Post on 29-Jan-2021
TOPIC Water Operators Partnership: Bulawayo Water and Sewage Emergency Response (BOWSER)
• Eng. Simela Dube PrEng
• Director Engineering Services
• City of Bulawayo
• Zimbabwe
State of Infrastructure 2009
BLOCKED SEWERS
BROKEN SEWER BRIDGES
WATER BURSTS AGED WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT
Bulawayo –eThekwini Partnership
TWINNING AGREEMENT SIGNED 2010
BOWSER PROJECT
• FUNDING AusAID and World Vision Australia
• OBJECTIVES
Improve hygienic conditions of communities
Improved sewage and water supply system
Capacity Building of City of Bulawayo (ESD)
Bulawayo –eThekwini Partnership
• Technical Exchange – BOWSER PROJECT FACILITATED EXCHANGE
• MASTER PLANNING
• GIS TRAINING
• SEWER MAINTENACE
• PARTICIPATORY HEALTH EDUCATION AND
HYGIENE
Water and Wastewater Master Plan
• eThekwini Municipality facilitated the preparation of the Master Plan through Bosch Stemele.
• Department of International Trade (RSA) provided 60% of funding while City of Bulawayo provided 40%
• BOWSER provided funding for the exchange visits for the technical teams
Water and Wastewater Master Plan
• Planning horizon 2013 -2033 covering
technical and institutional issues
– Immediate action plans (2013)
– Short term action plans (2014-2016)
– Long term action plans(2017-2033)
• BOWSER Project provided funding for the
exchange visits for the technical teams of
the two utilities
Outcomes (Funding)
Outcomes (Revenue)
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COLLECTIONS FROM YR 2009 TO YR 2015
TOALS
Outcomes (GIS)
How Well are Ward Paying
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Current Partnership Projects