A never ending problem for Airfield
Some Airfield residents have been plagued by sewage flowing into their gardens and swimming pools since January 31.
Moira Hampson, who lives on Meteor Street, has resorted to draining water out of her pool, because sewage has flooded it, along with most of her yard.
“It’s very sad that no one is willing to help; I have asked my friend who came all the way from Warmbaths to come with his pump to pump out the pool water because the council do not have pumps available,” said Hampson.
She said she has paid a plumber R4 200 to clean the blockage in the pipes on her property and clean up all the waste in the yard.
“Recently, my dad (78) was sick with diarrhoea and vomiting because of the sewage; it’s a severe health hazard,” said Hampson.
Jess Broom, the owner of a house next to that of Hampson, said he received calls from his tenants that the bath and shower outlets were blocked.
Broom also owns one of the newly-built flats in Airfield, that he lets out.
“My tenant can’t flush the toilet, she can’t do the washing or even shower, because the pipes are too full,” said Broom.
Like Hampson, Broom also called a plumber to solve the problem, but was told it was the council’s problem and that it could not be fixed by them.
Carol Wrobel, who lives near the affected homes, has not experienced sewage flowing onto her property.
“I am in the middle of it all, my neighbours constantly have this problem and I really hope it won’t affect me,” she said.
Residents suspect the cause of the problem lies in a pipeline collapsing due to the infrastructure being under strain.
Ward 24’s Clr Gerrie Kriek last week said: “The department is currently attending to the problem.”
Both homes were still plagued by the problem on Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a resident from Brentwood Park told the City Times last week about sewage being such a problem that she found herself relieving herself in her garden because of drains reaching maximum capacity.
The resident’s problem started on February 4 and was fixed late the following day.
The Ekhurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality was approached for comment but none had been received at the time of going to print.
