Enmore has been without water for too long to remember

Nov 18, 2008 Letters

Dear Editor,
Because of a constantly recurring problem, I have been forced to pen these few lines to your column.
I live in the community of Enmore, on the East Coast of Demerara.

For the longest while (too long to remember exactly), this community has been suffering from serious water shortage; and it seems as though the officials at GWI have been playing blind, deaf and dumb to the situation.

No one is coming out to offer any explanation whatsoever to the residents of this community.
Yet they keep saying, “Pay your bills or suffer the consequences (disconnection)”.

It makes one wonder. We are suffering from a shortage of the commodity, yet we have to pay the full price. Where are we heading?

It is said that Guyana is a land of many waters; but, to me, this seems to be more of a fallacy rather than a fact.

Isn’t Enmore a part of Guyana? Where is the water, then? Eight years ago, I built the lower flat of my home; and, like so many others, I installed inside toilet and bath. I have had the “extremely good fortune” of showering three times only ever since that bathroom was built. Am I not really “fortunate?” Three showers in eight years!

I am a sugar worker attached to Enmore Estate. I can recall in the 90’s the Enmore well was wholly maintained by the estate (power and labour).

I cannot say whether GWI (Guywa at that time) was ever billed by GuySuCo for the services provided. However, what I do know is that “water woes” at that time were non-existent.

In the late 90’s, someone came up with a brilliant idea of installing a new pump at Enmore. That was a very excellent idea. However, there were setbacks.

The original pump was being driven by a 50Hz motor, (the estate supplies 50Hz power) whereas the new pump installed was being driven by a 60Hz motor.

This being so, the estate can no longer supply power to that well. GWI now has to depend wholly and solely on GPL, which at this point in time cannot adequately meet the power demands of Guyana.

I am certain that if GWI had continued to use a 50 Hz motor at the Enmore well, there would have been no water problems whatsoever within that community.

The other point I wish to raise is that, on those days when water is available (at extremely low pressure), it seems as though there is no pumping schedule.

In the “olden” days, water used to be available from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm seven days per week.
Presently, the operators start and stop the pump in any haphazard manner.

Sir, I do hope that these few lines can “catch the eyes” of the relevant authorities, so that the problem of “water woes” within the community of Enmore can be adequately addressed once and for all time.
Sasenarine Singh

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