Borehole drilling in Johannesburg south
Johannesburg south takes in Alberton and the surrounding older, larger plots. We connect you with a vetted contractor who works here.
What is typical here
The south of Johannesburg, including Alberton, has a lot of older plots and larger stands with long-established gardens. As in the north, a borehole is often about keeping the garden and pool supplied without leaning on treated municipal water, and about having some reserve when the supply is interrupted.
Many of these properties have had a borehole for years, so the recurring work is maintenance and repair rather than a first installation: a pump to replace, a tank to add, controls to sort out.
Ground and water vary across the south
The ground under Johannesburg south is not uniform - this is a mining and dolomitic landscape in places - so depth and yield can vary more than people expect from one street to the next. That is another reason a contractor will look at what is known nearby, and treat depth as something decided on site, rather than quoting a fixed number over the phone.
Frequently asked questions
Is there water under Alberton?
There is groundwater across much of the area, but it is uneven and can vary street by street. Nobody can promise a usable yield for a specific stand until it is drilled and tested.
My old borehole has silted up. Can it be fixed?
Sometimes it can be developed or cleaned, and sometimes it cannot. It needs testing first. Ask the contractor to look at the hole as well as the pump.
Do you work on smallholdings?
Larger plots and smallholdings are usually commercial-scale work. Describe the size of the site and what the water is for, and we will pass it to a contractor who handles that.