ENGINEERING

Engineering

The department of Engineering is responsible for water production and distribution as well as provision of onsite and offsite sanitation services. The functions of the department are as follows:

a) Abstraction, treatment, transmission and distribution of raw water;

b) Collection, transportation, conveyance and treatment of waste water to be

safely disposed of in the environment;

c) Installation and Maintenance of water and waste water treatment plant

equipment;

d) Management of water meters;

e) Identify, quantify and monitor the non-revenue water in order to reduce physical

losses;

f) Inspect water and sewerage installations in order to identify faults and illegal

activities;

g) Motor vehicle and mobile equipment maintenance and repairs; and

h) Ensure safe containment of onsite fecal sludge.