THE drilling of the wells at Diamond and Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara is now completed and the wells will be operational in November.
At the Diamond well, GWI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shaik Baksh stated that engineers encountered obstacles resulting from clay formations collapsing.
“We have overcome this situation and development of this well should commence at the end of October and should be up and running by November,” he noted
The depth of the well at Diamond exceeded 700 feet. The commencement of that project followed the collapse of a well, which resulted in hardship for residents in the community and surrounding areas.

Both wells will bring much relief to residents, Baksh said.
“We understand the situation, we apologise to the residents of those areas, we are trying our best to address the situation. A larger pump was placed at the Providence Well Station to pump more water into the system. We are going to make some interconnections between the Eccles and Providence well stations and treatment plant. These works should commence in another week of two to channel more water to the Diamond area. A new well will also be drilled at Grove to ensure water security going into the future.”
Work on the new well at Eccles is finished, and installation of the distribution system will start soon. GWI is making every effort to restore normalcy to the East Bank corridor, where there has been a drop in level of service.

“We want to appeal to residents to conserve water. We are monitoring the situation to ensure the minimisation of hardships in water supply and improvement in the level of service. We have also read the riot act to managers, supervisors, and staff to ensure they respond promptly to complaints from residents, not only with regards to water supply but other areas of concern,” Baksh said.