Omusati’s growing water demands met
With the increase in urbanisation over the past years in Outapi and the surrounding areas, the water demand has significantly increased - from 70 cubic metres per hour to 200 cubic metres per hour.
This according to agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein, who was speaking at the inauguration of the additional Outapi settler water purification plant.
According to him, the town’s original water treatment plant was built and designed to meet the water demand of the population in the 1980s.
The inauguration of the new facility is a direct response to the need for increased access to adequate and secure water supply for domestic and economic activities.
The Omusati Region has one of the highest populations and is home to large agricultural production activities, he said.
The region also relies heavily on the agricultural sector for household food and nutrition security as well as generation of income wealth and jobs.
“For the past five years, the plant has been under significant pressure to produce enough water to meet the increasing demand of the community and businesses.”
Sustainable supply
According to Schlettwein, NamWater - through its public procurement process - therefore awarded a bid to Aqua Services Engineering in July to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission the new settler.
The plant will provide between 50 to 60 cubic metres of water per hour in addition to the current capacity and is expected to increase its capacity to 100 cubic metres per hour once lamellas have been installed.
With the completion of the upgrade of the treatment plant, capacity will reach over 200 cubic metres of water per hour.
He said, with this upgrade, NamWater will be able to supply sustainable and reliable water of the right quality and sufficient quantity for human consumption and economic development.
NamWater has also put in place plans to meet the medium- to long-term water supply demand of the town and surrounding areas.
“This will be done through the construction of the new water treatment plant for Outapi in about three years’ time.”
Take care of it
The minister called upon communities to safeguard water infrastructure, saying that it is a collective responsibility to
take care of infrastructure built with significant amounts of scarce public funds.
“Vandalism of the water canal and other water infrastructure comes at a huge financial and economic costs and negatively impacts all the communities and regions that depend on this infrastructure,” Schlettwein said.
This according to agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein, who was speaking at the inauguration of the additional Outapi settler water purification plant.
According to him, the town’s original water treatment plant was built and designed to meet the water demand of the population in the 1980s.
The inauguration of the new facility is a direct response to the need for increased access to adequate and secure water supply for domestic and economic activities.
The Omusati Region has one of the highest populations and is home to large agricultural production activities, he said.
The region also relies heavily on the agricultural sector for household food and nutrition security as well as generation of income wealth and jobs.
“For the past five years, the plant has been under significant pressure to produce enough water to meet the increasing demand of the community and businesses.”
Sustainable supply
According to Schlettwein, NamWater - through its public procurement process - therefore awarded a bid to Aqua Services Engineering in July to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission the new settler.
The plant will provide between 50 to 60 cubic metres of water per hour in addition to the current capacity and is expected to increase its capacity to 100 cubic metres per hour once lamellas have been installed.
With the completion of the upgrade of the treatment plant, capacity will reach over 200 cubic metres of water per hour.
He said, with this upgrade, NamWater will be able to supply sustainable and reliable water of the right quality and sufficient quantity for human consumption and economic development.
NamWater has also put in place plans to meet the medium- to long-term water supply demand of the town and surrounding areas.
“This will be done through the construction of the new water treatment plant for Outapi in about three years’ time.”
Take care of it
The minister called upon communities to safeguard water infrastructure, saying that it is a collective responsibility to
take care of infrastructure built with significant amounts of scarce public funds.
“Vandalism of the water canal and other water infrastructure comes at a huge financial and economic costs and negatively impacts all the communities and regions that depend on this infrastructure,” Schlettwein said.
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