Drought forces water lock-offs across Corporate Area
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) says a continued decline in inflows to surface water sources across the island due to the effects of drought conditions has forced the disruption of water supply to a wide number of areas in the Corporate Area.
In a news release, the NWC noted that the water levels at Hermitage Dam and Mona reservoir in Kingston currently stands at 63.5 per cent and 76 per cent respectively.
It says the restrictions will see the following water supply schedule effective Monday (February 20) for residential areas and environs in the Corporate Area.
6:00 am and 6:00 pm daily:
Areas below Ministry of Justice including:- Eastwood Park Gardens, Molynes Road, Hagley Park Road and roads leading off, Dunrobin Avenue, Moreton Park, St Andrew Park, Sections of Molynes( between HWT and Washington Boulevard), Waltham Park Road, Half Way Tree, Half Way Tree, Half Way Tree Road and roads leading off, Kencot and Crossroads area.
6:00 pm to 6:00 am daily:
Areas above Ministry of Justice – Sections of Constant Spring Road and roads leading off including Constant Spring Gardens, Dunrobin Avenue, Old Church Road, Annette Crescent and section Waterloo, Red Hills Road and roads leading off and Manning’s Hill Road and roads leading off, Whitehall, Roehampton, Honey Hill, Campbell Boulevard, Valentine Gardens, Arlene Gardens, sections of Molynes Road, Perkins Boulevard, Havendale, Meadowbrook, Queensborough, Queensbury, Sections of Patrick City and environs, Sections of Duhaney Park and Pembroke Hall.
6:00 am to 9:00 pm daily:
Hope Pastures, Mona, Liguanea and sections of Barbican, Kintyre , Gordon Town and Mona Heights, Goldsmith and August Town.
The NWC said it is “working assiduously to maintain normal water supply even as it considers the implementation of regulated supply schedules and other mitigating methods across the island.”
It said trucking arrangements will be implemented to serve customers who cannot be served via the piped network.
In addition, the commission is imploring that customers play their part to reduce the impact of the drought by using conservation methods.
