New wells, treatment plants planned to expand access to potable water

Some $21.9 billion has been allocated for the continued development of the country’s water supply and delivery systems, with new wells, water treatment plants and inline treatment systems planned this year to improve water quality and ensure universal access.

Minister responsible for Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, told Ignite News that the new facilities are aimed at providing potable water to homes across Guyana, with special emphasis on hinterland and other remote communities.
Only recently, four new water systems costing $102 million were commissioned in the hinterland community of Karasabi in Region Nine.

“So we are going all over the Hinterland to make sure that we have 100 per cent access,” he said.
Indar explained the ministry’s push towards meeting international standards for water consumption.
“We want to make sure that we have water that is potable and that we have been moving to make sure that treated water goes to every home, that is our vision, that is our policy, in the water sector, to make sure we have according to the World Health Organisation index that the water is good for cooking and other consumption needs.”