Progress being made on repair of Diamond well – GWI

Work underway at the well (GWI photo)

Progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Diamond Well Station, East Coast Demerara, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said yesterday and testing will begin on Thursday.

Thousands of residents at Diamond and other areas of the East Bank have been affected by the well problem. While GWI has been delivering water, many residents have had to find alternate sources since the well began experiencing problems on February 8th.  A ruptured casing caused clay-like material to spurt from the well.

GWI in a release yesterday stated that Water Resources Manager, GWI, Orin Browne, said “we have seen substantial progress through several stages of the rehabilitation of the well.  We have successfully located the area in which the