Desperate BCC turns to sewage effluent to solve water crisis

BULAWAYO city fathers have resolved to recycle industrial and domestic sewerage to augment water supplies as shortages of the precious liquid persist.

The city’s main supply dams have also been running low, while a 48-hour water-rationing regime has not helped matters with residents still consuming over 170 megalitres (ML) against the planned 130ML per day.

A council report on future water supplies and water action shows that city fathers were also mulling waste water reclamation to boost supplies.

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