NWC working to get water to residents still without

   

The National Water Commission says it is ramping up its efforts to ensure communities currently without potable water receive the commodity in the coming days.

 

The agency says it has been increasing its trucking of water particularly in Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth.

 

Acting NWC Communication Manager Delano Williams says more systems are coming on stream to quickly get water to residents. 

 

"We have been working assiduously in the area, so one of the things we've been doing is to actively truck water to a number of the tanks in southern Clarendon. Our team since last week would have been working between Portland Cottage, Mitchell Town, Rocky Point, Shearer's Heights and their surroundings. Now in particular there are two systems that supply that immediate area - our New Town system and, as of yesterday, our Kemps Hill system. Both are now in operation."

 

"It means though that the system is recharging, as in the pipes are filling up with water for us to distribute to customers. For the most part, Mitchell Town is being served more regularly. We are, however, checking the various roads to [see] if there are any breaks or if there are any blockages along the network," he disclosed. 

 

He was a guest on Radio Jamaica's weekly news review programme, That's a Rap, on Sunday.