Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. THE Epworth Local Board has announced plans to set up a water treatment plant at Lyndhurst Dam to boost water production to 45 mega litres per day.
Town secretary Wilton Mhanda said the plant would address water supply challenges facing the town.
“Only 57% of our formal units have access to improved water supply, which is way below our required target,” Mhanda said.
“Our thrust as the local authority is to improve water supply making sure every citizen has access to clean and safe drinking water.”
A masterplan for the project was submitted to the Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Charles Tavengwa by the local board last week.
“We are going to develop a water treatment plant at Lyndhurst Dam, establishing the dam as the holding dam for the water treatment plant,” part of the presentation read.
“We want to co-ordinate with Zimbabwe National Water Authority and the Upper Manyame Sub-Catchment Council in achieving this task at the same time collaborating with Harare Sunway City (Pvt) and the Goromonzi Rural District Council.”
The Epworth Master Plan seeks to contain and address the structural challenge of informality.
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