Five-million-gallon water treatment system to be installed at Low Ground in Clarendon

The National Water Commission (NWC) is looking to replace two of three wells at the Low Ground facility in Clarendon with a five-million-gallon water treatment system.

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Robert Morgan, led a water tour of the constituency on March 27, alongside NWC personnel.

Water Production Manager, NWC, Domaine Wilson, explained, “It was three wells and we have only one in operation, based on little or no water at all.”

“The [other two] wells are pretty low based on deforestation and we are now looking to replace that with a five-million-gallon water treatment system,” he said.

Wilson said the system is expected to deal with the water woes being faced in the area, as currently, the dependence is only on one well while the other two contain sand.

He said that the company is aiming to “see how best we can augment water up into the tropical area and its environs, so that will basically alleviate most of the issues that we are having with water here”.

Morgan's tour was aimed at looking at the challenges being faced in the Rock River and Chapelton divisions as it relates to water. He was also joined by Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Uriah Mitchell.

- JIS News

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