New Providence, The Bahamas: The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) wishes to clarify claims in an article in today’s Nassau Guardian Business section titled, “ACVA president: Sewage runoff into Fish Fry will be dealt with after general election.” The corporation notes the claims made by the Arawak Cay Conch, Fish, Vegetable and Food Vendors Association President Lillian Laramore-Smith in the article but also wishes to explain that there are no ongoing sewerage leaks at Arawak Cay. WSC has completed several upgrades in the area, the last of which was done in October 2025, over a five-day period. Some of the work included repairing a 10-inch sewer main which had collapsed. Pumping was done around the clock, at the time, and once completed, operations returned to normal. As with any and all installations, the corporation is responsive to any complaints and emergencies it receives in a timely fashion.
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WSC Partnership with Miya Saves Customers Millions
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) in partnership with Miya has significantly reduced water loss and leaks in New Providence and saved customers millions of dollars, according to Miya Bahamas’ project manager Emerciano Lopes.
The partnership stems back as far as 2013 when the Corporation saw a rise in non-revenue water (NRW).
“At the time, NRW was estimated at approximately 6.7 million gallons per day, representing around 56 percent of the total water supplied to New Providence,” Mr. Lopes explained.
“This level of water loss placed considerable strain on the Corporation, as the cost of producing and distributing water remained high while a substantial portion generated no revenue. Operationally, the system’s inefficiencies, particularly leakage and lack of system control, limited WSC’s ability to provide continuous 24-hour service to customers, resulting in intermittent and unreliable supply.
In this context, th…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13th, 2026
New Providence, The Bahamas: The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) is aware of a video circulating concerning water supply for the residents of North Acklins, particularly Chesters and Lovely Bay.
Please note that the video depicts an old, abandoned cistern in Chesters, North Acklins, which has been decommissioned after it was damaged during a prior storm many years ago.
WSC does not utilize this cistern in any aspect of its operations. Customers in the Chesters settlement are fed from the Lovely Bay Wellfield, which is distributed from a storage tank near the wellfield.
Presently, extensive works are underway in North Acklins to supply the residents of Lovely Bay, Chesters and neighbouring communities with high quality piped potable water via a new reverse osmosis plant at a cost of $930,000.
A WSC team is presently on the ground carrying out works and additional sub-contractors are being mobilized in conjunct…
