The new year has started with a frustrating bang after residents who live within Cedar Lakes were warned of a burst pipe today, 3 January. Johannesburg Water has notified the public via Twitter and stated that an estimated time for repair completion is not yet available.

Morning residents Please note we have a major burst within Cedar Lakes- Maroeladal, and the depot has isolated water within the estate. There is no estimate time for completion of repairs, but we will update once advised. ^S — Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) January 3, 2019

Just last month on 6 December, Cedar Lakes, Steyn City, parts of Chartwell and Farmall were without water due to leaks after the Randburg depot located a broken 160mm valve in Cedar Lakes. The depot also closed water for Steyn City as there was a leak on the newly installed valve, the water entity said on Twitter. Farmall, Chartwell and Steyn City were all without water as a result. This followed after an unplanned interruption which disrupted much of Fourways’ water supply the day before on 5 December.

A few days later, a major water outage hit Fourways and surrounding areas on 10 December due to an unplanned interruption. The water entity stated, at the time, that it was investigating the matter and planned to provide water tankers to local hospitals.

Are you affected by today’s burst in Cedar Lakes? Let us know and share your views with us on the Fourways Review Facebook page.

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