Waterless Joburgers can expect taps to flow again by Wednesday afternoon
A pipe burst 35m deep in a very unstable landfill
Johannesburg Water is working to repair the biggest leak in its history‚ city officials said on Wednesday. Water tanks were deployed to several areas in the north of the city after taps were cut off to avoid reservoirs running dry as a result of the burst pipe. "I would like to advise residents of the Sandton‚ Bryanston‚ Woodmead‚ Morningside‚ Alexandra‚ Linbro Park and the surrounding areas that there were major leaks identified on the main water pipeline that runs through Linbro Park landfill site‚" said Nico de Jager‚ member of the mayoral committee for environment and infrastructure services. "This is the largest repair job ever done by Joburg Water on a main line‚ and due to the burst being 35m deep on a very unstable landfill‚ we could not risk burying our employees alive during the maintenance process." He said the repair operation was expected to take until 1pm. High-lying areas such as Bryanston might have to wait longer for water to be restored.
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