Entire Essequibo Coast to soon receive 100% potable/treated water

With new plants commissioned and existing ones upgraded, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal has promised that the entire Essequibo Coast will soon have access to treated/potable water.

“On the Essequibo Coast itself, as we are doing for the entire country, we have been ensuring two things happen: 100 percent access to potable water and to address treated water to the household.

“To eliminate that red look, that red water coming from your taps with the iron content,” Croal said on Saturday as he addressed residents gathered at the Ministry of Housing and Water’s ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive in Region Two.

To ensure that is achieved, Croal said the Onderneeming plant would be commissioned by April at the latest.

“We have already started putting into the system the treated plant which serves more than half of the Essequibo coast getting treated water,” he said.

The Lima water plant was upgraded to avoid disruptions, which is experienced in the evenings.

“Now it’s 20 hours and we’re getting treated water from that system,” Croal said.

Additionally, a contract was signed for a new plant to be constructed at Marias Lodge, which will serve the remainder of the Essequibo coast.

“That will therefore see 100 percent access to treated water,” Croal said.

The Government has committed to providing 100 percent access to treated water to all citizens by the end of 2025. This initiative aligns with the country’s Sustainable Development Goals.