The Guyana Water Inc. has taken the initiative to upgrade the sewerage and water distribution networks in Kwakwani, Region 10, following an analysis of the community’s systems. These systems are run by the Kwakwani Utilities Incorporated (KUI)
Managing Director, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles and a team of officials met with the KUIon Thursday, August 16 to discuss the execution of the project and with residents to enlighten them on the plans.
During the meeting with KUI General Manager, Mr. Mcpherson, GWI’s Managing Director explained that as it relates to the sewerage system, GWI has identified a number of damaged sewer chambers and pipes and highlightedtheneed to de-sludge the existing septic tanks, excavate and bury the sludge at a designated location.
It was agreed that both GWI and KUI will pool their resources in order to execute the task at hand. “With respect to the sanitation of the tanks, we are going to send our people up; we are going to hire a few people from the community to assist in cleaning the tanks and we’re are going to send our truck to extract the waste from the tank but a lot of the stuff from the tank is very hard so we need the help from the community and we will pay them in this regard”, Dr. Van West-Charles noted.
GWI has also committed to providing the requisite materials and supervisory skills to get the job done, while the community will assist with accommodation for staff and provide additional manpower.
Executive Director of Operations, Mr. Dwayne Shako noted that in some instances, sewer pipes have been burnt or otherwise damaged, causing influent to escape before it reaches the tank when toilets are flushed. GWI also hopes to construct filter boxes that will treat the wastewater before it is discharged into the environment.
The community has nine septic tanks, each of which serves approximately 25 households. Each tank will require the manpower of at least four individuals to clean it.
