The
dam
was
built
in
1928
and
decommissioned
in
1988.
Due
to
the
perennial
water
crisis
in
the
city,
there
were
suggestions
that
the
local
authority
purifies
Khami
Dam
water
and
use
it
for
domestic
consumption.
The
plan
was
met
with
resistance
from
residents
and
other
stakeholders
who
indicated
that
the
water
is
contaminated
with
chemical
waste
and
human
waste.
However,
it
seems
the
council
has
not
discarded
the
plan
as
the
latest
council
report
shows
that
the
dam
is
part
of
projects
recommended
to
improve
the
current
water
situation.
The
local
authority
plans
to
draw
water
from
the
Khami
dam
and
treat
it
for
secondary
use
e.g.
Power
generation
by
Zimbabwe
Power
Company
(ZPC)
so
that
the
potable
water
currently
used
for
power
generation
is
saved
for
primary
use.
The
plan
will
save
the
city
about
11
mega
litres
per
day
but
will
come
at
an
estimated
cost
of
$45
million.
Other
identified
projects
include
the
Inyankuni
Booster
Station
Upgrade
which
will
increase
the
booster
capacity
of
the
pump
station
from
two
operational
and
one
stand-by
pump
to
three
operational
and
one
stand-by
pump.
The
projected
volume
increase
is
7
mega
litres
per
day
and
the
project
will
cost
$500,000.
The
other
project
is
the
Mtshabezi
In-line
boosters
which
is
locating
additional
booster
pumps
on
the
Mtshabezi
to
Mzingwane
line
to
increase
water
volume
pumped
through
by
5.5
mega
litres
a
day
for
$1,200,000.
Another
potential
project
is
the
Insiza
Elevated
100
m
Section,
which
entails
elevating
a
100
m
section
of
the
Insiza
line
where
there
was
a
sag
and
where-in
the
Hydraulic
grade
was
compromised
resulting
in
an
increase
in
head
and
a
corresponding
increase
in
flow.
The
projected
volume
increase
is
5
mega
litres
per
day
for
$400,000.