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In 2002 the Water and Sewerage Act was passed, which merged the Georgetown Sewerage and Water Commissioners (GS&WC) and the Guyana Water Authority (GUYWA), to form Guyana Water Inc. (GWI). [10] In January 2003 a performance-based five-year management contract was awarded to an international private operator, Severn Trent Water International (STWI).
The Rueter–Hess Reservoir, behind the Frank Jaeger Dam, is a major water management project for the Parker Water and Sanitation District PWSD. PWSD provides services for most of Parker and parts of Lone Tree, Castle Pines, and unincorporated Douglas County, Colorado. Originally an enterprise of the Town of Parker, PWSD is now an unaffiliated ...
Water supply and sanitation in Guyana; E. East Demerara Water Conservancy This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 21:55 (UTC). Text ...
Water supply and sanitation in Guyana (2 P) T. Water transport in Guyana (2 C) W. Water sports in Guyana (2 C) Waterfalls of Guyana (8 P)
Guyana's drainage and irrigation system has its origins in the late 1600s under the Dutch colonial rule. One of the major innovations of the time was the building of water conservancies (artificial water catchment polderized by earthen dams) to retain fresh water from upland streams during the dry seasons and release via irrigation canals and head regulators.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, water stations usually consisted of elevated wooden water tanks. Steel tanks began to replace wood on some railroads after the turn of the century. The steel tank at Sedalia is an early example of the evolving technology, and it is believed to be one of the last surviving steel water tanks in the state." [2]
The heavy rain left two-thirds of Guyana's capital, Georgetown, flooded, affecting over 120,000 and killing six. [4] More than 40% of Guyana's population lost some or all of their possessions. [9] An outbreak of Leptospirosis added to the death toll. In addition to raw sewage, dead livestock and other animals contaminated the food waters.