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A New Era Of Water Security Commissioning Of The New Brixton Reservoir Tower And Pumpstation

Johannesburg Water

Official source

Source domain: johannesburgwater.co.za

Collected on 29 September 2026

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What this means

This is a Johannesburg Water customer notice and media statement about the final commissioning of the new Brixton Reservoir, Tower and Pump Station Complex. It explains that the reservoir was drained for cleaning and compliance checks and will be refilled and tested before integration into the network. The project is intended to improve water security, storage capacity and pumping capability in the Commando System.

Facts

Places

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Key Takeaways

  • Johannesburg Water commenced final commissioning on 02 March 2026
  • New Brixton Reservoir, Tower and Pump Station Complex
  • Reservoir temporarily drained for internal cleaning and compliance checks
  • Final water quality sampling will precede network integration
  • Project will increase storage capacity and improve supply to Commando System feeder zones
  • Commando System service areas include Coronationville, Westbury, Claremont, Bosmont, Sophiatown, Brixton, Melville, Emmarentia, Auckland Park, Greenside, Westdene, Parktown West, Fordsburg and Mayfair
  • Johannesburg Water
  • Ntshavheni Mukwevho
  • University of Johannesburg
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • SABC

Dates

Closing Date

2 March 2026