Bulawayo dams record 1.5% inflows

THE Bulawayo City Council has advised residents to continue using the little available water sparingly as the city's supply dams have not received significant inflows despite the heavy downpours recorded since last week.

Council's deputy director of engineering services Ian Mthunzi told NewsDay yesterday the local authority's five supply dams had received a paltry 1,5% rain-fed inflows following the heavy rains that pounded the city on Monday and Tuesday.

"We have not yet received significant inflows into our dams," Mthunzi said.

"Our dams are now at 38,5% including dirty water storage below the valves, which means usable water is less than that."

All the council's supply dams have their catchment areas in Matabeleland South.

Mthunzi said the inflows recorded so far translated to about four million cubic metres, a far cry from the city's average
consumption of 145 megalitres a day.

Council spokesperson Nesisa Mpofu also confirmed the development, adding the water-shedding regime would remain in force until dam levels had risen significantly.

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