Water is confirmed safe after conducting tests at Blairgowrie Reservoir, at the Engen garage on Rustenburg Road, as well as the Blairgowrie reservoir distribution point.
A statement by Joburg Water says there is no water contamination at Blairgowrie Primary School.
This comes after the school alleged their water was contaminated, asking parents to ensure their children came with drinking water from home, reports Randburg Sun.
ALSO READ: No E. coli in water, says Tshwane metro Johannesburg Water said a team of high-level laboratory specialists was dispatched to take samples and to verify the allegations.
“The results which came back [on] Saturday 22 September.
The water samples taken from Blairgowrie Primary School point comply with Sans 241:2015, edition 6.1 regarding the Total Coliforms and E.coli results,” reads the statement.
It further states that tests were also conducted at Blairgowrie Reservoir, at the Engen garage on Rustenburg Road, as well as the Blairgowrie reservoir distribution point, and all results came back negative.
The entity said it wanted to assure all residents that these allegations were taken seriously and that they are committed to providing quality water to all.

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has said that the students of 300 religious seminaries out of 400 in the province have no access to clean drinking water.
According to a statement issued here on Tuesday, the authority checked water supply system in the seminaries across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a report about food poisoning to a student in Kohat due to contaminated water.
It stated that most of the water tanks were open that could result in any food poisoning incident.
It said that more than 200 seminaries were served with improvement notices along with the directions to install water filtration plants.
The statement said that the survey was carried out in all the divisions of the province.
Attaullah Khan, a spokesman for the food authority, said that three-day crackdown was completed wherein 400 seminaries across the province were checked.
He added that the kitchens and water tanks of the seminaries were checked and found rusty, unclean and against the food safety standards.
“The mixture of food collected in the localities was major cause of food poisoning.
Different food items react when get mixed with each other,” he added.
Published in Dawn, September 26th, 2018

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.

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Town Council discussed water contamination at its meeting Tuesday.
The council was informed of the well’s contents on Monday, Sept. 10.
The same contamination issue plagued the Hooper Sands area in the late 1990s, according to Kareckas.
“For a couple of years, people in the area had to drink bottled water,” he said.
Councilor Mallory Cook asked if contamination may be more widespread “than it was before.” “It is a possibility,” Councilor Russell Abell said.
Such an ordinance would require residents to use water supplied by the town’s Water Department.
In addition, any building permits issued for the Hooper Sands area would require the installation of town water.
Abell urged research be conducted on who is responsible for dealing with the contamination issue.
Town Manager Perry Ellsworth said “testing of other (water) wells in the vicinity” will be undertaken by the town.
Sealed bids at a minimum of $100,000 will be opened at the council’s Oct. 23 meeting for the property’s remaining 9.5 acres.

(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The alleged presence of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease caused a Dubai school to close temporarily on Sunday.
However, the school has confirmed that no clinical cases have been identified on campus.
The German International School (DISD) in Academic city said it was closing for precautionary measures, and reiterated that it will "commence normal operation once the issue has been fully resolved".
In a statement to Khaleej Times, the German Consulate, speaking on behalf of DISD, confirmed the temporary closure of the school.
"The German International School Dubai places highest priority on the health and safety of its community.
Therefore, after a possible contamination of water was discovered, the school has been closed as a matter of precaution.
The school is in direct contact with the UAE authorities and is coordinating all further steps closely with them in accordance with all regulations.
The school will assure that the health and safety of pupils, staff and the community at large are strictly safeguarded at all times."
In a message shared with Khaleej Times from a parent in Dubai (under anonymity) on Sunday, it alleged that parents were informed the school would remain closed on Monday because "they found Legionnaires’ bacteria" in the water.
According to latest figures, the school plays host to 670 students and 64 staff.

The German Consulate in Dubai confirmed to Khaleej Times that the German International School Dubai will commence its normal operations from Tuesday.
In an earlier statement released to Khaleej Times on Sunday, the consulate confirmed the temporary closure of the school "after a possible contamination of water was discovered".
"After coordinating with the competent Dubai authorities, the school will commence normal operations on September 11," the consulate’s statement on Monday said.
Also read: Dubai school shuts temporarily due to water contamination After testing, authorities denied the presence of bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease in the water in the school, which forced it to close down temporarily.
"The school has been closed as a matter of precaution," the consulate had said.
However, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) confirmed to Khaleej Times on Monday that samples tested from the water network confirmed that the water is clear of "any contamination or bacteria".
"The results were conveyed to the school," a Dewa spokesperson said.
While it is Dewa’s responsibility to provide safe and healthy water up to the meter, the customer or owner of a building and maintenance companies have the responsibility of carrying out regular maintenance of the internal networks and water tanks after the meter to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
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TUCSON -The city of Tucson will be filing a lawsuit against 3M.
Several Tucson wells had to be shut down last year because of those contaminants.
Now dozens of communities are stepping forward and suing 3M for water contamination.
What Davis-Monthan told us they were doing is simply hosing it into the soil and dumping it down the sewer system," Steve Kozachik, Tucson councilman said.
"3M has known for decades that the PFO’s substance they are producing is toxic.
"We’ve got to make sure it gets cleaned up and cleaned up properly and we’ve got to be able to leverage our resources too.
There is I think right now there is already 15-19 cities involved.
Just this past month the Marana Town Council approved an estimated $11 million water treatment system for its contaminated water.
"3M not only owes us for the fix but they also owe us for the loss of capacity.
3M acted responsibly in connection with products containing PFA’S and will vigorously defend its environmental stewardship.” The City of Tucson shut down their contaminated wells last year.

The alleged presence of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease caused a Dubai school to close temporarily on Sunday.
However, the school has confirmed that no clinical cases have been identified on campus.
The German International School (DISD) in Academic city said it was closing for precautionary measures, and reiterated that it will "commence normal operation once the issue has been fully resolved".
In a statement to Khaleej Times, the German Consulate, speaking on behalf of DISD, confirmed the temporary closure of the school.
"The German International School Dubai places highest priority on the health and safety of its community.
Therefore, after a possible contamination of water was discovered, the school has been closed as a matter of precaution.
The school is in direct contact with the UAE authorities and is coordinating all further steps closely with them in accordance with all regulations.
In a message shared with Khaleej Times from a parent in Dubai (under anonymity) on Sunday, it alleged that parents were informed the school would remain closed on Monday because "they found Legionnaires’ bacteria" in the water.
According to latest figures, the school plays host to 670 students and 64 staff.
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Court delays Auckland Council’s 1080 drop in Hunua Ranges as opponents fear water contamination A group opposed to a 1080 drop in the Hunua Ranges has won an interim injunction stopping it, for now.
Department of Conservation staff say in the past month they’ve had their car tyres slashed and wheel nuts loosened.
Source: 1 NEWS The Auckland Council started the drop of non-toxic baits last week, as a precursor to dropping poisoned bait this week.
But the ruling by Environment Court judge Jeff Smith has put all that on hold.
The case – brought by the conservation group Friends of Sherwood Trust – will go to a full hearing next Thursday.
The lawyer for the trust, Sue Grey, said it was concerned that 1080 would fall into the water supply.
"There appears to be no water quality reasons for putting poison in Auckland’s water supply," she said.
"The judge seemed to be concerned and the community are very concerned about the idea that poison would be put in a water supply for any reason that wasn’t necessary."
The community had not properly been consulted by the council and other groups will want to give their evidence to the court, she said.

After drinking contaminated water at his farm shed for 40 years Ōhakea farmer Andy Russell wants to know how much toxic substance from firefighting foam is in his blood.
He’s one of at least 13 people who live or work around the Ōhakea Airforce Base who have asked to have their blood tested for the presence of the per or poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have been in firefighting foam used at the base.
Russell had his blood test on September 3, and said the results are six weeks away.
"We don’t know what elevated levels in our blood will mean."
He chairs the residents’ group formed in response to news that compounds from the foams have spread 3km from the base in groundwater.
Little was known about PFAS when is was first found at Ōhakea, a NZDF spokesperson said.
More testing found two of the substances, PFOS and PFOA, were above guideline levels.
In September modelling showed contamination could have moved beyond the base, and the NZDF wanted to contact neighbours and test their water.
PFOS and PFOA are no longer approved for use in firefighting foams in New Zealand, an All of Government PFAS spokesperson said.
Other, less damaging, PFAS compounds may be in firefighting foams still in use.