Johannesburg Water is aware of pipe leak on Jan Smuts
The Gazette, on July 25, reported that a leak on Jan Smuts Avenue was closer to the surface, and had worsened. We also reported that blue pipes were left on the side of the excavation.
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JW spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala explained: 'It does seem that there is water seeping through. A team will be assigned to go to the site and excavate, so that they can conduct investigations into where the water is coming from, as there is also a storm water pipeline at that same site.'
Shabalala added that it could either be another water pipe leak, or it could be a storm water pipe that was leaking. The cause would be determined once the team has excavated and assessed the leak.
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