New water treatment plant for Region 5

A new water treatment plant is soon to be built in Region Five.
Chairman of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) Vickchand Ramphal recently informed the RDC that the plant will service residents of the eastern part of the region.
The chairman made the disclosure after being questioned by one councilor during a recent meeting of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC).

Councilor Emmerson Benjamin recently told the Region Five RDC that some villages along the East Coast of Berbice no longer enjoy 24-hour supply of water and as such, he questioned what the reason for the service interruption.
“I now GWI [Guyana Water In.] has a pattern now that almost every day during the midday hours the water would cut off. I don’t know he reason for that because I know we use to get 24-hours water. That brings me to the state of the water…”
Benjamin said he was told that a new water treatment plant should be installed to benefit residents between Bath Settlement and Number 28 Village and called on the Chairman to shed some light on the proposal.
In response, Regional Chairman Vickram Ramphal disclosed some plans to improve water quality in sections of the region and that would address the quality of water supplied.
“The government of Guyana has always been working in improving the livelihood of our people and to better the service that is being offered.”
He pointed out that Region Five is no acceptation.
Ramphal noted that the new treatment plant will be catering for residents of Bath Settlement, Union-Naarstigheid NDC and a pat of Seafield-Tempe NDC.
The project will not be completed this year.
“The project is being advertised at the moment. This would take some time because it is a massive project and the construction phase will take six or nine months.”
Meanwhile, the Cotton Tree Treatment plant is expected to be upgraded to cater for a larger catchment area including Ithaca in the north and also East to include villages like Number Five.
“So the quality of water will be improver and the service will be improved. With that treatment plant being expanded there will be other improvements,” he said. (G4)