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3.28.1.4 Surface water users<br />

There is some consumption of water by Gokwe Town and for small-scale agriculture in the Communal Lands.<br />

The other use is tourism on Lake Kariba: boating, fishing and game viewing.<br />

3.28.1.5 Water management systems<br />

The area falls under the Sanyati Catchment Council of ZINWA.<br />

3.28.1.6 Human impacts on water resources (excluding mining)<br />

The following could be expected to have an impact on water resources:<br />

• Landfills, Gokwe;<br />

• Disposal of liquid effluent, Gokwe;<br />

• Urban run off, Gokwe;<br />

• Non-point domestic effluent, rural areas;<br />

• Non-point impact of agriculture (pesticides, fertilizers, etc);<br />

• Fuel loss and litter on the main road from Gokwe to Sengwa Colliery;<br />

• Litter and fuel loss from boating, Lake Kariba.<br />

3.28.2 Mining and mineral processing operations<br />

The catchment falls under the Gweru and Harare Mining Districts (ZGS, 1995). There are limited coal<br />

resources in the area.<br />

Currently, there are no legal exploration activities taking place.<br />

3.28.3 Alluvial mining<br />

Neither known nor likely.<br />

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