The National Water Commission (NWC) is recording positive outcomes under the NWC/Miya Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Co-Management Programme. The engagement aims to strengthen service delivery to NWC customers within the project areas and bolster the national utility company’s operational efficiency. The venture also targets water distribution improvement at acceptable pressures to meet the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) standards and...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has completed the Baron Hill to Samuel Prospect Pipeline Replacement Project in Trelawny, which was undertaken at a cost of approximately $275 million. The installation, which comprised phase one of the Dornoch and Greater Dornoch Water Supply Scheme development, was commissioned into service on June 23. Approximately 11,000 residents in several communities are served by...

Residents of Russia in Westmoreland are grateful for the water warden programme, which has the objective of ensuring more reliable access to water supply in the community. Under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), persons have been equipped with skills in plumbing, with leak detection and water conservation expertise. They will work with the National...

March 22 is observed annually by the United Nations (UN) as World Water Day. The occasion is used to promote the sustainable management of freshwater resources globally. This year, the day is being observed under the theme: ‘Water and Climate Change’. In Jamaica, the National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan 2019 is the document which makes provision for the...

The approximately 3,400 residents of Trenail in Maggotty, St. Elizabeth, are now able to access potable water, thanks to the rehabilitation of the community’s water tank through funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Under the project, piped water is sent to a central location in the community where residents can now access it. This has brought much joy to...

To advance the culture of water conservation, the Government has launched a water monitoring initiative among primary and high school students. Under the programme, called ‘Water IQ Initiative’, or ‘WiQi’, the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), National Water Commission (NWC), and the Water Resources Authority (WRA), are collaborating with 11 schools initially, that...