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Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge Bureau
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has installed a raw water prepaid meter at the water treatment plant in Beitbridge to force the local authority into settling its ZWG2.7 million debt.
ZINWA and the Beitbridge Municipality are haggling over the border town’s water management, which has seen the Authority cutting supplies to the town twice during the last three months.
The two entities have also gone to court over the tariffs that ZINWA is charging the council for bulk water supplies.
ZINWA supplies bulk raw water to the council which then treats and supplies it to residents.
In a public notice, Beitbridge Town Clerk Mr Loud Ramakgapola said the prepaid bulk water meter will be operational from this Monday.
“The Municipality of Beitbridge would like to advise residents and stakeholders that ZINWA has installed a bulk water meter at the water treatment plant,” said Mr Ramakgapola.
“As a result, any raw water needed by the town will be paid for in advance. Non-payment will result in water supply interruptions. Stakeholders and residents are urged to take note of this new development.
“The local authority is calling on stakeholders and residents to settle their bills on time to avoid service interruption,” he said.
ZINWA recently said Beitbridge has an average monthly bill of ZWG 500 000 for their bulk raw water requirements while the local authority has been making monthly payments averaging ZiG 80 000.
This has resulted in the accumulation of the bill which now stands at ZWG2,7 million.
Online Reporter