During campaigning in the run-up to the November 25, 2007 General Election, Prime Minister Patrick Manning used the issue of water desalination plants as a means of solving water problems being experienced in certain parts of the country.
During a post Cabinet briefing on September 18, Abdul-Hamid noted the Government would bring in an “advisor” to aid in the setting up of five new plants. “First of all, we propose to hire an independent procurement expert with experience in management, construction, operating and owning and maintaining desalination plants, as well as waste-water treatment plants, drinking water treatment plants and construction of water-transmission networks.”
Hamid assured that “companies were being sought to design, build, own and operate the desalination plants with the companies then selling water to Government. “We sent out requests for information…we expect to have our contracts awarded somewhere in March of 2009,” Abdul- Hamid said.
A worker, who spoke on the basis of anonymity, boasted that water produced by the desalination plant was capable of producing water which exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. [strange, how this anonymous ‘worker’ is unconcerned about his ‘needs’ and ‘rights’ to water or his future job prospects and increase in water bill].
He [the worker] explained further “that water purity standards, measured on the nephelolometric turbidity units (NTU) scale (which is a universal water standard set out by the WHO) usually rank potable water as having an ntu rating of below five units”.
He [the worker] said the water produced by the new desalination plant was capable of producing water at below .15 ntu. “The final quality of this water is better than most bottled water,” the worker boasted. [the worker “boasted”?] – Truth Drummers wonder how the Korean desalination plant water quality squares up with the once pristine and mineral rich water of the Northern Range, before becoming silted up with quarry run-off. Read below our proof of ‘anti-sustainable development’ using the quarry and water sectors as evidence…
During a post Cabinet briefing on September 18, Abdul-Hamid noted the Government would bring in an “advisor” to aid in the setting up of five new plants. “First of all, we propose to hire an independent procurement expert with experience in management, construction, operating and owning and maintaining desalination plants, as well as waste-water treatment plants, drinking water treatment plants and construction of water-transmission networks.”
Hamid assured that “companies were being sought to design, build, own and operate the desalination plants with the companies then selling water to Government. “We sent out requests for information…we expect to have our contracts awarded somewhere in March of 2009,” Abdul- Hamid said.
A worker, who spoke on the basis of anonymity, boasted that water produced by the desalination plant was capable of producing water which exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. [strange, how this anonymous ‘worker’ is unconcerned about his ‘needs’ and ‘rights’ to water or his future job prospects and increase in water bill].
He [the worker] explained further “that water purity standards, measured on the nephelolometric turbidity units (NTU) scale (which is a universal water standard set out by the WHO) usually rank potable water as having an ntu rating of below five units”.
He [the worker] said the water produced by the new desalination plant was capable of producing water at below .15 ntu. “The final quality of this water is better than most bottled water,” the worker boasted. [the worker “boasted”?] – Truth Drummers wonder how the Korean desalination plant water quality squares up with the once pristine and mineral rich water of the Northern Range, before becoming silted up with quarry run-off. Read below our proof of ‘anti-sustainable development’ using the quarry and water sectors as evidence…
