They are also concerned by the fact that it appears that the metro shows no concern about water leaks or the wastage of water in the city.<\/p>\n
Wychwood resident Rudy Esterhuizen told the GCN that, with water restrictions being a reality, one would think that the metro would attend to all damaged water pipes and leaks.<\/p>
\u201cThis is not the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past six weeks I have reported a water leak in Graham Road twice and nothing has been done about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe water has now been running for a couple of months.\u201d<\/p>\n Catryn Meyer took a photo of metro employees filling water tankers on Tuesday, at the corner of Stanhope and Watsonia roads, in Wychwood.<\/p>\n The water was just left spraying from the connection and the employees didn\u2019t do anything to stop it.<\/p>\n \u201cResidents need to adhere to the water restrictions, but it appears municipal workers do not,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amount of water that was running down the street could water a whole road\u2019s gardens.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I tried to speak to the workers about it, they swore at me.\u201d<\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 Kleynhans echoed these sentiments and said that he had reported a burst water pipe on Lower Germiston Road, close to Nasmith Road, in March, this year, but to date it has not been repaired.<\/p>\n \u201cA couple of months ago they simply broke a piece off the pavement in order for the water to flow into a drain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Wilma van Niekerk, a resident of Albemarle, told the GCN that she drives through the Germiston CBD every morning.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Meyer Street, the metro has dug a hole to fix a water pipe and they have left it like this for the past six months,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe water just keeps pouring out and grass is even growing in the hole now.<\/p>\n \u201cAt home, we sometimes don\u2019t even have water, but the metro does not put in the effort to fix the pipes.\u201d<\/p>\n Duncan Wilson, a resident of Lambton, said: \u201cWe have been experiencing an interrupted water supply since Tuesday, last week, in our area.<\/p>\n \u201cIt seems that the water comes on very lightly in the day and that, towards 5pm in the afternoon, it’s switched off completely.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m sure you can imagine that, by now, it has become very stressful and now we have noticed that there is air coming through the pipes, making a terrible noise, but the worst is that the water meter continues to run, so, for almost a week this has been happening with the meter running and, basically, we will be charged for air.\u201d<\/p>\n A Sunnyridge resident wanted to know why her children, grandchildren and herself have no water in the Sunnyridge and Primrose area.<\/p>\n \u201cSo much water is wasted by Rand Water and the municipalities and yet we are required to save water,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Sydney Smith asked the same question and said: \u201cThis is the second time in a year that we have had no water.<\/p>\n \u201cWe demand proper answers to our questions and want the water supply to Sunnyridge and Primrose restored immediately.<\/p>\n \u201cAgeing infrastructure is not an excuse, because Rand Water should constantly repair and replace where and when necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n Wendy Morgan, chairman of the Primrose CPF, said: \u201cHow can the drought be blamed for a water shortage, when the Vaal Dam still has over 50 per cent capacity?<\/p>\n \u201cIn previous years there has been only 11 per cent water in the dam and consumers still had water.<\/p>\n \u201cResidents are at risk standing in long queues, in the dark, waiting to get water after a hard day at work.<\/p>\n \u201cCriminals are waiting for someone to let down their guard; who is protecting them?<\/p>\n \u201cOnce again, the community themselves, who have volunteer CPF patrollers keeping an eye out.\u201d<\/p>\n She added that there are many pensioners living in the area who cannot fetch water from the tanks – what should they do?<\/p>\n \u201cWhy should we, as a community, have to accept this kind of service for water or lack of water?” Morgan asked.<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone needs to take charge and solve the problem, not put in place temporary measures and never fix the problem properly.\u201d<\/p>\n Emily Venter, who lives in School Avenue, Sunnyridge, told the GCN that they have not had a drop of water since November 9.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is still off. We are the closest to the reservoir, but no water,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a number of elderly people in our area and some of them are too old to collect water from the tankers.\u201d<\/p>\n Another resident who stays in Albemarle told the GCN that they are getting no clarity from the metro.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are just given various answers, like there is a power failure, or pipes are broken, or the reservoir is leaking, or Rand Water is not supplying or maintenance is being done,” he said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo many answers that really don’t say much about what’s happening, yet other areas don’t have any water disruptions at all.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a huge problem, with no water for over a week, so children can’t bath before going to school, we can\u2019t flush our toilets and this is becoming a health risk.\u201d<\/p>\n Marlene Tucker, from Fishers\u2019 Hill, told the GCN that water pressure in her area had been very low and then the water eventually stopped.<\/p>\n \u201cMy daughter, who lives 1km away, has had no water interruptions,” she added.<\/p>\n \u201cHow do they call this water sharing, when one neighbourhood is off for 12 hours and others are not affected?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy is it that it is always Germiston that has these problems?<\/p>\n \u201cThis is really frustrating in these hot conditions and we can’t even take a two minute shower before heading off to work in the mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some of the related water articles:<\/p>\n Water will still be provided to areas without water supply<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Rudy](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/11\/46GCNGENERALPEOPMH2_22402.jpg\")
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