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JAM | Sep 3, 2023

More water restrictions for Corporate Area Monday

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Mona Reservoir running dangerously low as drought conditions continue

Come Monday, the National Water Commission (NWC) has tightened its water rationing programme for several Corporate Area communities.

The move comes as a result of the fall-off in supply at the Mona Water Treatment Plant in St Andrew caused by the ongoing drought impacting the island.

The affected communities such as Trench Town and environs, downtown Kingston, Vineyard Town, Allman Town, sections of Windward Road including Manley Meadows, South Camp Road, Mountain View Avenue and roads leading off, Half-Way Tree, Cross Roads and Kencot will receive water between 4:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. instead of the current supply schedule of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

File Photo: Aerial view of the Mona Reservoir in St Andrew. (Photo: nwcjamaica)

The affected communities include Lady Musgrave Road, Gladstone Drive, Linstone Crescent, Hope Road, between TGIF and Waterloo Road, Ardenne Road, Trafalgar Park, Braemar Avenue, Upper Musgrave Avenue, Abbeydale Road, Phoenix Avenue, Kingsway and roads leading off, roads leading off Waterloo Road between Hope Road and West Kings House Road, Retirement Road, New Kingston, Trench Town, Arnett Gardens, Trafalgar Road and roads leading off and Oxford Road and roads leading off.

In a statement today, the NWC explained that with drought conditions persisting and little to no rainfall in the Corporate Area, inflows to the Mona Reservoir have been woefully low. Catchment levels at the facility reached 34.3% or 277.5 million gallons as of September 1.

The NWC further explained that “the conditions are similar at the Hermitage Dam where catchment levels are at 39.5% or 155.6 million gallons.” Based on these declining storage levels, the NWC said a further reduction in the supply times for customers served by the Mona Water Treatment Plant has become necessary.  

The NWC is monitoring the systems will continue and updates provided to customers as necessary.     

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