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Note is taken of the Editorial comment in the Daily Gleaner (2019/04/22) regarding the reallocation of water from the National Irrigation Commission to the National Water Commission, in order to supply domestic water for proposed housing solution(s) at Bernard Lodge, St Catherine. While the Water Resources Authority remains mindful of the importance of agriculture to.

On October 30, 2023, the Water Resources Authority will be carrying out a dye tracing study to track the movement of water that flows on the surface and disappears into underground aquifers. The purpose of this study is to understand the flow patterns, i.e., the path and speed of groundwater, that will help the Water.

Jamaica now has an early flood warning system. The Rio Cobre Early Flood Warning System was launched on Monday in Bog Walk, St. Catherine. Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, Minister with responsibility for Water, said the system will be a game changer for Jamaica as the authorities will be better able to predict and respond to.

Volume 37 Issue 2 (March/April 2014) of World Water (Formerly World Water & Environmental Engineering). This issue contains an article on “Water management strategy to minimize corporate risks.” The United Nations World Water Development Report 2014 on Water and Energy: Volume 1. This report was produced in keeping with the 2014 World Water Day theme.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the steady decline of available water resources threatening National Water Commission (NWC) customers with additional cuts, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to make a statement in the House of Representatives this afternoon on the matter. NWC sources confirmed yesterday that week-end rains had only increased the storage at the Hermitage.

Jamaicans are being urged to practise proper sewage and chemical disposal habits in order to protect the country’s underground water resources. Chief Hydrologist at the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Geoffrey Marshall, in making the call, said “it is important for us to realise that what we do on the surface will impact groundwater, which is.

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Another warning has come from the Water Resources Authority about the need to improve water collection and storage practices in order to avoid the negative effects of droughts. Peter Clarke, Managing Director of the Authority, said plans have to be made for the next few years by government and private sector entities to deal with.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Water Resources Authority (WRA) and the Meteorological Service are collaborating to better serve the population in emergency responses and preparation, through data sharing. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed between the two entities yesterday at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in New Kingston, they will be sharing.

Jamaica’s first water resources master plan since 1990 will be launched on World Water Day, March 22, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston. The plan was developed by the Water Resources Authority (WRA), which has responsibility for managing the country’s water resources. Chief Hydrologist at the WRA, Geoffrey Marshall, made the disclosure.