MONROVIA – The management of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation, LWSC has announced a major rupture or break down of its 16” transmission pipeline.
The situation which occurred during the early hours of Sunday, January 17 now impedes the supply and distribution of water to several communities on Bushrod Island In Monrovia.
LWSC’s communication Director Nimpson Todd blamed the rapture or break down to what he calls an old aged infrastructure.
“ We have said it over and over, our system is old and rotten, it needs to be changed immediately “; Todd said in a frustrating tone on Sunday.
The breakdown of the Corporation 16″ transmission pipeline means there will be no water supply to the entire Bushrod Island and its adjacent communities including Virginia, Hotel Africa, Brewerville, Caldwell, and the Tweah Farm Community.
Todd, however, refused to start how long these communities will be without water; nothing that LWSC technicians were assessing the damage for what he calls “ a rapid repair “.
We are frustrated at this point, I cannot state the level of damage and how long our people will be without water; our technicians had to leave their families on today Sunday to get into the bushes to assess the level of damage after which I can start how long we will not to able to supply our people”, LWSC communication Director told the media.
According to Nimpson Todd, the current infrastructure at the Corporation has outlived its useless and there is a rapid need for the system to be replaced.
“Since 1967, the current system at LWSC has been in existence serving the Liberian people, it’s about time that this old aged infrastructure is replaced to meet with the current population size of our city and its surroundings”, Todd narrated.
The LWSC Spokesperson noted at the time the infrastructure was constructed, it was meant to serve about four hundred thousand (400,000) inhabitants and had a lifespan of twenty -five ( 25 ) years but unfortunately, the system is currently serving over one million (1m) inhabitants and had lasted for over fifty (50) years.
Todd however reaffirmed the corporation’s commitment to restoring water supply to the affected communities in the soonest possible time as according to him, water is life and his Management does not take pleasure in reneging our it’s responsibilities.
“Though I cannot state now how long the affected communities will be without water but I can assure the public and the areas in question that water is coming soon”, Todd said optimistically.
It can be recalled that the management of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation has made repeated calls to the national government and donors to assist in replacing the current transmission facilities at the Corporation.
LWSC has had an incessant breakdown of both its 36 & 16 inches transmission pipeline due to what the Cooperation calls “ old aged Infrastructure.