Eleuthera, Bahamas: The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) wishes to update our valued customers within the Central Eleuthera zone, which includes settlements from Gregory Town in the north to Savannah Sound in the south who have been experiencing water supply challenges for the past several days.
Our team has confirmed that the Naval Base Desalination Plant is now fully functional as of 3PM today and we have engaged all of our distribution pumps to maximize water into supply. Residents will experience an improvement in their water pressure into the evening as the system fully pressurizes.
WSC will continue the barging of water to Central Eleuthera to bolster water storage at the Naval Base Facility while continuing the free tankering of water to health care facilities and locations at higher elevations and those at the extreme ends of our system. Bottled water delivery will also continue for the next few days to senior citizens and those who may have mobility challeng…
Eleuthera, Bahamas: The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) wishes to update our valued customers within the Central Eleuthera zone, which includes settlements from Gregory Town in the north to Savannah Sound in the south who have been experiencing periods of low pressure and/or no water since Monday June 17. As shared yesterday afternoon, repair works at the Naval Base Desalination Plant were completed yesterday around 2PM and desalination water production from both trains at the plant commenced. As storage levels improved, additional distribution pumps were engaged permitting us to distribute water to most customers within Central Eleuthera up to this morning. Unfortunately, the Desalination Contractor advised us that at approximately 9AM this morning they experienced a failure on their main well pump and their teams are presently on site working tirelessly to resume normal operations early this afternoon. With the support of the Government, WSC has engaged a water barge who are…
Eleuthera, Bahamas: The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) wishes to update our valued customers regarding an extended reduction in its level of service since Monday June 17 within the Central Eleuthera zone, which includes settlements from Gregory Town in the north to Savannah Sound in the south. The latest update is that both desalination trains at the Naval Base Desalination Plant are now operational. Teams are continuing to monitor the repaired works closely to ensure the works meets the required performance specifications. As storage levels increase, residents should experience an improvement in their water supply this afternoon and into this evening. In tandem, WSC will continue the free tankering of water to locations at higher elevations and those at the extreme ends of our system who would have experienced extended periods of low pressure and/or no water and in parallel, our teams are also delivering free 1-gallon and 5-gallon bottles of water to senior citizens and thos…
