KINGSTON, Jamaica – In the face of a continuing rapid decline in inflows into the major Corporate Areas Water Supply Systems, the National Water Commission (NWC) has implemented measures to increase its water supply, as result there will be restrictions to customers in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) served by the Hermitage/Constant Spring, Mona, Hope and Seaview water supply systems with immediate effect.

In a press release Monday, NWC said that the new water supply regime will see most areas receiving water on alternating days in a bid by the water utility company to both serve as many customers as possible and stretch the dwindling supplies.

The new water management plan means that areas which are supplied on a Tuesday will then be supplied again on the subsequent Thursday and Saturday, and so on, while the areas supplied on the Wednesday of that week will be supplied again on the subsequent Friday and Sunday.

While some areas in the Corporate Area will continue to receive supplies daily, either based on the system that serves them or where they are located on the network, most areas will now receive every other day.

NWC noted that despite their best efforts, some areas may still encounter challenges in being supplied. The commission said it will seek to serve these areas via trucks.

Water supply schedule

Rio Cobre and Constant Spring Supply

Day 1 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

• Eastwood Park

• Moreton Park

• Dumbarton

• Red Hills Road

• Patrick City

• Duhaney Park

• Meadowbrook Estate

• Dunrobin

• Central Ave

• Roehampton

• Sullivan Ave

• White Hall

• Havendale

• Chancery Hall

• Tunbridge

• Queensbury

• Mannings Hill Road

Mona Filter Plant

Day 1 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

• New Kingston

• Cross Roads

• Slipe Road

• Marescaux Road

• Downtown

• Glenmore Road

• Kingston Public Hospital

• Marcus Garvey

• Trench Town

• West Kingston

• South Camp Road

• Oxford Road

• Arthur Wint Drive

Hope Filter Plant

Day 1 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

• Hope Pastures

• Gordon Town

• Papine

• University Hospital

• University of the West Indies

• University of Technology

• Upper sections of Old Hope Rd

Rio Cobre and Constant Spring Supply

Day 2 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

• Washington Gardens

• Cooreville Gardens

• Red Hills, Forrest Hills, Belvedere, Kirkland

• Chisholm Avenue

• Maxfield Avenue

• Seaward Drive

• Cargill Avenue

• Balmoral Avenue

• Kencot

• Ballater Avenue

• Molynes Road

• Sundown Crescent

• Olympic Gardens

• Washington Gardens

• Bay Farm Rd

• Seaview Gardens

• Majestic

• Hagley Park Rd

• Richmond Park

• Delacree Park

• Whitfield

• Norbrook

• Cherry Gardens

Mona Filter Plant

Day 2 4:00 am to 8:00 pm  

• East Kings House Road

• West Kings House Road

• Mountain View Avenue

• Deanery Road

• Norman Gardens

• Rollington Town

• Franklyn Town

• Windward Road

• Harbour View

• Port Royal

• Hopefield

• Hope Road

• Sandhurst

Hope Filter Plant

Day 2 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

• Liguanea

• Mona Heights

• August Town

• Old Hope Road

• Beverly Hills

• College Common

• Standpipe

• Ravina