The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Thursday revealed plans to drill a potable water well in the Region Nine village of Moco Moco.
According to a GWI press release, during their visit to a number of communities in the Region, GWI’s Managing Director – Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, Executive Director of Hinterland Services – Ramchand Jailal and Region 9 Manager – John Yow met with Moco Moco Toshao James George to discuss the way forward.
Jailal said that works will start in approximately two weeks and will include the drilling of a well and the laying of transmission and distribution mains.
The release said that Dr. Van West-Charles proposed that the community provides the manpower, with the guidance of GWI to get the job done.
The Managing Director asked the Toshao to identify persons to be trained to service and maintain the system.
George welcomed the news. Over 551 persons residing in Moco Moco and Moco Moco Settlement will benefit from this project, GWI said.
In Massara, a section of the community did not have access to potable water and the residents were practising rainwater harvesting. The release said that GWI has since run 2.7 km of pipelines to interconnect the entire system and provide service connections to residents. Works were also conducted to increase storage capacity for the community, allowing them 6 hours of water supply per day, compared to 2 hours or in some cases no water access.
At Yupukari, the release said that GWI connected pipelines and installed 25 service connections from an existing network to the western part of the community. Works were also done to ensure water is pumped faster to the well and a photovoltaic system will be set up to supply power to the network.
Upon carrying out an inspection at Sand Creek, the release said that Dr. Van West-Charles stated his dissatisfaction with the plumbing at the Health Centre. He assured that GWI will work to rectify it so that there is access to potable water throughout the centre.
