Georgetown: The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is urging citizens to conserve water since the level of water surface in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) has dropped significantly as a result of a dry spell.
Chief Executive Officer of the entity, Dr. Van West Charles told a press conference on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 that the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has commenced 24-hour pumping of water from Maduni Creek into the EDWC.
The seemingly prolonged dry season has impacted on farmers and other entities that depend on water from the EDWC, he said. Dr. Van West Charles added that the drop of the water level in the EDWC requires everyone to be prudent in rationing water but it has not reduced pumping at Shelterbelt as was reported in some section of the media.
The GWI CEO said that in an effort to provide an adequate water supply during peak hours when the demand is high, persons must conserve or else there will be a reduction in water pressure.
GWI is therefore urging that citizens of Georgetown become part of the process of reducing the amount of water utilized. The company therefore recommends that the following measures be implemented immediately:
- Citizens are asked to check all internal plumbing for leaks (including toilet cisterns, taps, etc.)
- Reduce the amount of times in which you wash your car, equipment, etc with water supplied by GWI
- desist from washing concrete surfaces (such as your yard or bridge) with water provided by GWI
- immediately install ‘flow-valves’ in water tanks to prevent overflows
- Contact GWI immediately to report leaks detected in your community on 227-8701, 227-8703 or 227-8704
Further, GWI is appealing to the heads and administrative staff of all schools, health facilities, hotels, food entities, etc. to ensure that all internal plumbing is operating correctly and to repair any leaks or prevent any wastage.
In particular, GWI is appealing to all fast food entities, hotels and restaurants to efficiently manage the use of water.
Citizens are asked to note that conservation is also a security measure to ensure that adequate water supply is available in the event of a fire. Hence, it is imperative that every citizen implement conservation measures immediately.
GWI also advises that while citizens may experience a decrease in the levels of service provided, changes will not be made to the hours of delivery or the quality of service provided.
The company has intensified the monitoring of all distribution networks for leaks and breakages and is therefore appealing to all citizens to immediately report any leaks within their communities.
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