Mason Hall, St Mary: Thousands of residents living in Mason, St Mary, are poised to receive potable water for the very first time in December, after pipe laying works undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) in partnership with Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) commenced last week. On Thursday, Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio, and a team from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, as well as Western St Mary Member of Parliament Robert Montague, representatives from the NWC and personnel from RWSL, were present to witness the pipe-laying initiative. “This is following on a commitment of Mason Hall to commence a long-touted water distribution storage and lift project,” commented Samuda.
“This is a significant expansion in the distribution network of the National Water Commission, which will benefit several thousand residents here. This project is being undertaken in partnership between the National Water Commission and RWSL. A lot of the works are being done internally by the Water Commission.
This represents in excess of $170 million of investment and, as you see, it’s not an empty commitment, it is a commitment coming to life that the citizens are very happy for.” According to Samuda, there are many components to the project, which he said is being done on a phased basis. He pointed out that the total Mason Hall distribution system will require in excess of J$1 billion.
He noted that the project is a part of the Caribbean Development B.