GUYANA Water Inc. (GWI) Project Manager, Mr. Ramchand Jailall, reported yesterday that the iron removal treatment plants on Mandela Avenue and Sophia, in Greater Georgetown, are being currently being tested.
He said the constructions of fences at both sites are 85 per cent complete and the commissioning of them is slated for August but GWI has already taken possession of the facilities.
Jailall said, overall, there has been an improvement in the water quality, so far, with the upgrades of distribution networks delivering a better supply to 41,000 residents.
He explained that the water factories will serve consumers in Central, East and West Ruimveldt, Shirley Field-Ridley Square, Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Tucville and South Ruimveldt Gardens, Lamaha Gardens, Sections ‘K’ and ‘M’ Campbellville and Prashad Nagar.
The construction was by the Trinidad company, Universal Earth Movers (UEM) Incorporated, at a cost of $600M, with capacity to produce up to 12 million litres of purified water daily and heighten the quality and pressure at which it is delivered.
Meanwhile, three other such factories, being built in Regions Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Three (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands) and Five (Mahaica/Berbice), will be complemented by several wells to boost pressure of the flow to consumers in the beneficiary areas.
Jailall said the utility, over the years, has adopted various strategies to ensure that Guyanese have access to improved and safe water and that is evident with the development and construction of the treatment facilities countrywide.