Crabbs R.O. Plant Incident Leads to Saline Water Distribution

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Friday, 14 June 2024

TEMPORARY WATER QUALITY ISSUE: CRABBS R.O. PLANT

The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) Water Business Unit regrets to inform customers serviced by the Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant of a recent, isolated incident affecting water quality.

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On Thursday, 13 June 2024, a mechanical malfunction resulted in the temporary intrusion of saline water into the product stream of one of the plant’s reverse osmosis units. This led to a brief period where some customers may have experienced water with elevated sodium content.

The issue has been promptly rectified, and our team of qualified technicians is currently conducting a comprehensive flushing of distribution lines. Additionally, a rigorous evaluation of water

quality is underway to ensure it meets all established APUA standards.

Some customers who may have experienced saltier water can be assured that fresh, high-quality water is now flowing through the system and will soon replace the previously distributed water.

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The APUA Water Business Unit appreciates your understanding and patience at this time.

THE AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE:

  • Crabbs through Vernons
  • Parham through Long Bay
  • Mt Joy to All Saints East
  • Freemans Village
  • Cassada Gardens through Boons Point
  • Wiers through Sea View Farm
  • Carlisle through New Winthorpes
  • Collins through Freetown

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6 COMMENTS

  2. I have posted many times before that no one at APUA, whether water or electricity, have a clue what they are doing. All the money spent on RO plants and many areas still cannot get water. The real reason has nothing to do with pipes. Rather the plants have not been set up properly.
    Electricity is just as bad. Low and high voltage regularly. In my area voltage up and down for weeks. It is time, in the interest of the common man, that we accept that we do not have the expertise and experience and bring in engineers who know what they are doing.

  4. Who is going to compensate farmers for any damage caused to their pumps and crops; what about construction projects that have used the water to make concrete and the eventual effects on steel used in those projects?

  6. This is far more serious than it sounds and while APUA assured that it has since flushed the lines, this salt water could have very negative effect on homeowners taps, toilet bowls, shower heads , electrical water heaters and more. I hope that APUA would undertake a proper assessment in order to determine those customers so affected because this might call for compensation where it can be determined that salt water damaged some equipment.

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