{"id":108181,"date":"2015-12-13T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/108181\/infrastructure-to-blame-for-water-leak\/"},"modified":"2015-12-11T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T13:13:00","slug":"infrastructure-to-blame-for-water-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/12\/13\/infrastructure-to-blame-for-water-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure to blame for water leak"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GCN received a query regarding a water leak on the corner of Voortrekker and Meyer streets, recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a major concern considering the current national water crisis,\u201d Maria Homem told the GCN.<\/p>

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\u201cWhat worries me even more is that it has been leaking for months and I have reported the matter to the metro more than once, but the leak persists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to abide with the water restrictions, due to the water shortage, but the metro can\u2019t attend to something as serious as a water leak.<\/p>

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\u201cThis is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the metro, infrastructure is to be blamed for the water leak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe water leak at the corner of Voortrekker and Meyer streets was caused by the ageing infrastructure, but it has been attended to,\u201d said metro spokesman Themba Gadebe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of the urban renewal programme, the metro is replacing the water reticulation network in the Germiston CBD, to curb water losses and the frequency of pipe failures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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