$150M repairs for US$12M water treatment plant in Linden
The Water Treatment Plant in Linden
The Water Treatment Plant in Linden

THE “flawed” US$12M Water Treatment Plant in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is set to be rehabilitated by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) at a cost of $150 million.

CEO of GWI, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles

The construction of this plant commenced in April 2012, under the then People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government and to date it is yet to be commissioned. But according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GWI, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles, the construction of the treatment plant is flawed, given the fact that GWI discovered issues with its design and filtration system.

In an interview with the media at Lethem, Region Nine on Wednesday, the CEO said that the plant will have to undergo rehabilitative work to the tune of some $150M before it is officially commissioned. The water company will create a new design, the GWI boss said.

“We were supposed to commission the plant a long time ago but because of the bad design and bad calculations, we will have to go back to drawing board,” he lamented.

Additionally, according to the CEO, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) had sent specialists to investigate the plant when they discovered that the filtration system was not properly installed; this has since resulted in the poor quality of water.

The water treatment plant comprises of a modern water treatment facility and a 3,200 cubic metre reservoir at Wisroc, a 2,800 cubic metre reservoir and a 200 foot well at Amelia’s Ward, which was geared at improving water quality and efficiency of the water supply system, and the Caribbean Regional Wastewater Management.

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