{"id":1716,"date":"2019-01-14T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2019-01-14T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T14:09:28","slug":"gweru-left-with-9-months-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/gweru-left-with-9-months-water-supply","title":{"rendered":"Gweru left with 9 months water supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gweru is now left with nine months water supply, with the city\u2019s main water source, Gwenoro Dam at 40% capacity, a senior council official said recently.<span id=\"more-3096224744011229\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>City engineer Robson Manatsa said the other two supply dams, Amapongokwe and Whitewaters were 75% and 70% full, respectively although there were challenges with drawing water from the former.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur main water supplier, Gwenoro, is 40% full and that is nine months water supply,\u201d Manatsa said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1031884580\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>\u201cWe have Amapongokwe, which is 75% full and could have provided an additional 12 months supply, but unfortunately, our pumps that draw water from the dam are not functional. Whitewaters is 70% full, but only supplies a small portion to the city, that is Whawha and Greenvale areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manatsa urged residents to use water sparingly and also to approach council for plans to settle their outstanding bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur residents continue to behave as if everything is normal, and we have actually witnessed an increase in the use of hosepipes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Manatsa also said there has been a growing resistance to paying water bills.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the local authority revealed that it was owed $58 million by residents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1797241890\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent-250\">\n<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s major cities continue to face perennial water shortages because of government\u2019s failure to invest in new infrastructure since independence in 1980.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gweru is now left with nine months water supply, with the city\u2019s main water source, Gwenoro Dam at 40% capacity, a senior council official said recently. City engineer Robson Manatsa said the other two supply dams, Amapongokwe and Whitewaters were 75% and 70% full, respectively although there were challenges with drawing water from the former. 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