Tap water declared safe in Bezuidenhout Valley
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Johannesburg Water has lifted the alert on tap water in affected homes in Bezuidenhout Valley after tests met microbiological and chemical standards. Samples from 23 and 25 October confirm that residents can resume normal use, while the operator plans to restore supply, according to Johannesburg Water.
Johannesburg Water has lifted the precautionary alert on tap water in Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, after tests confirmed that it met health standards. Residents of the affected properties can once again drink the water, cook and use it for domestic activities, according to Johannesburg Water, cited by IOL.
Samples taken on 23 and 25 October met the required microbiological and chemical standards. The company recommends that residents briefly run their taps to flush the internal pipes after the restriction period. The alert was issued after a damaged pipe was repaired following the fall of a tree stump at a site where a sewer pipe was being replaced, at the corner of 6th Street and 8th Avenue.
The lifting of the alert comes after water was suspended in Bezuidenhout, announced on 22 October, followed by protests by Johannesburg residents on 26 October. In Tshwane municipality, 833 cases of gastrointestinal illness were also reported in Bronkhorstspruit, according to Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina.
