By Michel Outridge

THE Guyana Water Inc (GWI) has erected a sample structure of the Eccles Water Treatment Plant outside its head office at Vlissengen Road and Church Street, Georgetown.The model, which seeks to inform consumers about the project and to highlight some of the work done by GWI across the country, was also part of the company’s 50th Jubilee of Independence celebrations.

Infrastructure/Planning/Implementation Director Jailall Ramchand told the Guyana Chronicle that the model depicts the current Water Treatment Plant located at Eccles, East Bank Demerara which serves about 10,000 residents. He explained that the model was placed there to depict some of the works GWI is doing to provide a supply of potable water to customers.

Ramchand said GWI will shortly undertake construction of three new water treatment plants at Diamond, East Bank Demerara; Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice; and Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara in an effort to increase the supply of treated water across the country.