Question NW1482 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
09 June 2016 - NW1482
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
QUESTION 1:(a) On which dates were fire hydrants for each fire station precinct in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality last inspected and(b) what are the further relevant details in this regard? (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
(a) The hydrants are inspected daily.
(b) According to the City of Ekurhuleni, maintenance of fire hydrants within its area of jurisdiction is a Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) issue and there is a comprehensive programme being implemented throughout the year. In terms of this comprehensive program, a target of 50 000 hydrants must be inspected annually, and this was exceeded as depicted in the table below.
(c) The City indicated that they have appointed a Professional Service Provider (PSP) who is responsible for the maintenance and servicing of fire hydrants. The PSP has 220 fieldworkers who are responsible for the maintenance and servicing of fire hydrants within the City. The business process that the City has adopted requires a fieldworker to locate (some hydrants are underground and some above ground) the hydrant, mark with paint, service or maintain, and geo- code the location of the hydrant on a Global Positioning System (GPS). This approach requires at least five visits to each hydrant. In view of this, the City has outlined that it is difficult and cumbersome for them to indicate the date of the last visit to each hydrant as a single visit is not enough to locate, mark with paint, maintain or service and geo-code the hydrant. According to the City, work areas are divided in line with the operational fire districts, which cover more than one fire station precinct. The following numbers of hydrants have been located, marked with paint, serviced/ maintained, tested and geo-coded per Service Delivery Area:
Service Delivery Areas |
Name of the Fire Districts |
Number of Hydrants Serviced |
Financial year (FY) Period |
Service Delivery Area 1 |
• Alberton /Thokoza |
12 473 |
2013/2014 |
12 620 |
2014/2015 |
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11 332 |
2015/2016 |
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Service Delivery Area 2 |
• Wadeville/Katlehong |
11 781 |
2013/2014 |
2 305 |
2014/2015 |
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15 250 |
2015/2016 |
||
Service Delivery Area 3 |
• Boksburg Central |
8 912 |
2013/2014 |
5 036 |
2014/2015 |
||
10 556 |
2015/2016 |
||
Service Delivery Area 4 |
• Edenvale |
10 320 |
2013/2014 |
5 777 |
2014/2015 |
||
16 009 |
2015/2016 |
||
Service Delivery Area 5 |
• Kempton park |
6 544 |
2013/2014 |
18 921 |
2014/2015 |
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14 104 |
201512016 |
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Service Delivery Area 6 |
• Leon Ferreira |
8 735 |
2013/2014 |
6 897 |
2014/2015 |
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20 262 |
2015/2016 |
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Service Delivery Area 7 |
• Brakpan |
8 292 |
2013/2014 |
7 058 |
2014/2015 |
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16 516 |
2015/2016 |
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Service Delivery Area 8 |
• Springs |
9 213 |
2013/2014 |
1 442 |
2014/2015 |
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16 097 |
2015/2016 |
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Service Delivery Area 9 |
• Nigel |
8 946 |
2013/2014 |
10 000 |
2014/2015 |
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16 097 |
2015/2016 |