Thousands of Old Harbour households affected after vandals damage NWC Colbeck facility

The vandalism occurred sometime between the night of 18th June and the morning of 19th June.

As a result of this criminal act several Old Harbour communities are impacted including Aviary Housing Scheme, New Harbour Village Housing Scheme, phase I and II, Planters Hall and Bois Content.

The matter has been reported to the police, who are yet to establish any leads to nab the perpetrators, Old Harbour News understands.

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Customers served by this facility are impacted even further as normal service was disrupted prior to facilitate routine maintenance work.

The pump was taken out last Tuesday and the facility de-energised, Clive Brown, NWC manager for Old Harbour region, said.

He said the NWC will try to service the affected communities periodically but was unable to give a timeframe when normal service will return.

Therefore, customers from the Aviary and New Harbour villages will experience low water pressure, as the Colbeck facility supplements the water system to these communities.

However, customers living in Colbeck and Planters Hall are without normal supply at present.