The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) as part of its efforts to make potable water available to all communities on the coast is presently conducting restoration works on the East Coast of Demerara.
The utility in a release yesterday informed that it is currently engaged in restoration works at the Friendship Water Treatment Plant on the East Coast Demerara valued at $170 million. So far it has increased the treatment capacity of the plant with the installation of seven new filters. It was explained that the newly installed filters will be linked to the plant’s storage tank and are expected to produce approximately eight megalitres of water per day.
This development will benefit about 7,000 residents from Annandale to Strathspey, including those residing in the new housing development south of the railway line. Currently, GWI says, its technicians are working on the interconnected pipes, which will be followed by electrical works to commence the restoration project. The new filters and other works carried out by the company will enable the processing of groundwater with high iron content to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standards. This, the utility asserted, will provide much-needed relief to the residents served by the treatment plant.
According to the release, recently, GWI Project Director, Lieutenant Colonel Marlon Daniels, along with the engineer for the Friendship Project, Amanda Ramgobind, inspected the site to review the progress made so far.
GWI also informed that it has launched a large-scale water programme, which includes the construction of 12 new water treatment plants and the upgrade of another 12. All this is part of the efforts of the government to increase the coverage of treated water on the coastland to 90 per cent by 2025, and the restoration of the Friendship Plant is expected to bring GWI five to seven per cent closer to achieving this target, the release added.
