Government to ink another deal, this time for ‘gray water’ treatment plants, with a Japanese company

Even after spending millions to increase pipe-borne water to
consumers across Antigua, the Government is preparing to sign yet
another water agreement.
 
This time around, having just penned a deal with the Seven Seas
company for the production of potable water, the Gaston Browne
Administration will sign an agreement with a Japanese Investment
Bank team on a recyclable water project.
 
This initiative is expected to treat “gray water” – that is, water
emanating from prior household use – and put it back into
circulation.
 
According to the Cabinet Notes of Wednesday, March 20, “the small
recycling plants are to be installed in hotels, government buildings,
businesses and homes [and] will allow water from showers,
kitchens and other domestic uses to be treated and used again.”
 
Reportedly, these plants would also assist in reducing the stench
that now affects St. John’s, where waste water is discharged into the
gutters.
 
The Cabinet Notes claim that a number of cities and countries are
moving to these small plants, rather than having a single large
recycling plant that requires underground pipes, pumps, and other
equipment that can be very costly to operate.
 
Prime Minister Gaston Browne; Minister of the Environment Sir
Molwyn Joseph; Minister of Public Utilities Melford Nicholas; and
Minister of Works Maria Browne will welcome a team from Japan in
a few days, the Notes say.