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Acting President of the National Water Commission Kevin Kerr
By Halshane Burke
The National Water Commission (NWC) is projecting to spend $400 million on the trucking of water to mitigate the effects of the current drought.
The water agency says 70 of its systems are currently being acutely affected by reduced intake.
Acting President of the National Water Commission Kevin Kerr says the trucking of water has been increased to intermittently serve hardest hit customers during this period.
Some of the major systems that are impacted include the Logwood water treatment plant, which serves both Hanover and Westmoreland, as well as the Mona Reservoir and Hermitage Dam.
The Mona Reservoir is currently at 77.1 per cent of capacity while the Hermitage Dam is at 79.1 per cent.
Mr. Kerr said the agency continues to truck water to affected customers, prioritising health facilities and schools.
He noted that additional measures will be undertaken to reduce the impact on the NWC's systems across the island.
The measures include increasing water transfer, such as from the Rio Cobre water system to Kingston and St. Andrew, if the need arises.
"We will further do nightly adjustments. We will continue to [do] emergency truckings for areas that are not able to accommodate pipe supply. And finally, we will introduce wells to augment some existing sources," Mr. Kerr added.
He urged the public to conserve on the use of water during this dry period.
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