The pipe in front of 41 Stokroos Street burst, but remained broken, until last week.
Joan Hosie says she noticed and reported the leak on November 28, last year.
The next day a team arrived to dig a hole on the spot, in order to repair the broken pipe, but no repairs were made.
Hosie reports that another team came out in January, but they, too, left the pipe broken.
Hosie continued to call the municipality, but to no avail.
The burst pipe was eventually fixed last week, after almost three months.
“It’s so frustrating, I came to the point where I didn’t even want to call anymore,” said Hosie.
“Why do we pay rates and taxes?”
At the NG Kerk, on the corner of Sarel Cilliers and Moodie streets, Rynfield, a similar problem exists.
A pipe has burst in two places, just outside the property, and has remained in this state since December.
The church has called the municipality several times, but reports receiving no aid as of yet.
Additionally, in January, 2013, a burst pipe at the same church was reported and repaired, but the hole was left open to dry.
It is still open and poses a major safety risk to anyone, especially children, in the area.
“We are tired of trying to report these leaks and going to speak to the municipality,” said Ruan Burmeister, head of asset management at the church.
“The infrastructure is crumbling.”
At 66 Gousblom Street, a hole remains where a team attempted to repair a leaking pipe.
Val Truter said she has called the municipality several times since October 3, 2014, and that a team arrived and dug a hole, but the water never stopped flowing.
“I’ve been trying to contact them [the call centre] since the beginning of October,” she added.
“I’ve been calling constantly, but nothing has been done yet.”
The municipality said that these pipes would be fixed as soon as possible.
Clr Mary Goby reported a leak on January 19, after the water had been flowing for two weeks.
The leak is situated at the traffic light near the corner of Lakefield and Sunnyside avenues, in Lakefield and the repairs, as with the others, have have not been finalised.
Despite these water leaks, in the week February 11 to 17, the municipality conducted a week-long awareness operation in selected areas of Ekurhuleni.
The door-to-door campaign included handing out educational flyers and water conservation material.
The campaign targeted problem areas, including Etwatwa, regarding water loss, on February 12.
“Unfortunately worn out pipes cannot be avoided from bursting, repairs can be done as and when identified,” said Themba Gadebe, spokesperson for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
“A permanent solution is to have them (the pipes) replaced but the question is: are there enough resources and is there sufficient budget?”
Residents must be aware of the difference between a leaking main pipe and a leaking or broken water meter, and must report it as such.
The number of the call centre to report water leaks is 086 054 3000, and it operates 24 hours a day.
