- Bulawayo City Council

Water Rationing Limits

The City of Bulawayo appeals to consumers to adhere to the water rationing limits as shown below:

Category of Users	Current Water Rationing Allocations
High density Houses	450 litres/day
Low density Houses	650 litres/day
Cottages, Servants Quarters	650 litres/day
All residential flats with bulk meters	70% of average water period ending March 2017
All residential flats with individual meters	400 litres/day
Multipurpose buildings with bulk meter	70% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Hotels	95% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Hospitals and Clinics	95% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Industrial Consumers	90% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Water based industries	95% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Restaurants	95% of average water six months period ending September 2018
Commercial consumers, schools, churches,institutions, sports clubs etc.	95% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Peri urban Esigodini, Matopos, Llewellyn barracks, Sigola and Duncan villages	75% of average water six months period ending March 2017
Mzinyathini Irrigation scheme	65% of entitlement (for domestic consumption only) for the six months period ending March 2017
New water connections	Connections to vacant stands and areas outside Bulawayo will be suspended

Surcharges/ Penalties/ Fines

For those who exceed their water allocations, penalties will be effected against them. The current tariff for penalty for domestic users is ZWL$167 per kiloliter. Consumers are urged to monitor their water consumption daily by reading their meters. This helps detect any unnecessary loss of water. The following restrictions remain in force:

The ban on use of hose pipes for gardening is reintroduced with this proposed water rationing scheme.
Construction with potable water remains prohibited. Consumers are urged to use boreholes and reclaimed water for non-potable uses.
The current system will only connect those that are within the boundaries that are under development and those that will be incorporated under the new City Development Master plan. These are totaling a potential of more than fifteen (15 000) households which will increase the current demand and may surpass the system capacity.

Advert Number: 8838

C DUBE
TOWN CLERK

Date: Tuesday, 16 February 2021

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