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sub-catchment have deep, well-leached ferralitic soils. Subsistence agriculture occurs on the richer soils
located on floodplain levees along the riverbanks.
3.10.1.4 Surface water users
The only settlements are small towns and villages scattered throughout the sub-catchment. The Provincial
capital, Mongu, is located on the banks of the Zambezi River and the smaller town of Sesheke is also located on
the banks of the Zambezi River, opposite the town of Katima Mulilo in Caprivi. Prospecting teams also use
water from the river.
3.10.1.5 Water management systems
This area falls under the management of the Zambian Department of Water Affairs.
3.10.1.6 Human impacts on water resources (excluding mining)
The following could be expected to have an impact on water resources:
• Disposal of domestic and solid waste from small towns and communities;
• Disposal of domestic and solid waste from prospecting camps; and
• Minor non-point impact from sparse, subsistence agriculture throughout the sub-catchment.
3.10.2 Mining and mineral processing operations
See Figure 3.4 and Table 3.8. The only mining operations in this segment of the Zambezi basin are three
small amethyst mines.
Table 3.8: Mining operations in the Middle Zambezi sub-catchment.
Code
Number
Name of Mine
Commodity (ies)
Mined
cx
Status
Relative
Size
Probable
Impact