Date of commissioning

1984

Capital cost at date of construction

N$ 44 million

Purpose of use

Transfer of raw water from the Omatako to Von Bach Dam to be purified and distributed in the Central Areas of Namibia.

Brief description of system

Raw water is transferred from the Omatako to Von Bach Dam by means of a 1.2 to 0.94 m diameter, 94 km long concrete pre-stressed pipeline and two pump stations.

Capacity

720 m³/h