Residents along the Essequibo Coast will benefit from improved water both in quantity and accessibility because of the substantial advancements being made at the Onderneeming water treatment plant in Region Two.
According to a press release from the Department of Public Information, nearly 20,000 people from Taymouth Manor to Supenaam are anticipated to be served by the treatment facility once it is finished, benefiting over 4,000 homes.
On Friday, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) regional manager and regional chairperson Vilma DaSilva joined Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal at the site to personally assess the work, the release said. Croal emphasised that the project was critical, pointing out that the Essequibo Coast did not have access to treated water. He underlined that the region’s water infrastructure will be improved by two large investments, the first of which was the Onderneeming plant, it added.
The main goal will be to reduce the amount of iron in the water, giving locals safer and cleaner drinking water, the release stated. To improve the water supply in the area, two more wells are being drilled. At Onderneeming, the government has committed to improving quality of life through strategic resource management, as seen by the slightly less than $2 billion overall expenditure, it added.
The release stated that Croal said the project was expected to be completed by the end of the current quarter and that he expressed satisfaction with its development. Additionally, he pointed out that a sizable percentage of the project’s labour was local, which was generating extra economic benefits for the area, the release said.
The plant at Onderneeming was one of the seven for which contracts were signed in 2022, according to the release. In order to give 90% treated water access to the shore by 2025, contracts worth $8.5 billion were signed under GWI’s Coastal Water Treatment Infrastructure Programme, it added.
The release said Croal gave an update on the five treatment facilities that are now being evaluated. Of them, one is designated to service Charity, Essequibo Coast and is anticipated to be completed in the upcoming year, it added.
