Pay your water bill, Pickersgill tells St Elizabeth residents

Sunday, July 19, 2015, Source

MINISTER of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill has appealed to residents in St Elizabeth to bring their outstanding accounts up to date under the National Water Commission's (NWC) new debt forgiveness programme.

Speaking to journalists during a tour of improvement works on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System last Thursday, Pickersgill said payments of outstanding water bills would guarantee better water supply for all persons.

"I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that it costs the NWC money to put in the necessary infrastructure to collect, treat, pump and distribute the water to you. It is not a cheap process, and so I am urging all customers in St Elizabeth who receive service from the NWC, to pay your water bills promptly," Pickersgill stated.

He informed that approximately 24,000 customers/accounts from within the South Eastern, South Western, North Eastern and North Western constituencies of St Elizabeth, totalling $870 million were outstanding.

"I remind you all that if each one pays your outstanding water bills then we all could receive better service resulting in each of us carrying lighter burdens. I, therefore, ask that you encourage your friends and neighbours to pay their bills as well, as it is the right thing to do," Pickersgill said.

Improvement work is being done on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System at a cost of over $38 million, which, on completion, would provide improved water supply service for an additional 23,000 residents.