presentation water treatment plant

1. Coastal Water Treatment
Programme 2021 – 2025
Pre-bid Meeting for coastal Water
Treatment plants Lot 1-3
Guyana Water Inc
30th
June 2022
10:00h

2. Outline of Presentation
• Overview
• Justification and problem statement
• Regional Treated and untreated Supply Coverage
• Proposed solutions
• Conclusion

3. GUYANA
Located is on the South American Coast; part of
Guyana Shield 90 % of the country has rich
tropical forest (16M Ha) and abundant water
resources
Total area: 83,000 sq mi (214,970 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 735,554
Languages: English (official), Amerindian
dialects, Creole.

4. OVERVIEW
• GWI is the national water utility that serves 173,197 customers
on the coast and 6,877 connections in the hinterland regions.
• Access to water is more than 96% nationally
• Treated water coverage is however 52% of our connections for
a population of 400000
• Treated water throughput is 240 MLD
• The objective of this programme is to provide 90% of our
customers with treated water!

5. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF
TREATED WATER IN 2020

6. IRON CONCENTRATION IN REGION 2
(Ranges from 4.88 mg/l to 18mg/l)

7. IMPACT OF IRON REMOVAL PLANT ON
FINAL WATER QUALITY

8. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
• Construction of iron removal facilities to treat
groundwater to meet WHO standard of 0.3mg/l or
less
• Expansion of transmission and distribution systems
to maximize coverage from existing facilities
particularly in New Amsterdam and Georgetown
• Installation of water meters to monitor
consumption and control demand

13. Site Drawings Bachelor’s Adventure -1.1 Acre

14. Site Drawings Caledonia 1 acre

15. Cummings Lodge -1.52 acres

16. Schoonard West Bank Demerara –
1.5 Acres
• This is a green site.

17. Wales West Bank Demerara- 1.5
Acres

18. Parika – 1.2 acres

19. Onderneeming -1.5 acres

20. CONCLUSION
• Investment in treatment and reticulation systems will create a
paradigm shift in the quality of service and customer perception of
the utility and its stakeholders.
• Transmission and distribution upgrades will significantly impact
NRW volume, reduce energy cost, reduce abstraction of ground
water and allow for better revenue collection for service provided.
• This is an investment of USD1421 per customer connection or
USD355.25 per capita.
• Projected impact is 279,592 persons including women and children.

21. THANK YOU!
Questions?