Five-year water leak on church grounds, and Johannesburg Water has done nothing
Johannesburg Water has not repaired the five-year-old water leak on the church grounds on Elise Road and Malibongwe Drive, despite continuous reporting and escalating.
Johannesburg Water (JW) has not repaired the five-year-old water leak inside Kruispad-kerk grounds on Elise Road and Malibongwe Drive.
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Ward 102 councillor Lucinda Harman has been reporting and escalating the issue, but nothing has been done by the entity. She explained that what is concerning is that the entity was supposed to fix the leak during the recent planned Eikenhof pump station maintenance. “That is when JW promised to do repairs, but they didn’t do that.” The entity only opened the ground in April and barricaded the leak with tape.
“Now we’re in September, and there is still a big hole here filled with water, which makes it unsafe for children who come to the church and want to play. This is a safety issue, and it’s just unacceptable on the grounds of a church.”
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The ward councillor further stated that what really saddens her, is the pastor, who passed away two years ago, never got to finish his biggest project, which was to sort out the burst on the property. “How much wastage are we talking about here? I mean, five years of potable water going to waste. And then JW has the cheek to tell the residents to use water sparingly.”
@caxtonjoburgnorth Ward councillor Lucinda Harman addresses the issue of a five-year-old water leak at the corner of Elise Road and Malibongwe Drive. Video: Mthulisi Lwazi Khuboni #Randburg #Ward102 ♬ original sound – Caxton Joburg North
According to Harman, Rand Water says that 42% of water is being lost by JW. “They are doing nothing to rectify the 42%. They are not doing what they’re meant to, which is fix, restore, maintain, and make sure that all residents and businesses have water. They are not fulfilling their mandate. If they can’t attend a five-year leak, they’re not going to worry about the 24 to 36-hour issues.”
Questions were sent to JW on Monday. Nolwazi Dhlamini, external communications officer at JW, noted that they are liaising with the relevant depot to get more information and will provide a response within their standard turnaround time of 48 hours, depending on the complexity of the matter and the input required from relevant technical departments.
However, Randburg Sun still hasn’t received any response. We will publish it, when it is made available.
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