A Johannesburg resident was shocked when she opened her tap only to find blue water coming out of the tap.
The Twitter user Ntombi M went on social media to share the frightening experience.
The incident happened on Monday while most areas were under water restrictions.
Speaking to IOL, Ntombi said the blue water eventually stopped coming out.
“Joburg Water has reached out and they will come assess the situation,” she said.
Joburg Water spokesperson Puleng Mopeli said they managed to obtain the address of the complainant and sent a request to their lab to take samples.
“It is suspected to be copper from the building. However, we will confirm once the results are issued from the lab which will be 24 hours after the samples have been tested,” said Mopeli.
There’s some coming out now again and they’re still blue, just lighter in colour … angisazi.@CityofJoburgZA @JHBWater can anyone at least let us know what this blue colour is in the water? Is it normal or safe? We are still water shedding in our area btw 🙃 pic.twitter.com/UrcTELA8T5
— Ntombi M (@_ntombim_) January 30, 2023
Earlier, Johannesburg Water warned residents that parts of the city may experience low water pressure from their taps, with the possibility of no having water in some areas due to low levels in reservoirs.
It said its systems at Crosby, Brixton, Hurst Hill, Crown Gardens, Linden and Eagles Nest are at critically low levels.
A power failure at the Eikenhof pump station over the weekend limited water supplies in the city's western districts.
According to Johannesburg Water, City Power has finished making repairs at the pump station, and pumping is now operating at full capacity.
IOL