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Bulawayo water quality impress parliament
06 Apr 2017 at 03:57hrs | Views
Bulawayo drinking water quality has been certified as safe and of high standard by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development on Service Delivery by Local Authorities.
According to the committee report tabled in parliament on Wednesday, the city was commended for maintaining the water treatment plants built in 1972 and 1989.
Below is the committee report ;
The Committee held meetings with officials from Bulawayo City Council on 16 May, 2016. The Town Clerk informed the Committee that Bulawayo gets its water from Insiza, Inyankuni, Lower and Upper Ncema, Umzingwane and Mtshabezi Dams.
Bulawayo City Council has an Epping Forest Project which is meant to augment the city's water supply with an additional 10 mega litres per day. The Epping Forest Project was estimated to cost $4 million.
The Committee visited Criterion water treatment plant and also the holding reservoir. The Committee was informed that the reservoir has a holding capacity of 1035 mega litres which can supply the city water for ten days in case of breakdowns. The water flows by gravity from the reservoir to the city's water treatment plants, thus saving on electricity.
The Committee toured the treatment plant which was found to be very clean and operating efficiently.
The Committee was impressed with the way the water treatment plant was maintained, considering that it was constructed in 1972 and a duplicate of the same was built in 1989, and both were functioning very well. The city uses two chemicals to treat its water and the water was said to be safe for drinking.
According to the committee report tabled in parliament on Wednesday, the city was commended for maintaining the water treatment plants built in 1972 and 1989.
Below is the committee report ;
The Committee held meetings with officials from Bulawayo City Council on 16 May, 2016. The Town Clerk informed the Committee that Bulawayo gets its water from Insiza, Inyankuni, Lower and Upper Ncema, Umzingwane and Mtshabezi Dams.
The Committee visited Criterion water treatment plant and also the holding reservoir. The Committee was informed that the reservoir has a holding capacity of 1035 mega litres which can supply the city water for ten days in case of breakdowns. The water flows by gravity from the reservoir to the city's water treatment plants, thus saving on electricity.
The Committee toured the treatment plant which was found to be very clean and operating efficiently.
The Committee was impressed with the way the water treatment plant was maintained, considering that it was constructed in 1972 and a duplicate of the same was built in 1989, and both were functioning very well. The city uses two chemicals to treat its water and the water was said to be safe for drinking.
Source - Byo24News
