Ionics Desalination plant offline – BWA

 The Barbados Water Authority advises today Tuesday May 3^rd that the Ionics Desalination Plant at Spring Garden is currently offline as a result of electrical power issues. Customers being supplied by the Shop Hill, West Coast & Castle Grant distribution systems are expected to be affected by water outages during the course of the day. This situation may continue until full production from the Desalination Plant can be restored.

While the outages may not affect customers immediately, residents along the West Coast and in parts of St. James, St. Thomas, St. Andrew, and St. Joseph are advised to store some water to assist themselves should they be impacted by water outages in the coming hours. The Authority will make every effort to help residents in these districts via tankers while the situation is ongoing.

The Barbados Water Authority apologizes for the inconvenience this service disruption may cause and will share updates on the situation.    (BWA)