High turbidity forces shutdown of some NWC systems
Published:Monday | July 5, 2021 | 9:53 AM
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that high turbidity levels have forced the shutdown of several of its facilities in western Jamaica.
The affected facilities and areas served are:
St James
Cambridge Treatment Plant - Bickersteth, Seven Rivers, Richmond Hill, Shortwood, Cambridge, Ducketts, Grange, Bethel Town, Argyle Mountain, Greenwich, Retrieve, and Lambs River.
St Elizabeth
Siloah - Union, Raheen H/S, Marlborough, Russell Hill, Comfort Hall, Ever Green, Mount Pleasant, Lineside, Appleton H/S, Oxford, Paul Mountain, and Content.
Trelawny
Troy Pumping Station - Troy and New Hope.
Wilson Run Pumping Station - Wilson Run and Crown Lands.
Ulster Spring Pumping Station - Ulster Spring, Albert Town, Bamboo, Freeman's Hall, Lot, and German Town.
The commission says the systems will resume normal operations as soon as the turbidity levels subside.
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