Essequibo Coast to soon receive treated water

Residents from Supenaam to Taymouth Manor along the Essequibo Coast will soon have a reliable supply of treated water.

Works are completed on the new $1.18 billion water treatment plant at Onderneeming, and it is now in the testing phase.

This update was provided by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal at a housing outreach on Saturday, at the Takuba Lodge Compound, Anna Regina, Region Two.

“We will be commissioning the water treatment plant in March or April at the latest. More than half of the residents on the Essequibo Coast will get treated water [from this plant],” Minister Croal revealed.

A new treatment plant is also under construction at Maria’s Lodge, which will provide treated water to residents from Charity to Queenstown. This contract was recently signed.

In addition, residents from Lima are now receiving better water quality and service around-the-clock from the rehabilitated water treatment plant there.

Previously, water was only available to the residents for 16 hours daily. (DPI)