More than two years after Hurricane Dorian and after several technical setbacks, 100 percent of Grand Bahama is being supplied with potable water, now that the Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has completed work on its $5 million reverse osmosis (RO) plant, the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) has revealed.
Dorian caused massive salt water inundation to Grand Bahama’s fresh water lens, leaving parts of the island devoid of potable drinking water since 2019, but now the water for the entire island is back to the standard prescribed by the World Health Organization.
“Water potability means that the water supply filtered through the RO system and being distributed in the community has been treated and tested to ensure that there is no more salt inundation and it is safe for human consumption,” a GBPA statement revealed.
“Residents are able to safely use the water for cooking, cleaning, bathing, drinking and more.”
According to the statement, GBPA’s environmental department monitored the new RO system for 30 days to ensure it was producing potable water at acceptable levels.
The GBPA stated it now has a responsibility to ensure the RO plant remains functional and is maintained.
Completion of the RO plant was delayed in September. A bill of lading problem caused one of the company’s containers to miss the boat.
In August the company reported that another shipping error caused a critical filtration unit for the plant to be mistakenly shipped to Belgium.
Construction of the three-million-gallon reverse osmosis plant began in January and was led by Bahamas Hot Mix (BHM).
The plant was critical to improving the water quality for Grand Bahama in the months after the passage of Dorian, when the GBUC was forced to implement a 25 percent discount on its water services and provide free water sites for areas without potable water.
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