Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director and internationally respected energy and environmental expert Dr. Vincent Adams has accused the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) of placing public health at risk by assuring citizens that discoloured drinking water is safe, despite scientific evidence showing serious breaches of internationally accepted water quality standards.

In a blistering letter published in Village Voice News on Wednesday,  Adamds described GWI’s public response to findings by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) as “irresponsible, callous and dangerous,” warning that the utility’s assurances could expose thousands of Guyanese to significant health risks.

“This GWI statement is nothing but irresponsible, callous and dangerous to the people’s health,” Adams wrote.