Low water pressure, outages in St. James, St. Thomas

The Barbados Water Authority is informing residents and businesses in parts of St. James & St. Thomas that two (2) Pumping Stations which supply them with water are currently offline today, Tuesday, July 19th to facilitate emergency repairs to bursts on large diameter mains at Hinds Hill, St. Michael and Trents, St. James.

Customers in the following areas may be affected by low pressure or water outages as a result:

 Bibby’s Lane
 Cane Garden
 Jackson
 Jackson Terrace
 Edgehill
 Melrose
 Arthur Seat
 Welches Heights
 Prior Park
 Warrens Terrace
 Warrens
 Warrens Park South
 Clermont
 Clearview Heights
 Husbands
 Meadowvale Heights
 Crystal Heights
 Redman’s Village
 Bagatelle Park
 Bagatelle Gardens
 Hoyte’s Village
 Arch Hall
 Seaview
 Halcyon Heights
 Sunset Ridge
 Lancaster
 Orange Hill
 Apes Hill
 Greenwich
and surrounding districts.

The BWA strongly recommends that customers in these districts who still have a pipe-borne supply, store water to assist during the period of work.

Water tankers will be dispatched to assist customers in affected areas as a temporary measure, however there may be delays due to heavy demand.

The Barbados Water Authority has apologised for any inconvenience this service disruption may cause.

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