GWI Diamond well goes down again

Jun 26, 2016 News

– mechanical problems plague well pump

Mere days after fitting a temporary PVC sleeve into the rapidly corroding carbon-steel sleeved Diamond Well, residents of Diamond have to yet again make do without running water. The residents of Diamond stopped getting water sometime during the course of Friday.
This publication contacted GWI Operations Manager, Dwayne Shako, around 15:00 hours yesterday and was told that the nature of the issue was not with the well itself but that a mechanical problem had caused the well’s pump to stop functioning since Friday.
Shako stated that a team responded immediately when the issue came up and were working to ensure the pump is up and running as soon as possible. He noted that the pump was expected to function as early as Sunday.
The residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, approximately 5000, have been without water for the first three weeks of June.

Chief Executive Dr. Richard Van-West Charles

Dr. Richard Van-West Charles, in a statement to the press, said that since assuming his position at the helm of GWI in October 2015, that specific well in Diamond had been giving trouble starting last February.
According to the GWI Chief Executive, the well casing in Diamond was made of carbon steel which was supposed to have a life span of 25 years. It only lasted some five years before it started corroding. This problem, he noted, was recurring in 15 wells across coastal Guyana.
This issue, he further stated, was due to poor advice on part of the previous administration.
Dr. Van-West Charles during a press conference on June 20, told members of the press that a temporary fix was done at the Diamond well and resumption of water supply was back to normal in the area.
He stated that a temporary sleeve made of PVC was fitted into the defective carbon steel casing. That temporary fix would last some four months.
The four months, he continued, would allow for a new well to be constructed in order to more efficiently supply the Diamond/Grove populace with better quality and service of water.
The Chief Executive had stated earlier this month that the one well in Diamond is not enough to supply the residents of that area and as a measure two new wells are slated to be commissioned and constructed in the coming year.

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