21 July 2023 – 22:00
Customer notice
Kaalfontein, Allandale residents affected by burst pipe
Kaalfontein and Allandale residents currently have no water due to a burst pipe in Kaalfontein.
Work on the burst pipe will start on Saturday, 22 July, as some of the necessary equipment has not yet arrived. In the meantime, water tankers will be available until 22:30.
This is after the pipe that was repaired on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, ruptured on Thursday night. The fibre glass pipe is old, and it cracks further during cold weather conditions.
The team is currently organising materials and equipment to replace a longer stretch of the pipeline to avoid further bursts. Adjacent to the burst pipe, there is a sewer pipe; the fittings of the pipe replacement need to be moved about 40 metres from the sewer pipes.
At this stage, there is no estimated time of completion and customers will be updated on the progress as it becomes available.
Sites for water tankers are in the below areas:
1. Roaming tanker for Halfbeak Street (near Toll Gate Shisanyama) and surrounding streets, Kaalfontein Ext. 5 (also caters for Allandale)
2. Kaalfontein Ext. 23, next to David Makhubo Secondary School
3. Roaming tanker along Glassnose and Mudhopper streets, Kaalfontein Ext 1
4. 2x roaming tankers in Swordtail Street, Allandale Ext. 12
5. Kaalfontein next to Grey Koka Primary
6. Kaalfontein next to ZCC Church
7. Roaming tanker in Kaalfontein Ext. 7, behind Boxer Superstore
8. Kaalfontein next to Yarona Shopping Centre (Tigerfish and Archerfish streets). Covers the Allandale area
Further updates will be provided to customers.