{"id":56844,"date":"2014-04-08T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/56844\/road-of-sewage\/"},"modified":"2014-04-08T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T07:05:04","slug":"road-of-sewage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/04\/08\/road-of-sewage\/","title":{"rendered":"Road of sewage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would you like to wade through raw sewage to get to work every day, or when you visit a company with which you want to conduct business?<\/p>\n

This is what businesses in Barracuda and Bream streets, in Wadeville, have been contending with on a regular basis.<\/p>

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Wilfred Kohl, from Panic Packaging, contacted the GCN to tell us about a manhole that had been leaking raw sewage into the street since last Friday.<\/p>\n

“This is about the fourth time this year that this has happened,” Kohl said.<\/p>

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“Although I usually manage to get hold of the metro and they come out and fix the problem quickly, this time I have not managed to get through to the call taking centre to report the matter.”<\/p>\n

Kohl thinks that fat or oil is being dumped into the system by someone in the area and that this is causing the blockage.<\/p>\n

“The front door to my business is close to the manhole and clients and staff have to wade through the sewage to get into the business,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We also have to drive through it every day and it smells awful and is a health risk.”<\/p>\n

The GCN contacted the metro for comment on the matter and the department of communications and brand management said: “The problem was attended to on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“The blockage was caused by fat, sand and debris in the line.<\/p>\n

“Problems in the sewer reticulation will be less if users use the sewer system for sewage only, and not as a general disposal system.”<\/p>\n