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Mar 02, 2016 News
The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) says that it is on track to have the Diamond well up and running
with a critical test to be conducted tomorrow.
The well went down almost three weeks ago after the casing broke, sucking in mud.
With thousands of residents in the Diamond and Grove areas on the East Bank Demerara affected, GWI was forced to award a contract for emergency works.
According to the state-owned water company yesterday, it has received positive results.
Water Resources Manager, GWI, Orin Browne, “we have seen substantial progress through several stages of the rehabilitation of the well. We have successfully located the area in which the well casing was ruptured; we were also successful at isolating that area and sealing it to prevent any more foreign particles from entering the well.”
The Water Resources Manager also stated that after successfully sealing the ruptured area on the well casing, the company commenced removing foreign particles from the well including clay and sand.
“We have already seen substantial progress in restoring production from the well. We have observed that the flow of clear water has improved after commencing the process of removing the sand and clay from the well. The observation of clear water is a positive indication that the well is capable of being restored to normal production levels.”
Following the process of removing all foreign particles, GWI will perform a test to establish the production capacity of the well. This will be followed by the disinfection of the well to restore water quality.
“We have seen significantly positive results at this stage because of this progress, we are on target for completion within the estimated time of three weeks. We will commence the testing of the well by Thursday (tomorrow).”
The rehabilitation of the Diamond Well Station is being supervised by GWI and executed by contractor Nabi Construction Inc. at a cost in excess of $12M.
GWI is currently delivering water via tankers with the assistance of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Diamond and Kaneville.
The company also said it is facilitating customers who wish to fill their storage containers at the Grove and Covent Garden water treatment facilities.
Meanwhile, GWI said that its well station at Enmore, East Coast of Demerara has also been experiencing technical problems, with Foulis, Enmore West, Hope and Logwood affected.
Repairs are being conducted, the company assured.
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