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*Bulawayo Council Advises Residents To Boil Borehole Water* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?qd The City of Bulawayo has advised residents to boil water drawn from boreholes as it is highly susceptible to contamination. Bulawayo City Council minutes released on Wednesday said residents should boil water accessed from boreholes as they can be contaminated by sewer. Reads the minutes: ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage, 4GB RAM $119 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 Buy Online: https://www.pindula.co.zw/market/itel-s24-128gb-22-20240426142756795795/?s=wanews ---------- > The Acting Director of Engineering Services reported (30th June 2022) that borehole water was not treated water nor did Council have the capacity to treat or protect such water from contamination. > In that regard, the bacteriological quality of borehole water could not be guaranteed since the water was untreated and subject to contamination at any time from environmental factors like sewer overflows and bacteriological contaminated soil. > Residents were therefore advised to boil borehole water before drinking it or using it for any domestic consumption. The council said Bulawayo has 346 boreholes in the city with 11 of them vandalised. The local authority has been struggling to provide water to residents over the past few weeks, with most of them now resorting to drawing it from boreholes. More: Chronicle _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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