— GWI apologises for inconvenience

THREE officers of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) were on Friday negligent in their duties to apply chemicals aimed at removing discoloration from water received by City residents.
The entity, on Saturday said the trio was discovered sleeping between 23:00h on Friday and 07:00h on Saturday; the period to which a specific dosage was required to be placed in the water to prevent discoloration.

“Despite information being shared with the three officers by the lab that the colour was deviating from normal, no action was taken. Hence, residents would have received the discoloured water from 3:00am to 12:00 noon,” a statement issued by GWI said.
The problem has since been corrected and GWI has since apologised for any inconvenience caused as a result of the negligence of its workers.

“GWI remains committed to providing a service of quality water that is aligned to the standards set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO),” the statement added.