Lower Gwayi Sub Catchment Council-LGSCC

Conserve water, Conserve life...
World water Day 22 March

Our function is to monitor water use (both surface and ground water).

OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS

-Lower Gwayi Sub Catchment Council which operates under the Ministry of Land, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement works with key stakeholders such as:-

Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA),

Environmental Management Agency (EMA),

Local Authorities (Urban and Rural District Councils),

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO),

Hotels,

Mines.

DEPARTMENTS
Lower Gwayi Sub Catchment Council to effectively save its mandate has the following 2 departments. Each department has its own specific functions to help achieve the same goals for the Sub catchment Council as follows:-

Water RESOURCES AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT
It is the implementing arm of the Sub Catchment Council which carries out most of the Technical functions including : water use registration, dam maintenance, surface & ground water monitoring and management, chief among them catchment protection.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Handles all financial issues including payments and account queries and administrative issues.

The LGSCC manages water in the Lower Gwayi Sub-Catchment, a river basin that lies between south of the Zambezi River and Gwayi river. The River Basin straddles over three administrative districts namely Hwange, Binga, and north of Lupane district. The Sub-catchment is subdivided micro-catchments namely; Matetsi, Deka, Lukosi, Mpongola, Inyantue, Manzasiya, Sebungwe, Lungwalala, Nagapande-Mlibizi, Manyanda, Siambolo, Sikalala-Mulindi, Muchesu and Masumu.

The blue segment represents Lower Gwayi Sub-catchment.

Values
• Better management of water resources
• Accelerated innovation
• More investments in cleaner water and lower use
• More stakeholder representation
• Affordable water pricing
• Equitable distribution of water

Mission
Lower Gwayi Sub-Catchment Council thrives to be an organisation where all stakeholders have access to safe and sufficient water resources that meet their needs in ways that maintain the integrity of fresh water ecosystem.

Vision ...
To be the leading sub-catchment council in the region making water every one’s business.