BULAWAYO residents have been warned to brace for more water cuts as the city council seeks US$4,6 million to refurbish its ageing water infrastructure. City engineer Dumisani Gwethe made the warning during a public lecture on Bulawayo\u2019s 125th anniversary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe City of Bulawayo will experience more water cuts because the Bulawayo City Council needs US$4,6 million for 2019 because the issue of resources affects council in terms of their water supply to the city,\u201d Gwethe said.<\/p>\n
He added that water abstraction from various sources would increase if repair works are carried out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rainfall situation this year was slightly better in February, hence the city abstracts its water supply from; Inyankuni (15 megalitres (mg\/l)), Umzingwane (45 megalitres), Upper Ncema abstracts from Lower Ncema by opening the gates of the dams and supplies 60 mg\/l. There is potential of 176 megalitres when pumps are redesigned and currently the total water abstraction is 156 megalitres,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gwete urged residents to inform council whenever there are funerals for provision of water bowsers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is the need of water infrastructure repairs such as treatment works, pump stations, waste waterworks and reservoir repairs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Currently, there is a 48-hour water-rationing programme that was introduced at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BULAWAYO residents have been warned to brace for more water cuts as the city council seeks US$4,6 million to refurbish its ageing water infrastructure. City engineer Dumisani Gwethe made the warning during a public lecture on Bulawayo\u2019s 125th anniversary on Tuesday. \u201cThe City of Bulawayo will experience more water cuts because the Bulawayo City Council […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":3079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[188,224,352,314],"class_list":{"0":"post-9461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-community","9":"tag-bulawayo","10":"tag-council","11":"tag-residents","12":"tag-water-shortage"},"yoast_head":"\n