Contractor sheds light on work done in Standerton
About the property in Meyerville, Mohubedu said the levels on the old line collapsed and wastewater is not flowing forward, but backwards.
The property in Meyerville, where raw sewage flows into the Vaal River, has been extensively damaged.
The Standerton Advertiser recently gave front-page coverage to conditions at the house.
It was after the Department of Water and Sanitation installed a new sewerage pipeline but did not connect the pipe to the current pipeline.
Gert Sibande District Municipality oversees this project, and according to the department, the district appointed the contractor.
The ward councillor for Meyerville, Corné Stoltz, the contractor Jerry Mohubedu, and a representative from the department Tebego Mpuru, contacted the newspaper on April 30.
Mohubedu took the time to explain on May 2 what is being done in Standerton. He took the newspaper on a tour and stopped in the industrial area, where there are works on the Cofco-line.
“A new line is being installed that will be connected to the main line. All the new lines will be connected,” he said.
At a sewage spillage in Steyn Street, pipe cracking was underway as the trench was too deep to excavate the line.
According to him, it has been this way for at least six years. In Meyerville, many manholes are buried and have to be connected to the new line.
About the property in Meyerville, Mohubedu said the levels on the old line collapsed and wastewater is not flowing forward, but backwards.
A new line was built and not connected since the department was waiting for pumps for the pump stations.
According to him, pumps were taken for refurbishment in the meantime, as new pumps have to be imported.
“Upgrading of all the pump stations will be done.”
Challenges include maintenance afterwards and blockages. Altogether two teams, consisting of 11 people each, fall under his auspices.
The Advertiser contacted the communications manager of Lekwa, Lubabalo Majenge on May 2, to find out the names of the people overseeing the project.
Majenge referred the newspaper to the district municipality, to whom we emailed on the same day. Bongi Dube, the communications manager, replied the same day and said there were different stakeholders.
The district implements on behalf of Lekwa, with a mayoral committee and an impact committee that oversee these projects.
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