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The Governor General of Antigua & Barbuda has given early notice of the inconvenience that will be caused once APUA begins to dig up the city streets to replace old pipes.<\/p>

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The warning came on Thursday morning while Sir Rodney Williams delivered the speech from the throne.<\/p>\n

He said even though the government has done it’s best to provide all the portable water required, the rains have been intermittent such that even Port Works Dam is almost dry.<\/p>

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Over $80 million have been invested in desalinating plants but the governor general say broken pipes remains a major impediment to providing a reliable supply of water.<\/p>

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“The challenge of leakage occurs, my government has directed APUA to access 37 million US dollars to replace the decades old broken pipes that are principally under the streets of commercial St.John’s,” Sir Rodney announced.<\/p>\n

He told the joint sitting of parliament that “one can only imagine the inconvenience that this replacement exercise” will cause .<\/p>

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As such he added that “it is to be planned an executed with precision and all deliberate speed.”<\/p>\n

He called the project “the greatest challenge” of the career of the minister for public utilities but added “history assured my government that he will do a masterful job.”<\/p>

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A date for commencement of the project has not yet been announced but it is expected this year after funding has been approved.<\/p>

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