The Guyana Water Incorporated, (GWI) is urging citizens across the country to conserve water as effects of the El Nino are being felt across the country.
Today, GWI said it is working closely with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other agencies to monitor the situation.
GWI’s CEO Shaik Baksh said the company wants to appeal to residents to be more prudent and cautious in the use of water during this period so that everyone could enjoy an adequate level of service.
According to Mr. Baksh, several hinterland regions have been hit hard by the current El Nino weather pattern and are facing depletion in supply of water from creeks and springs.
At Salbora in Region Eight, the creek as a water source has been depleted by 80%, and at Madhia, where there are two wells, the residents are still encountering some hardships.
As an emergency measure, Mr Baksh said that GWI is moving to drill a new well in Madhia to bring relief to the residents of the township and surrounding communities.
In Region One, Mabaruma, Matthews Ridge, Port Kaituma and other areas are also experiencing low water supply due to depletion of springs there, even though wells are in those sub-regions.
Mr Baksh also reported that the static level of wells in Kamarang and Jawala, Region Seven, has reduced and the hand-dug wells in Region Nine are drying up.
“GWI will be drilling wells in all hinterland communities— 40 are being drilled this year— and between 50 to 60 will be drilled next year. This massive programme will enable the government to achieve the target of providing 100 per cent access to stable water supply in the hinterland regions by 2025,” Mr. Baksh said.
On the coastal belt, the demand for water by households and farming communities has also been high but the wells in this part of the country have been producing water at maximum.
Aside from El Nino, GWI said power outages have been affecting water supply in all the regions on the coastal belt as well as contractors damaging water infrastructure across the country.
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