NWC Ensuring Continued Water Supply During and After the Hurricane

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has prepared its systems to ensure continued supply of water during and after the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that the Commission’s major systems will continue to operate, pointing out that storage capacity has been ramped up.

“So anywhere we have a storage tank, we have filled those and we will quickly restore them after the passage of the hurricane,” he said.

Mr. Williams noted that there is some disruption in operations on the southern coastline due to interruption in power supply, but assured that “with the level of preparation and our response time, we will be back online as quickly as possible to ensure that persons are not displaced.”

Customers are urged to carefully manage water stored, given that piped supply could be impacted during this time.

Persons are also invited to utilise various NWC channels for water supply updates, including the agency’s mobile App, social media pages: Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook via #NWCJAM, as well as the Contact Centre at 888-225-5692.

Ahead of the hurricane, the NWC lifted all restrictions to enable customers to store water.

It has also mobilised its disaster preparedness committees and teams to review, reinforce and implement the established disaster preparedness and business continuity measures.

Other preparation procedures included inspection and assessment of all critical infrastructure to ensure they are in optimum condition; fuelling, testing and pre-positioning of motor vehicles, specialised and heavy equipment, including standby power generators; and procurement, re-stocking and distribution of emergency supplies, equipment and other material.