Minister of Government Support Services Hon. George Lightbourne is assuring Grand Turk residents that water shortages will soon come to an end.
The Minister along with Permanent Secretary of GSS Ian Astwood visited the Grand Turk Reverse Osmosis (R/O) Plant Site yesterday, June 6, 2013, and left the site confident that if all goes according to plans the plan will be commissioned on target for July 2013.
Currently, construction of a new facility to house the brand new plant, the existing two plants, and office spaces to accommodate the plant manager and staff is underway. Construction started February 2013 and the official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for July 27, 2013.
At present, water on the island of Grand Turk is being produced by two R/O plants which together produce four hundred (400) gallons of water per day. Once the new facility is completed and the new R/O plant is installed water production should increase to six hundred (600) gallons of water per day.
Minister Lightbourne said: “I am pleased with the progress of the construction and looking forward to providing the residents and visitors alike with reliable water supply on the island”.
