Carlswald property has had sewage problem for years
To mitigate the damage caused by the sewage to the fauna and wildlife on the property, the company has constructed a holding dam and bypass system to attempt to control the sewage.
For years, Diverse Property Carlswald has been dealing with sewage water flowing through one of its open land properties.
The owners said they have approached Johannesburg Water (JW) to find a permanent solution to the problem, but none had been forthcoming.
To mitigate the damage caused by the sewage to the fauna and wildlife on the property, the company has constructed a holding dam and bypass system to attempt to control the sewage. With the recent rains, the volume of sewage water has increased, with the built infrastructure unable to cope.
The manager of the property Michael Myers said, “During the era of Midrand municipality, a small and modest sewer was built to service one complex, namely Regents Hill. We cannot recall the exact date, but it would have been nearly 30 years ago. This sewer was fine back then as it only serviced one development, but as ever more developments were added, this very small and inadequate sewer began to break, block and erupt through the manholes. It now fails almost weekly.”
Referring to JW’s apparent lack of response, Myers said, “We have always been 100% cooperative. Anyone who has ever wanted to come on the property to look at the problem has been given a full overview of what is happening on the ground. However, it is significant that in the last two years, we have had no responses from anyone, which clearly outlines the fact that from Johannesburg Water’s standpoint, this whole project has been thrown in the bin.”
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In response, the spokesperson for JW, Nombuso Shabalala said, “We are aware of the ongoing sewer issues at 119 Springfield Road, Carlswald, and have a planned project to reroute the sewer pipeline that is running parallel to Milford Road in Carlswald.
“Currently, JW, through the Johannesburg Property Company, is in the process of acquiring the land [servitudes] along Carlswald Agricultural Holdings for the upgrading of a sewer pipeline in the area.”
She added the designs of the infrastructure were completed in 2015.
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“However, due to possible changes in the site conditions since the time of approval, the designs will have to go through a process of review. Even though the process of acquiring the land can be long, it is anticipated that both processes [land acquisition and designs review] will be completed by the first quarter of the next financial year.”
Shabalala concluded by urging the owners of the property to have patience and cooperate with them.
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