Close to 328 persons (82 households) of Washington Estate, Region 3 are expected to have access to potable water for the first time, before the end of this year, according to a statement from the Guyana Water Incorporated yesterday.
This will be made possible through the reactivation of the Hubu well, as was communicated by Managing Director, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, who, along with a team of engineers, addressed residents at a church in Washington Estate on Sunday last.
He explained to residents that this arrangement will see GWI subsidizing part of the cost while residents will pay a percentage.
Dr. Van West-Charles said that, “Where communities want it (water access) right away, we do a cost sharing. If not, you would have to wait until 2019 for the new budget”.
In order to get the project started, a minimum sixty percent of households need to commit to playing their part.
