Community not impressed as some areas in Fourways are still without water

FOURWAYS – Some residential houses have been without water after an emergency shutdown was initiated yesterday, 10 March in Fourways and surrounding areas.

March 11, 2020

Thandeka Mthethwa 1 minute read

Good news: Joburg Water said that they will resolve the water issue in the Broadacres area.

Johannesburg Water has confirmed that there are still some areas in the Fourways area that are without water after an emergency shutdown was initiated on 10 March.

ALSO READ: NOTICE: #EmergencyShutdown announced by Joburg Water affecting Fourways

This comes after Ward 94 Councillor David Foley announced on Twitter that some areas would be without water for a few hours as Joburg Water was hard at work repairing a water pipe that distributed water to the area.

The Bryanston reservoir was also switched off in the emergency shutdown.

Onsite at the Fourways water repair, the water should be turned on at the reservoir shortly. Only a small area of Fourways will be out of water for a few more hours tonight. Closing the hole already pic.twitter.com/vjpNokdiRA

— Cllr David Foley (@cllrfoleyward94) March 10, 2020

Water has been turned on at the Bryanston reservoir. It will take some time to get to all the Fourways areas. Thank you for your patience. The West side of Fourways still needs to be joined, the work continues and should be complete in a few more hours. pic.twitter.com/U3pSb3f7Jc

— Cllr David Foley (@cllrfoleyward94) March 10, 2020

Joburg Water said, “Required material is currently being manufactured. Joburg Water will not isolate water until the material is manufactured. High-lying areas will not have water, while the lower-lying areas will continue to have water supply.”

Water tanks were dispatched to the following areas:

https://twitter.com/MpumehGumbi/status/1237438733420564483?s=20

Joburg Water has today, 11 March assured community members that the pipe burst that was causing the water outage would be repaired today.

#Fourways
Kindly note that the burst pipe on William Nicol and Uranium will be repaired today. A team is onsite excavating. Water will be isolated shortly. Affected areas include: parts of Fourways, Gardens, Indaba hotel and Dainfern. ^J

— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) March 11, 2020

Community members have taken to Twitter to express their frustrations. Some said some areas have not had water since Saturday. Here are some reactions on Twitter:

@CityofJoburgZA I live in fourways Gardens, Roos street , Aquila Estate. We have been without any water supply since friday however a couple of friends in the surrounding areas( Dainfern and Broadacres) have only been experiencing water cuts between 9:00 – 18:00.

— Miss_Mapholoba (@TeboMotloung) March 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/Kavzozo/status/1237641208735961088?s=20

@JHBWater ok, this really isn’t funny anymore… still no water in Witkoppen ext. 7, Macbeth Ave. Please tell us whats going on @cllrfoleyward94 @CameronMacKenz2 Thought it was all fixed last night? #fourways @Nosferatu223

— Nadia Levinson (@NadiaLevinson) March 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/ashleybrodrick/status/1237651996087406592?s=20

https://twitter.com/JustinGerber777/status/1237457753397964800?s=20

https://twitter.com/Baby53265081/status/1237436975650607104?s=20

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