The Guyana Water Incorporated has intensified its water quality monitoring exercises throughout Guyana. However, with the commencement of the new academic year approaching, emphasis is being placed on nursery and primary schools as these are the more vulnerable groups with regards to direct water consumption by students.
As these exercises are completed, GWI will be publishing the results of the water quality tests. In Georgetown, samples were taken from primary schools in an effort to assess the microbial quality of the water.
A detailed list of schools has been provided by the Ministry of Education, so that the exercise can systematically cover all of the nursery and primary schools within the various regions. Based on this list, there are 29 primary schools and 32 nursery schools in Georgetown.
The first batch of primary schools monitored is as follows: Comenius primary: Queenstown, Enterprise primary: Lodge, F.E Pollard primary: Kitty, J.E Burnham primary: Kitty and North Georgetown primary: Woolford Avenue, Rama Krishna Primary: Kitty, Redeemer Primary: Campbellville, Sophia Primary: Sophia, St. Agnes Primary: Church Street, St. Ambrose Primary: 3rd& Light Streets, St. Angela’s Primary: Thomas Street, St. Margaret’s Primary: Camp Street, St. Sidwell’s Primary: Vlissengen road and Hadfield Sts., Stella Maris Primary: Woolford Avenue and Tucville Primary: Tucville.
Based on the results presented above, urgent cleaning is recommended for the tanks at the following schools: F.E. Pollard primary: David Street Kitty, Redeemers primary; Stone Avenue and Sixth Street,Campbellville and North Georgetown primary: Woolford Avenue.
Whilst these locations require urgent attention, routine cleaning is still recommended at all locations to prevent any growth of pathogenic organisms.