Sandton and its surrounding northern suburbs — Fourways, Midrand, Bryanston, Morningside and Rivonia — have seen strong growth in private borehole installations. Municipal water pressure in the City of Johannesburg has been variable, and load shedding impacts on pump stations create supply gaps. For residential estates, commercial properties and large homes, a private borehole provides consistent, independent water supply.
The Sandton area is underlain by the Witwatersrand Supergroup — quartzite, shale and conglomerate formations. The northern Johannesburg suburbs also encounter the Pretoria Group in places. Groundwater in the Sandton area is held in fractures within these hard rock formations. A geophysical survey is essential to identify productive fracture zones before drilling.
Sandton's high-value residential properties, office parks and commercial developments increasingly install borehole systems for garden irrigation, toilet flushing and full water independence. Everest Drilling designs and installs complete borehole systems — geophysical survey, drilling, solar pump and overhead storage — for Sandton and surrounding northern suburbs.
Every project starts with a surface geophysical survey to locate productive groundwater fractures before drilling begins.
Solar-powered submersible pumps provide water independence from Eskom and municipal supply around the clock.
Elevated tanks provide consistent gravity-fed water pressure for homes, farms and commercial properties.
Surface electrical resistivity survey to locate productive groundwater fractures before committing to a drill point.
Percussion and rotary drilling to site-specific depths up to 250m. Everest Drilling guarantees the depth as quoted and drilled.
Submersible pump selection, sizing and installation matched to confirmed borehole yield and property water demand.
Solar-powered borehole pump systems that operate independently of Eskom — ideal for load shedding resilience and off-grid properties.
Elevated water storage tank installation for gravity-fed supply to homes, farms, lodges and commercial properties.
Post-drilling yield assessment to confirm borehole productivity and inform correct pump and storage system specification.
Contact Everest Drilling for a site assessment and project-specific quotation. We serve Sandton, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and surrounding areas.