Thika to get 2 more sewerage treatment plants to cater for increasing population.
THIWASCO Managing Director Eng. Moses Kinya speaking to the press during a tour to assess the repairs and replacement works of the old trunk sewer line. |
This was revealed by Thika
Water and Sewerage Company (THIWASCO) Managing Director Eng. Moses Kinya during
a tour to assess the repairs and replacement works of the old trunk sewer line.
Kinya added that, with the
assistance of the World Bank and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement
Project (NaMSIP), the old wastewater treatment plant in Kang’oki area was being
expanded and upgraded to cope with the increased demand for sewerage services.
“Plans are at an advanced
stage to construct two modern sewerage treatment plants at Pilot area and at
the Nanga Sewerage Plant area in Gatuanyaga division. Upon their completion, and
the existing one at Kang’oki area, we will be in a position to adequately serve
our catchment area very comfortably,” explained the MD.
He added that with the
completion of these projects, areas currently not connected with the main sewer
line would start getting these services.
“These projects will increase
our wastewater treatment capacity and quality, reduce sewage spillages and
chokes and reduce environmental pollution that has been the case now when the
old trunk line collapse due to old age thus causing blockages as experienced
over the weekend,” he said.
Drinking water supply.
Kinya admitted that even
though they have stored enough drinking water in their reservoirs, the current
drought had affected their supply as there was very low intake into their water
treatment plant.
He attributed this partly to
diversion of water from Rivers Chania and Thika by large scale farms living upstream.
He advised these companies to
instead investing in construction of water storage dams which they could store
enough water during the rainy seasons.
Major water projects.
The MD also added that plans
were at advanced stage to construct more reservoirs to help increase their
water supply in future.
“We have proposals to construct
the Thika 3A Dam to supplement another one being financed by the Danish Business
Financing. And with the help from the World Bank and Kiambu County Government,
we are going to construct a new treatment plant at Maryhill area that will tap
water from Kariminu River and supply it downstream to most of those areas that
currently experience water shortages in Thika,” he said.
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