12.25pm: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has restored the water supply to areas of Kempton Park that have been affected by an interruption.
The water supply interruption that was reported yesterday in the evening was caused by air that was locked in one of the main lines. Ekurhuleni technicians will continue to monitor the water supply network in the area, Themba Gadebe said.
WHILE some residents east of the railway line are into their fourth day without water, a second water interruption on the west side is now in its second day.
Kemptonians are fuming on social media with very little information coming from the metro’s side.
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The metro issued a statement at 12.30am on Friday, saying they were aware of the water supply interruption affecting parts of Kempton Park and that the cause was a faulty main line.
“Ekurhuleni technicians are currently on site investigating the cause of the water supply interruption that has left residents in Kempton Park West, Terenure and Chloorkop without water. The municipality wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused,” Themba Gadebe, metro spokesman, said.
Before Kempton Express received the above statement, ward councillor Jaco Terblanche said the reason for the water outage in Terenure and Kempton Park West was because of pressure problems in the pipes.
“If someone works on a pipe and the pressure is not released, the pipes build up too much air pressure. When the air pressure is higher than the water pressure, water does not flow through.
“This was a human error but I would like to thank the workers for their continuous hard work for three consecutive days,” said Terblanche.
“We aim to restore the water supply by noon and the water pressure should be back to normal by about 9pm.”
Water tankers have been placed at the corner of Blackthorne and De Wiekus Roads, as well as at Pyp Street at China Gate.
In the meantime, a fourth pipe burst on the corner of Veld and Monument roads on Friday morning left certain areas of Glen Marais and Allen Grove without water for a fourth day, Terblanche said.
André Naudé, CEO of Kempton Park Council of the Aged, said although water was back on at Allen Park on Thursday evening, they were battling with low pressure this morning.
Terblanche estimated that the water in Glen Marais and Allen Grove would be back on this afternoon.
