Africa-Press – Botswana. Kgatleng District Council has been told that a dedicated water supply system is under construction to address the water supply challenges to Mochudi’s wards of Tsope, Bolelatshwene, Mosupabatho and Diphonchi.
Speaking during a full council meeting on September 25, the council chairperson, Mr Daniel Molokwe said the construction, which started in March and is anticipated to be complete in December, was on schedule.
He stated that the P3 million project was an answer to the public’s outcry over issues that include taps running dry, low water pressure, and no network reticulation in the four wards.
Mr Molokwe indicated that an assessment had been done to identify bottlenecks within the district’s distribution system that inhibit adequate distribution of water, and these were identified at Mabodisa ward, Matebele, Mokatse and Modipane respectively.
He said to address the barriers, there were plans to upgrade the system in the next financial year, and the work would be undertaken by Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) in-house teams.
Mr Molokwe indicated that consultation was taking place between relevant offices on how to service villages that lacked reticulation network despite plot owners having already developed and residing in those areas.
“Another serious challenge is that our water pipelines are prone to structural failure leading to numerous water leakages experienced in various villages. In the meantime, WUC has engaged repair crews,” said Mr Molokwe.
He said the network optimisation and rehabilitation, which was planned to be undertaken in the National Development Plan 12, would provide a long term solution.
He disclosed that the river villages in the Kgatleng East were planned to be connected to the Mmamashia water supply scheme as an alternative to supply from Madikwe Dam.
Regarding management of wastewater, Mr Molokwe said that the WUC test results had indicated an effluent of unacceptable quality, which was unsafe to be disposed to the environment and therefore the corporation was conducting a feasibility study for wastewater recycling.
Mr Molokwe pointed out that the rampant vandalism of the wastewater pump station endangered the environment through pollution from resultant spillages.
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