BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb 22, CMC -The St. Kitts and Nevis government says a Trinidad and Tobago-based company is conducting exploratory drilling at multiple sites as it continues to accelerate its national water security strategy.
Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew said that the drilling exercise forms part of a broader, multi-layered approach to guarantee adequate potable water access across the Federation.
“We have contracted a company from Trinidad and Tobago who is now presently drilling, right now they are in Saddlers,” Prime Minister Drew said, noting that approximately 10 sites have been identified for assessment.
He said the drilling initiative complements the government’s major investment in the newly completed publicly owned desalination plant, which is currently producing two million gallons of potable water per day and is scheduled for official commissioning on February 24.
Prime Minister Drew said that his administration does not intend to return to a time when communities face inconsistent water supply.
“We do not intend to ever go back to a place where people cannot have 24/7 water,” he said, adding that the EC$60 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) desalination investment, along with new well development and infrastructure upgrades, forms a core component of the Sustainable Island State Agenda, particularly under its water security pillar.
Prime Minister Drew is also encouraged citizens to support national efforts by remaining compliant with water bill payments, explaining that revenues collected are reinvested directly into improving and maintaining the water system.
“We subsidize water heavily. When you pay your water bill, the government does not make a profit. The Government uses that money to reinvest in you,” he said, adding that the government remains committed to long-term infrastructure resilience and sustainable resource management for present and future generations.
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