The water plant in Grand Turk at present is producing 218,000 gallons per day, as announced by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning today, Thursday, 11 June 2015.
The Ministry was responding to incorrect claims that the island’s reverse osmosis plant was not working.
“We are experiencing extremely high demand for water on Grand Turk at this time, which is compounded by the unseasonably dry weather which has not replenished the island’s domestic water cisterns,’ said Susan Malcolm, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry.
“So although our plant is operational, the high demand has reduced the pressure within the distribution network which unfortunately means that there is no pipe delivery of water to the North Ridge area.
We are prioritising the delivery of 10,000 gallons a day to the hospital whose RO plant is current undergoing repairs and we hope will be back on stream in the next few weeks.
“Additionally to try and resolve this matter, we have bought an additional motor to boost daily water production to 240,000 gallons. This is scheduled to arrive in two weeks’ time.
“Further, we have asked for $250,000 from the contingency fund to repair the old reverse osmosis plant, which could be used to augment water production and supply.
“Finally, I would like to confirm that the new reverse osmosis plant for Salt Cay has been delivered, installed, tested and now waiting to be commissioned for water production.”