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    The report discusses the state of water and sanitation provision in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It finds that access to clean water is inconsistent, forcing many residents to spend hours waiting in long lines for water. Water sources are often contaminated, leading to health issues. Dams are only 30% full and water cuts are increasing. The city council is struggling to meet water demand due to drought and infrastructure problems. Solutions are needed from the government and other stakeholders to improve access to clean water and sanitation.

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    The report discusses the state of water and sanitation provision in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It finds that access to clean water is inconsistent, forcing many residents to spend hours waiting in long lines for water. Water sources are often contaminated, leading to health issues. Dams are only 30% full and water cuts are increasing. The city council is struggling to meet water demand due to drought and infrastructure problems. Solutions are needed from the government and other stakeholders to improve access to clean water and sanitation.

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    M190443

    GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY

    JULIUS NYERERE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

    NAME SURNAME REG NO//

    HILTON JINGURA M190443

    LECTURER: DOC GWESHENGWE

    PROGRAMME: REGIONAL AND URBAN PLANNING

    MODULE: URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION RUP223

    QUESTION: The state of water and sanitation provision in a city of your choice
    (report)

    MARK:

    COMMENTS:

    TO: DOC GWESHENGWE


    FROM: HILTON JINGURA
    SUBJECT: REPORT ON THE STATE OF WATER AND SANITATION PROVISION IN
    THE CITY OF BULAWAYO
    DATE: 20 DECEMBER 2020
    This report is going to focus on the state of water and sanitation provision in the city of
    Bulawayo, whereby I will look at the extent to which the local authorities are providing this
    services to the residents of Bulawayo. More so, the report is going to look at cleanliness and
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    how safe is the water. I will also look at the state of water and sanitation in terms of
    maintenance of pipes, repairs of burst sewage and amongst others

    The current water and sanitation situation in Bulawayo faces many challenges around
    capacity, behaviours and the lack of investment in these sectors during and after the drought
    of 2019. Access to clean water is a basic right that is important for the survival of humanity
    yet it can be one of the hardest resources to attain (UNICEF, 2019) The inconsistent supply
    of water has had an arduous impact in most homes across the city with residents losing
    sleep trying to fill up containers whenever water flows through the taps (Dube, 2020).
    A significant number of women spend as much as six hours a day in queues waiting to
    fetch water at boreholes, bowsers and other water sources. It is a privileged few who
    can afford to buy tanks of up to 5 000 litres costing an average US$500 that can sit
    back and put their feet up while others jostle for a few litres in buckets only to return
    tomorrow to fight anew. Most are forced to cut corners where hygiene is concerned
    while trying to save water, consequently compromising their health and those of their
    families.

    Secondly, to further impair the situation, the Bulawayo City Council also experienced
    three emergency leaks repairs to the Nyamandlovu pipeline and power supply
    challenges to the Rochester Nyamandlovu boreholes. This led to a significant number
    of residents such as of Luveve, Pumula and mainly the high density areas have turned
    to borehole water which is unsafe for drinking as it is susceptible to contamination
    from burst sewers and soil bacteria (Pindula, 2020). People are repeatedly advised to
    boil the water before drinking it but often, those who live in areas without sufficient
    safe, clean water, learn to live with diarrhoea and other drinking water contamination
    effects and no longer bother themselves. Entire communities exist in a continual state
    of being half-well which directly affects their livelihoods.

    Thirdly, After a devastating drought in 2019 and patchy rains this year, water shortages have
    worsened in Bulawayo, in the west of the country, forcing families to trek to unsafe wells as
    taps run dry.The city council said it was decommissioning a third dam on Friday after
    reservoir levels fell to 6% of capacity and would now rely on three dams and an underground
    aquifer for supplies. But the remaining three reservoirs are only about 30% full and water
    levels continue to fall. That means up to 65 mega litres of water is available daily against
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    demand of 155 mega litres, the council said. (Chronicle, 2020). Bulawayo has gradually
    increased water cuts from three days a week at the start of this year, saying it was grappling
    with “one of the most parched seasons in modern history” (Dube, 2020)

    Moreover, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has admitted that some residents could be
    getting contaminated water from their taps but the bacteria is not life-threatening as it did not
    come from burst sewer pipes. BCC spokesperson Nesisa Mpofu on Friday said council took
    some water samples for testing for one suburb after receiving numerous calls from residents
    who claimed that they had received discoloured water from their taps (News Day, 2020) She
    said the Council responded by collecting water samples and testing the quality of water in the
    affected section of the suburb. Test results indicated that water collected from a particular
    house (address withheld) was contaminated with bacteria, which was, however, not of the
    worrisome faecal coliform nature. The absence of faecal coliforms meant that there was no
    connection of contamination from the sewerage system. This comes after 13 Bulawayo
    residents succumbed to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water that left over 2 000
    seeking medical treatment in June this year.

    In conclusion, Bulawayo’s devastating water shortage can only be solved through the
    concerted efforts of the central government, the municipality, residents and other
    stakeholders. The snowballing cost and expense in time and resources caused by poor access
    to water or sanitation is staggering, which makes it all the more urgent to invest in bringing
    access to clean water and sanitation. For now, residents with the financial clout are creating
    their own domestic solutions albeit at a cost for the long term sustainability of already
    strained water sources. (Reuters, 2020) Meanwhile, the country’s meteorological services
    department has forecast above normal rains this season which could provide a relief to the
    Bulawayo City Council and improve the state of water and sanitation

    REPORT BY:

    H JINGURA
    M190443

    . CURRENT WATER AND


    SANITATION SITUATION
    IN BULAWAYO

    `
    M190443

    References

    Chronicle, 2020. Bulawayo Water Crisis. [Online]


    Available at: chronicle.co.zw/Bulawayo-water-crisis-puts-residents-health-at-risk/
    [Accessed 19 December 2020].
    Dube, Y., 2020. Pindula News Diarrhoea Infections In Bulawayo. [Online]
    Available at: news.pindula.co.zw/2020/11/12/diarrhoea-infections-in-Bulawayo-explained
    [Accessed 19 December 2020].
    NewsDay, 2020. New Zimabwe: Water Crisis Ravages Bulawayo. [Online]
    Available at: newzimbabwe.com/water-crisis-ravages-bulawayo
    [Accessed 19 December 2020].
    Staff, R., 2020. Retuers Drought Hit Bulawayo. [Online]
    Available at: reuters.com/aricle/us-zimbabwe-water-idUSKBN22R2ET
    [Accessed 19 December 2020].
    UNICEF, 2019. UNICEF: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Wash. [Online]
    Available at: unicef.org/zimbabwe/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash
    [Accessed 19 December 2020].

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