The capacity of the Diamond Water Treatment Plant on the East Bank of Demerara is expected to rise within the next month as a result of the drilling of an additional well at the facility.
The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said in a release that this well is currently being drilled at a cost of $48M by Brazilian company, Foxx Trading and will have a depth of 750 feet. It is expected to produce at least 200 cubic meters of water per hour.
GWI’s Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh and a team of technical personnel yesterday visited the well site to evaluate the works being done.
The release said that the Diamond facility serves over 30,000 residents of Diamond Housing Scheme, Little Diamond, Prospect, Covent Garden, Farm and Kaneville. Currently, two wells provide the plant’s water supply and this enables the plant to produce 12 megalitres of water per day.
The release said that the plant has the capability of producing 15 megalitres per day and it is expected that with the drilling of the additional well, the plant will reach its full water treatment capacity.
Baksh said that the well will not only increase the treatment capacity of the plant, but will also allow the company to extend the supply of treated water to more communities. He said that he is pleased with the work being done by Foxx Trading.
According to Baksh, the drilling of the additional well at the Diamond facility forms only a small part of the company’s plan for the East Bank Corridor. These plans, he said, will ensure not only an improved water supply, but will also cater for housing developments.
The latter is a coordinated effort between GWI and the Central Housing and Planning Authority. Baksh said that housing areas from Eccles to Grove have already been mapped.
Plans are also underway to upgrade the Eccles, Covent Garden and Grove Water Treatment Plants.
Meanwhile, GWI’s Executive Director of Operations, Dwayne Shako said that the company is looking to extend the water supply from the Diamond facility to other areas such as Grove.
The Director related that following the drilling of the well at Diamond, wells will also be drilled at Farm and Providence to cater for increased occupancy as a result of Government’s massive housing drive.
According to him, the company is looking to ensure that customers from Eccles to Grove have access to 24 hours treated water.
