Uis water supply restored, but still critical

THE water supply to the Uis settlement in the Erongo region was restored last week after residents struggled to get water for a whole week last month.

A problem in the supply system from the Omaruru River aquifer to the settlement's reservoir affected the water supply. It was rectified yesterday. At the moment, we are only giving 60%,” the Erongo Regional Council's development planner Deodat van Wyk told Nampa at Uis on Thursday. He said the average water demand for Uis is 15 000 cubic metres per month, but they currently only receive 9 000 cubic metres. Uis has approximately 50 000 inhabitants - mostly elderly people and unemployed youth.