The National Water Commission says it has moved to regulate water supply in sections of St Ann, St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, and rural St Andrew, due to the impact of the prevailing drought conditions.
The NWC explained that some of its facilities in those parishes have had declining inflows at surface water sources, resulting in reduced production capacity.
It says some systems are producing water at only 20 to 60 per cent of normal capacity.
The NWC has already implemented water rationing for sections of the Corporate Area, arising from declines at its Mona and Hope treatment facilities.
The Commission says there has been a reduction in production capacity at some facilities, which, in turn, is affecting water distribution across various parishes due to the severe dry conditions.
It says it has also moved to augment the delivery of trucked water, interconnect some pipeline networks, and repair leaks in affected areas.
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