by Tarnia Green,
Government Information Service
 Storage tank under construction
Work on a five hundred thousand (500 000) imperial gallon storage tank now being constructed at Morne Bruce is said to be progressing satisfactorily.
The four million dollar (XCD$4 000 000.00) project which began three months ago is said to be ahead of schedule and barring any unforeseen circumstances, is expected to be complete by April of next year.
Chief Engineer at DOWASCO, Magnus Williams, spoke to GIS news during a site visit on Monday, July 18, 2011. He said that when the project is complete water capacity for the city of Roseau will be significantly enhanced. A special chamber will be dedicated to providing water to the Windsor Park Stadium.
“Right now, we are undertaking the construction of a five hundred thousand (500 000) imperial gallon storage tank up here at Morne Bruce. It is going to have three (3) chambers which can be dedicated to separate purposes. One of the main problems we have on our W-1 system is storage capacity and this will add like I said before, five hundred thousand (500 000) gallons of stage which can go towards augmenting the capacity for the city of Roseau. We can have dedicated storage for the stadium, for instance and also bulk storage capacity for serving cruise ships and other ships that wish to take water.”
 Chief Engineer at DOWASCO,
Magnus Williams
This new storage tank will compliment several other tanks managed by DOWASCO. The community of Kingshill will also benefit from this new storage facility at Morne Bruce.
“Water comes from our Springfield intake and Antrim treatment plant. So it will be like just one of the other tanks on our system. We presently have about twenty (20) tanks on the system. This will be an additional storage tank and it will serve parts of Kingshill and parts of Roseau.”
Hon. Minister for Lands, Housing, Settlement and Water Resource Management, Reginald Austrie, said that Government is hoping that this project when complete will eliminate all of the water problems in the Roseau catchment area.
 Hon. Minister for Lands,
Housing, Settlement and
Water Resource Management,
Reginald Austrie
“As you know, Roseau, Kingshill, Morne Bruce, all these areas get water from the Antrim system and even when we are feeding the cruise ships we understand that we normally have problems with the residents of Kingshill getting water. So this will seek to increase the capacity of water into Roseau and the environs. It is also going to provide a dedicated water system for the National Stadium. I have been advised that on any one day when the stadium is being used we consume about eighty thousand (80 000) gallons of water. So, we are doing one of the chambers that will be especially dedicated to supplying the stadium with water. We are hoping, with the completion and commissioning of this tank, most or all of the water problems in the Roseau area will be taken care of.”
General Manager of DOWASCO, Bernard Ettinoffe, is satisfied with work done on the project thus far.
“It is being constructed at a cost of just over four million dollars (XCD$4 000 000.00). The contracted works contracted out is just over 2.4 million dollars (XCD$2 400 000.00). We expect that we will be spending a little over 1.6 million dollars (XCD$1 600 000.00) for pipes and fittings and so forth. The project is expected to be completed sometime in April of 2012. It is something that we are looking forward to as you can see it is going very smoothly. The contractor is ACE Engineering and so far, we are satisfied with the progress on this project.”
 General Manager of DOWASCO,
Bernard Ettinoffe
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