In an on-going effort to keep residents up-to-date regarding the water problem plaguing parts of Germiston, the GCN has established that the problem is being caused by an leak at the Primrose Reservoir.
“The priority at this stage is ensuring that residents have a stable water supply, hence efforts have been focused on implementing an interim solution by way of by-passing the supply from that reservoir,” explained Themba Gadebe, spokesman for the metro.
The metro said that all areas should have a stable water supply by tomorrow morning.
“Work to by-pass the reservoir was completed yesterday and supply has been restored,” said Gadebe.
“All areas should have water, although the pressure is still low.
“This is expected to normalise by tomorrow morning, due to the current high demand.”
Once again residents who have no water are requested to report the complaint to the metro’s call taking centre.
“Customers should have water at this stage, so any outage should be reported,” Gadebe said.
“Residents are also encouraged to report water leaks, as these will also have an impact on water supply; teams are currently attending to two leaks reported in Lambton.”
The metro insists that Germiston is not experiencing a water crisis similar to that of last year.
Roving water tankers were and continue to be supplied to areas where it is reported that there is no water.
These areas include Elsburg and Albemarle.
The water tankers are allegedly stationed at old age homes and schools in the areas.
The GCN will continue to monitor Germiston’s water issues.
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