Treatment capacity of Diamond water plant to rise

Workers of Foxx Trading drilling the new well at the Diamond Water Treatment Plant (GWI photo)

The capacity of the Diamond Water Treatment Plant on the East Bank of Demerara is expected to rise within the next month as a result of the drilling of an additional well at the facility.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said in a release that this well is currently being drilled at a cost of $48M by Brazilian company, Foxx Trading and will have a depth of 750 feet. It is expected to produce at least 200 cubic meters of water per hour.

GWI’s  Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh and a team of technical personnel yesterday visited the well site to evaluate the works being done.