Council attends to 601 water leaks

Bulawayo City Council has reported attended to 601 water leaks in the city amid indication about 815 reports of water related jobs were made in January alone.

"In the month of January 2016, the Workshops had received a total of 815 reports on water related jobs and had attended to 601 leaks. Leaks repaired on service lines totaled 583," reads the latest council minutes. "The leaks were due to the continued ageing of the City's water reticulation pipes and on the service connections just before the meter most of the connections were in galvanized pipes which corroded quite easily.

"18 leaks on valves and hydrants had been done. To date there was a backlog of 814 water leaks," reads the minutes.