A message circulating on social media from Blairgowrie Primary School has sent panic through the community with claims that the school’s water has been contaminated.
Ward 99 councillor Nicole van Dyk said she had tried to get ahold of the principal, however, she could not be reached.
Van Dyk, along with Joburg Water officials then visited the school on the afternoon of 21 Septemeber where they were given a report on the water done by an external company.
Joburg Water has agreed to test the water as soon as possible to make sure the allegations made are in fact true.
She expressed the report given to the school about its water’s status should have first been given to Joburg Water before they sent out the alert of water contamination.
She also added that prior to this no one from the community at large had had concerns about the water and its safety.
“What we need to know is why the school saw it important to test the water in the first place,” she said.
Though it has not been confirmed it is suspected the water the school uses for its grounds is supplied by borehole whilst the water they receive from the taps in their bathrooms is fed by the City.
Van Dyk said she now awaits the report back from Joburg Water and will get back to the community as soon as the information is available.
The paper called the school for comment but they declined to respond to the statement sent out.