Major water leak impacts Palmdale, Kemp Rd.

Fri, Sep 9th 2011, 09:46 AM

Staff of the Water and Sewerage Corporation worked for hours yesterday to repair a ruptured pipe that left some businesses and residents in the Palmdale and Kemp Road areas without water.
The 12-inch vein, located beneath the Collins Avenue and 7th Terrace junction, ruptured at approximately 2 a.m. yesterday, according to Water and Sewerage Senior Manager Preston Rahming.
He explained that there was a delay before repairs began on the pipe around 7:30 a.m. because the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Cable Bahamas had to confirm that the location could be worked on without affecting their services.
"Our staff unfortunately had to wait on the other utility service providers before they could begin excavating," he said.
Water and Sewerage Supervisor Richard Brown said the source of the rupture was unclear, but he speculated that wear and tear or possibly the water pressure was the cause, as the pipe had been in operation since 1988.
Although he was unable to ascertain how much water had been lost, he confirmed that the water supply was restored around 1 p.m.
Kirsch Ferguson, proprietor of Ferguson's Funeral Directors on 7th Terrace, said the disruption in water supply had a tremendous impact on his business.
"We are involved in handling human remains [and because of that] we are dependant on water for the purpose of sanitation," he said.
Ferguson added that the funeral home was forced to postpone some of its services due to the passage of Hurricane Irene, which impacted its electricity supply.

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