280 homes built on water pipeline in Soweto pose major risk: Joburg Water

Johannesburg Water has discovered a major issue in Protea Glen, Soweto, where 280 homes have been built directly on top of a vital water pipeline.

This discovery comes after a week of extensive troubleshooting to address water supply disruptions which have left several parts of the area without water.

The encroachment on the water pipeline has raised concern, particularly the potential risk it poses to the community.

Johannesburg Water MD Ntshavheni Mukwevho said the development directly over the bulk water pipeline has complicated efforts to maintain the infrastructure and address water outages.

“Our findings confirm the development in this area has been carried out over our bulk water pipeline, with about 280 homes built directly on top of it,” he said.