{"id":93279,"date":"2015-07-04T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/93279\/raw-sewage-leaks-in-primrose-hill\/"},"modified":"2015-07-03T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T12:03:41","slug":"raw-sewage-leaks-in-primrose-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/04\/raw-sewage-leaks-in-primrose-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw sewage leaks in Primrose Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe metro\u2019s sewer line, located under our house, has been leaking since June 15,\u201d said Steve Rees.<\/p>\n

Rees, a Primrose Hill resident, called the GCN in a desperate attempt to get answers from the Ekurhuleni metro.<\/p>

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\u201cNo service crew from the metro has yet to arrive,\u201d he explained on Thursday, June 25, 10 days after reporting the problem to the metro\u2019s call centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very serious health hazard, a \u2018river\u2019 of raw sewage is now flowing into our pool and surrounding areas.<\/p>

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\u201cI have called the call centre daily since June 15, and still nothing has happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just give the same response each time, which is that they are aware of the leak and will report it to the consultants.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GCN contacted the metro and received the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was found that the leak was caused by a sewer blockage overflow and not a portable water leak,\u201d said Themba Gadebe, spokesman for the metro.<\/p>\n

\u201cA maintenance team has since been dispatched to do the repairs and it has been resolved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found the sewer line was full of fats and that affected the flow in the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

The metro took 15 days to respond to the issue with it finally being attended to on Tuesday, June 30.<\/p>\n

As for the health hazard caused by the leakage, Gadebe said, \u201cIt has been arranged that the sewage will be cleaned and the area disinfected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to this, the metro will find out where these fats could have come from, and the responsible department will then take steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring.\u201d<\/p>\n

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