{"id":23436,"date":"2024-10-08T14:32:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23436"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:32:27","slug":"government-aims-for-100-treated-water-coverage-in-region-five-by-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-aims-for-100-treated-water-coverage-in-region-five-by-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Aims for 100% Treated Water Coverage in Region Five by 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Nakasia Logan | September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is making notable strides in Region Five, targeting full access to treated water by the end of 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent visit, Susan Rodrigues, the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, outlined the government&#8217;s plans for this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key to this effort is the upgrade of the Cotton Tree water treatment plant, which is nearing completion at 80%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is investing over $400 million in this project, which is vital for enhancing both water quality and accessibility in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodrigues emphasized that the approach involves a detailed strategy that includes upgrading the existing treatment plant and extending the distribution mains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a new treatment facility is set to be built at Bath, with an allocation of approximately $2 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This facility is projected to serve around 43% of Region Five residents, significantly increasing the area&#8217;s water supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction of the new treatment plant at Bath is expected to begin soon, with an estimated completion time of 18 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These projects are part of a larger plan to improve water infrastructure along the coast, alongside the installation of several smaller treatment facilities in various communities to further enhance the water supply system in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan | September 26, 2024 The government is making notable strides in Region Five, targeting full access to treated water by the end of 2024. During a recent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23439,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23436\/revisions\/23439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}