On April 11, Sunnyridge experienced another water outage due to another burst water pipe on Windsor Street.
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“Water had to be switched off from the Windsor pump station for repairs,” said Ward 36 Clr Wendy Morgan on April 12.
She said two tankers were distributing water to residents in affected areas, including at Life Roseacres Hospital.
This follows a burst pipe at Windsor pump station during March that left most of Sunnyridge without water for seven days.
Other parts of the town witnessed low-pressure water.
During this time, Sunnyridge resident Kieasha Jeffrey expressed concerns of hygiene.
Ward 92 Clr Kade Guerreiro said the metro worked tirelessly to get the problem fixed.
“This included having to remove concrete flooring and a massive piece of the pipe,” said Guerreiro.
He said water tankers were deployed in the affected areas.
CoE commented the delay in repairs was a result of materials, equipment and specialists needed that the city did not have at the time of the crisis.
CoE spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said low-pressure supply complaints were first logged between March 1 and 2 for Sunnyridge and surrounding areas, such as Gerdview, Homestead and Wannenburg.
“The Germiston water and sanitation depot received a complaint on the afternoon of March 1, where it was reported that a large amount of water was leaking out from Windsor pump station,” said Dlamini.
“The complaint was logged by security personnel guarding the premises. A team was dispatched immediately to investigate the cause of the water leakage and prevent further water loss.
“The pumps were switched off, causing an unplanned water interruption.
“Our investigations established that a 150mm steel pipe that links the second pump to the main water network supply had burst.
“The only viable option to restore water supply in the shortest period was to decommission the second pump temporarily by blanking off both the pump and pipe ends.
“The ward councillors from wards 92 and 29 were on site and informed accordingly of the situation.
“Streets in the high-lying areas of Sunnyridge experienced low water pressure during peak hours. This was due to the fact that the network system requires the three pumps to run for adequate supply, and only two pumps were running.”
