JOHANNESBURG – The City of Johannesburg is currently focused on fixing existing pipelines and that has been the cause of water interruptions in various areas in the south, the Comaro Chronicle reported.
Recently affected areas include Bassonia and Ormonde where residents did not have access to water for hours while maintenance was carried out.
On November 5, Bassonia residents had no water from 08:00 to 15:00 on Mount Pellan Drive, Ouderberg Street and Basroyd Street due to a tie-in to the existing pipe. For weeks construction was being done on Ouderberg Street replacing old pipes with more durable pipes.
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Ward 54 Councillor Dos Santos said: “On the evening of Wednesday, October 28, I was informed that there was a major burst main on Othello Drive running into Alwen Road in Ormonde.
“Joburg Water switched off the water to the area in order to carry out the repairs. Some residents reported that they had water whilst other residents did not have water at all. This is due to the fact that water pressure was still building.”
According to Dos Santos, the City is losing on average R1 billion rand per year in unaccounted water, roughly about 40 per cent, this is in part due to water leaks that are not reported and reported but not attended too swiftly.
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