Engineering Services
The department is currently being headed by Engineer Talent Mashinga and has 10 divisions that are buildings, building inspectorate, workshops, water, electricity, roads, sewerage reticulation, sewerage works, transport pool and tow planning.
Divisions
a) Buildings
-> Renovations, repairs and maintenance of Council buildings including painting, Carpentry, glazing and plumbing
c) Workshops
-> Fabrication and repair of Refuse skip dishes.
-> Provision of on job skills development to trainees in automotive.
-> Fabrication and fitment of burglar security screens for Municipal premises.
e) Electricity
-> Routine maintenance (Council buildings)
-> Repairs and maintenance of public lighting system
g) Sewerage Reticulation
-> Manage collection, conveyance and transportation from generation source to disposal point.
-> Carry out operation and maintenance of Sewerage system.
-> To protect water quality and public health.
-> Mange seepage disposal.
i) Trasnport Pool
-> Ensuring any vehicle involved in road accidents is repaired accordingly.
-> Ensure and authenticate all drivers are correctly licensed.
-> Provision of transport to any Section or Department in need.
-> Analyze and monitor fuel consumed by every vehicle.
b) Building Inspectorate
-> Inspections of buildings under construction and building surveys of old structures.
-> Issuing stop development notices, prohibition orders and enforcement orders.
-> Issuing certificate of occupation to completed building structures.
-> Filling copies of building plans
-> Registration of artisans
d) Water
-> Water Supply (Distribution)
-> Water demand management
-> Non-revenue water monitoring and controlling
-> Repairs and maintenance of water infrastructure
-> Designing and construction of new water lines and accessories.
-> Borehole inspections, repairs and maintenance.
-> Bulk water reading at Harare.
f) Roads
-> Construction of public bridges and roads.
-> Ensure public safety, trafficability and reliability.
-> Construction and maintenance of storm water drainage system according to their functional design.
h) Sewege Works
-> Improving wastewater quality for disposal.
-> Preservation of water quality of natural water resources.
-> To make waste usable for other purposes.
j) Town Planning
-> Issuing peg forms.
-> Administration of survey works.
-> Issuing of beacon receipts.
-> Resolving boundary disputes and encroachments.
-> House plan examination.
-> Issuing site plans.
Water Distribution
Key result areas
- Planning and development control.
- Provision of adequate and consistent potable water.
- Maintenance, management and repair of Water infrastructure.
- Provision of water infrastructure.
Water reticulation
- Chitungwiza receive bulk potable water from Harare through a 600mm diameter pipe stretching from Harare’s Prince Edward water treatment plant to Guzha (corner Tilcor and old Seke road).
- From Guzha, the pipe branches into 2 (525mm and 450mm).
- The 2 pipes then stretch up to Makoni (Seke reservoirs).
- First off take pipe is the one supplying St. Mary’s through a 300mm diameter pipe.
- The second branch is the off take supplying Manyame Park through a 300mm pipe.
- Zengeza is supplied through a 300mm off take.
- Tilcor road off take (375mm) is the fourth and is supplying Industrial area, Chitungwiza Central Hospital and some parts of Zengeza.
- Fifth off take in Seke Unit H is 300mm and supplying units: C, D, E, H, J, Town Centre and other parts of K.
- Sixth off take is 375mm stretching from corner Mharapara and Seke roads to unit L corner Mharapara and Chitungwiza road and is reduced to 200mm then loop around Units L, M, N, P, O and G
- Most of the water infrastructure is in a bad state the reason being the age factor. Asbestos cement pipes are clogging due to age and low water pressure from Harare, steel pipes are eroded and most water meters have become static.
Pump Stations
We have 3 pumps at Seke reservoirs and only 1 is working currently. We acquired a diesel backup generator for the pump station but is not yet connected hence the unavailability of water when we have power cuts.
Distribution infrastructure
Pipes
Reservoirs
Pumps
Standby power generator at the reservoirs is an alternative source of power for the pumps.
Control/ Isolating Valves
Fire hydrants
Flow meters
Residential and non-residential water metes.
Fixed and movable assets
New office buildings (Industrial area)
1 Pick-up truck (Ford ranger)
Machinery and tools.
Mode of Water supply
- Water is pumped to the reservoirs, pumped into an elevated tank and gravitates to consumers.( For Units A,B,C,F,G,N,O,P ,Riverside and Makoni shops)
- Water is supplied from the transmission line to the reservoirs, distribution line, reticulation system until the consumer end (in case of individual connections) and to a walking distance less than 100m (community stand pipes)
Alternative Water Sources
- We have 79 boreholes of which 14 are non-functional.
- 2 electrically operated boreholes located in Seke unit O along Seke road and there is a mini network of pipes from the borehole to 4 communal tapes.