was also delayed by a valve that was found to be closed.

It says this was established during an inspection on Tuesday, when reservoirs in both areas failed to improve.

However, Joburg Water's Logan Munsamy said there has been a drastic improvement since then.

"There are parts of Blairgowrie that are still having poor pressure due to air locks. We are expecting that to improve today."

Munsamy has assured residents in the affected areas, that the system will fully recover over the weekend.