Trinidad Tobago Hillsborough Tender

The desilting of the Hillsborough Dam a long outstanding project at the facility is being fast tracked by Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte and when completed is expected to give a tremendous boost to the water supply on the island.The Minister visited the facility on Monday along with THA Secretary for Public Utilities and Infrastructure Clarence Jacob and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Utilities Beverly Khan along with an Executive Team from the Water and Sewerage Authority.The Hillsborough Dam which represents the largest storage facility on the island has a capacity 220 million gallons of water but has been operating for some time at just about 70 per cent of its capacity.When the desilting project is completed next year it is expected to increase supply on the island of between 60-70 million gallons which will mean a significant boost to the islands water supply to both industrial and residential customers.Along with the desilting project will be a number of complementary works which will be undertaken. These will include repairs to several transmission lines as well as the upgrading of the Hillsborough Treatment Plant.The Ministry along in collaboration with the THA will also undertake the drilling of eight new wells on the island over the next 18 months. That project is expected to add another four million gallons of capacity to the islands water supply.The visit to the Hillsborough facility capped of a busy weekend for the Public Utilities Minister in Tobago.