Ukushicilela kwensimbi kuyinqubo yokukhiqiza esebenzisa ama-dies akhethekile kanye nemishini yokucindezela ukusika noma ukwakha insimbi yamashidi ibe yizimo ezithile. Imisebenzi evamile ihlanganisa ukusika, ukubhoboza, ukugoba, ukuphrinta, nokudonsa ngokujulile.
Ukushicilela kwensimbi kufaneleka kakhulu ekukhiqizeni okulinganiselwe nokuphezulu, kunikeza izikhathi zomjikelezo ezisheshayo, ukuma okungaguquki kwezingxenye, nokonga izindleko lapho izindleko zamathuluzi zisatshalaliswa kuziningi ezinkulu.
Izingxenye zensimbi ezishicilelwe zisetshenziswa kabanzi ezinhlelweni zezimoto, ezobuchwepheshe be-elekthronikhi, izinto zikagesi, izinto zasekhaya, kanye nemishini yezimboni. Ukukhethwa kwezinto, ukuklanywa kwama-dies, kanye nezidingo zobukhulu yizici ezibalulekile ekutholeni imiphumela yokukhiqiza ethembekile.