Water woes continues for SW St Catherine communities

Reliable information reaching Old Harbour News is that NWC engineers have extracted the pump for further repairs, thus extending the timeline for restoration.

Service has been disrupted before dawn Tuesday morning, inconveniencing an estimated population of 10,000 people. 

The communities currently impacted are Marlie Mount, Old Harbour Villa, Marlie Acres, parts of Old Harbour, Island Farm and sections of Church Pen.

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At first the disruption was due to an internal electrical problem but the issue at the facility has been further compounded by unforeseen mechanical problems developed during the process of carrying out the initial repairs.

With complaints mounting the NWC said water will be trucked to affected areas while some communities should experience low pressure in their pipes late nights starting Thursday, as water will be diverted from another system.

Some residents informed Old Harbour News that late last night water had returned to their pipes – albeit at low pressure – which enable them to refill storage containers. However, for others they were disappointed that the NWC did not communicated this to them as they only became aware this morning when the service was no longer available.

The company’s last update was on Wednesday.

Meantime, the NWC have so far stayed clear from committing to any timeline regarding the restoration of normal service.

But Old Harbour News understands that regular service should resume by Sunday latest, once everything goes according to plan.