NWC starts lock-offs for Corporate Area

The National Water Commission (NWC) yesterday began restricting water supply to sections of Kingston and St Andrew (KSA) as drought conditions continue to impact inflows to a number of surface water sources.

The NWC said the current water level at the Hermitage Dam is 63.5 per cent while the Mona Reservoir is at 76 per cent. It said given the continuous decline in the storage at its major facilities, it concluded that it had to take the necessary actions to preserve water supply to the KSA region.

As a result the following daily water supply schedule will be implemented:

6 a.m to 6 p.m.: Eastwood Park Gardens, Molynes Road, Hagley Park Road and roads leading off, Dunrobin Avenue, Moreton Park, St Andrew Park, sections of Molynes (between Half-Way Tree and Washington Boulevard), Waltham Park Road, Half-Way Tree, Half-Way Tree Road and roads leading off, Kencot and Cross Roads area.

6 p.m. to 6 a.m.: Sections of Constant Spring Road and roads leading off including Constant Spring Gardens, Dunrobin Avenue, Old Church Road, Annette Crescent and sections of Waterloo, Red Hills Road and roads leading off and Mannings 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 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Hope Pastures, Mona, Liguanea and sections of Barbican, Kintyre, Gordon Town and Mona Heights, Goldsmith and August Town.

The NWC said trucking arrangements will be implemented to serve customers who cannot be served via the piped network.