Residents in parts of St. Michael, St. James, St. Thomas and St. George are being warned of possible disruptions of service in their water supply next week.
This as the Barbados Water Authority will be working to bring its new Pumping Station at Lodge Hill, St. Michael online between Monday, December 12th and Friday, December 16th. The work forms part of the ongoing St. Stephen’s/Lodge Hill Upgrade.
The existing station will be taken offline on Monday from around 8:00 p.m. and will remain offline for approximately 26 hours.
The BWA says preparatory work will start during Monday night, with the work to bring the new station online being conducted between 8:00 am and 10:00 pm. on Tuesday, December 13th.
The new station will then be tested and monitored over the following days and customers may experience intermittent water outages or low pressure during this testing period.
The areas which may be affected are as follows:
• In St. Michael:
Lodge Hill, Hinds Hill, Clermont, Warrens Heights, Warrens Terrace, Warrens Park, Warrens, Rock Dundo, University Drive, Airlie Tenantry, Grazettes, Clermont, Well Gap and surrounding districts.
• In St. James:
Husbands, Clearview Heights, Meadow Vale Heights, Crystal Heights, Hoytes Village, Hoytes Terrace, Prior Park, Holders Hill, Durant Village, John Plains, West Terrace Gardens, West Terrace Heights, Husbands Gardens, Husbands Heights, Oxnards, Prior Park, Wanstead Heights, Wanstead Gardens, Thorpes, Haynesville, Bamboo Ridge, Seaview, Walcott’s Road- Sandy Lane, Bennetts Road and surrounding areas.
· In St. Thomas:
Plumtree, Blowers, Bagatelle Gardens, Bagatelle Terrace, Welches, Welches Terrace, Welches Gardens, Redmans Village, Melrose, Welches Grove, Bagatelle Park, Arthur Seat, Welches Heights, Kew Land, Padmore Village, Clover Crescent, Edgehill Terrace and surrounding districts.
· In St. George:
Flat Rock and the immediate surrounding areas.
The BWA says its Water Tanker team will assist residents in these areas, however customers are also advised to store water to assist during this period.
The Authority has apologised for the inconvenience this service disruption may cause and says it will share updates on the progress of the work.
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