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Lethem residents vent over deplorable water situation
Lethem residents are complaining that they have not been receiving an adequate supply of potable water for the past five days. They say this situation, which has been on and off since last December, has gone way past the state of being described as unacceptable.
One resident told Kaieteur News that the situation is as a result of a poorly regulated water system combined with the electricity problem since they function in concert. This revelation comes just a few days after the area had received two new 750 Kilowatt generators that were procured to address the greater influx of power being demanded.
The residents, because of the non-availability of power, had been without water, adding to their discomfort and severely affecting the operations of schools, businesses and government agencies that depend on both water and power to function. They say that when they received the generators they had hoped that would have been the end of their problems but they are still “waiting on that change” since they currently have to fetch water from wells.
“We are totally fed up of this situation. We cannot get water from our taps and we can’t see why the two pumps situated at Culvert City and Bonne Success/Tabatinga area are insufficient.”
Kaieteur News understands that on February 7 and 8, during power outages, authorities assisted with fuel to get the generators going in the two areas. As a result, by February 11 the generator was “up and running” and there was a sectionalised rotation of water and electricity supply during that period.
The Lethem Power Company, however, subsequently promised to start working for 24 hours from Sunday last but according to the resident “there is no reason that the stations could not facilitate the area for water.”
“They cannot blame it on the electricity! No water has been coming in Lethem since Monday. I have called all the authorities to no avail. We have been fetching water from wells. The situation is rough,” one resident stressed.
He added too that when they actually receive water from GWI it is of poor quality. “After a while, there is a crust holding onto the container and the water is also a bit salty. I’ve spoken to the authorities but we’re still waiting for action.”
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