$220m water treatment project to begin in October

The government is to begin construction next month on a $220 million project to reclaim irrigation water from wastewater in a bid to support farming and protect the environment, the Barbados Water Authority announced on Wednesday.

BWA officials outlined the scope and timeline of the South Coast Water Reclamation Project at a public consultation town hall meeting at the Hawthorne Methodist Church, Worthing.

The project combines tertiary wastewater treatment, renewable energy and environmental protection to convert treated wastewater into water for irrigation. Major engineering works are expected to continue for two-and-a-half years until May 2029.